Tag - sustainability

Empowering Families: When Fashion and Philanthropy Collide

If you’re like most people, you buy a t-shirt because it looks good when worn. But did you know a simple t-shirt purchase can do so much more than that?
All over the world, there are parents making less than […]

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Generating Jobs

In America, we don’t rely on generators much.  Sure hospitals, remote hunting lodges, and the like are exceptions, but for the most part, a generator is a nice-to-have here.  Power is accessible, reliable, and affordable.  Not so in many […]

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Running to Gunfire

A good friend of our ministry recently completed police academy training. He told me police are taught to run towards gunfire. They go where the trouble is, step into the fight, and protect the innocent. It’s not safe, but […]

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What's (still) in a uniform

At the BIG Event in 2012, this video took us to Uganda to answer the question: What’s in a (school) uniform? Access to education. Jobs for tailors. Dignity. “Sew” much more than meets the eye. This June, I went […]

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Chickens helping families

Jean Ronald (above)  is helping raise chickens at the GO Haiti poultry farm. A second-year student in the Pathways Program, he’s learning how to care for animals like goats and chickens, plant and grow crops, and is developing valuable […]

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Update from Lira, Uganda

Update by Betty Awori, Coordinator at The Father’s House, Lira
We have managed to add 80 more bananas and 300 pineapples this month, and I believe it will do well since the rain is in plenty. In one year’s time, […]

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What do you have in your hand?

“What do you have in your hand?” God asked Moses when he was calling him to lead the people of God out of slavery in Egypt into the Promised Land (Ex 4:2).
This is one of Rose’s favorite verses. Rose […]

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If we build it, they will come!

Hope and hard work in Koncko, Ethiopia
The prayerful legacy of Pastor Bachore continues to fill the Koncko community with hope and zeal for building a promising future. They are resourceful and entrepreneurial. We saw the enthusiasm and joy on […]

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Life in the garden, Lira, Uganda

Life began in the garden. “In the beginning,” you know the story.
“The Lord God planted a garden… “
God, Creator of the universe, bending down and scooping the soil in his hands. King of Kings, digging in the dirt and […]

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A bright light in India

GO Project India Trip Report, July, 2014
With 1.2 billion people, a growing economy, a competitive educational system, and a solid labor force where six-day work weeks and a spirit of entrepreneurship are prevalent, India has moved past its history […]

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