Tag - Africa

Photo Update from Koncko, Ethiopia

GO Project is partnering with the Koncko Kale Heywet Church and Zewudie Bachore to care for orphaned and abandoned children in Koncko, Ethiopia. The Koncko Kale Heywet Church was founded by Zewudie’s father (about 60 years ago) before he […]

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Planting Crops

“If you want a return this fall, invest in corn. If you want a return in 10 years, invest in trees. If you want a return 20, 50, 100 years from now, invest in a person.”

This African proverb took […]

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Getting to know our GO Africa Team

GO Africa Team pictured left to right: Wilberforce, Hilary, Alison, Rose & Sam
Wilberforce, GO Africa Regional Manager, North
“I am who I am by the grace of God.” – Wilberforce
Wilberforce grew up 1 of 14 children (5 who went to […]

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Like Hungry Children

Sam and I left Malawi yesterday. We arrived in Uganda late and found our way to a quaint guest house near the airport. The plan was to get a few hours sleep, breakfast, and connect with our GO Africa […]

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Visions of Grandeur

Without vision the people perish. –  Proverbs 29:18
We often think of strategic vision as seeing something before it exists, but it can also be seeing what does exist and the possibility of making it better. Peter Maseko has vision […]

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Being Here

From video teleconferencing to webinars, from Skype to FaceTime, society has tried hard to replace the in-person meeting. While those are all good tools, it is still true that no substitute exists for Being Here.
Skype can’t help me understand […]

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Sustainability: Food Production

Outside of local church ownership, a vital part of sustainable child care is food production. By far, food is the heaviest line item in the monthly care budget.
I just got done visiting our partner site in Kabale, Uganda. Through […]

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The hands and feet

From Rose, (GO Africa Orphan Care Manager)
My trip to Sudan this particular time has been a special one and one of my best moments as a member of the GO Family. I’ve had good moments and more are to […]

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Starting to build in Sudan & Ethiopia

The GO Africa team and our church partners have been working hard in Sudan and Ethiopia. We recently received news of a breakthrough in Sudan! The price of goods in South Sudan is almost double what it is in […]

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Update from Rukore

I have very good news to share with you from Rukore. Obed (Archdeacon and Champion of the Father’s House) continues to be a faithful servant and an amazingly efficient manager of construction. I visited the site and found they […]

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