Yearly Archives - 2013

GO’ings on in East Africa

Dr. Alison Barfoot, Executive Director of GO Africa in Uganda, often says, “At GO, we go!”  She’s certainly right this week.  Scott and Lynn Platter from Colonial are leading a team serving in Pothawira, Malawi.  IV Whitman and architects […]

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Peaks and Valleys

Early last April, Nate Krumsig, John Maynard and I were scouting a section of road in northwest Haiti between the mountain town of Mare Rouge and Jean Rabel. It was a fast, seven-mile descent down a wide, rock-strewn road, […]

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A Family Story

In southern Ethiopia, between attacks from Egypt and Italy, after Ethiopia was reunified, but before Europe recognized it as a legitimate nation, Babo Bachore Helemo was born. The year was 1880 and his was a successful family of influence. […]

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America’s Bigger Barns

Last month I had the pleasure of spending a morning with Ray Gary and Greg Murtha, two, bright, committed leaders on the iDonate team. Among other pearls, I received a brief tutorial on America’s self-storage market*, which is one […]

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The Rain on Marozeau

Last Tuesday, ten of us rode donkeys for two and a half hours up a narrow, rocky trail to a network of ten mountain villages called Marozeau (“mah-roh-zoh”). The only way to get there is by either the donkey […]

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New family in Sarampet, India

Yesterday we received news that children were being welcomed into The Father’s House in Sarampet, India. Mary, GO India’s Field Director, took these photos of the joy-filled welcoming ceremony…
Singing praises in Sarampet
A welcome to the Sarampet Family
Local leaders in […]

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Celebrate Life!

Recently I was on a conference call with several people who love the children and community in Pothawira,   (https://goproject.org/village/pothawira/) where Pastor Peter and Emma Maseko champion the care of 104 kids.  Their daugher, Anne, was providing us with an […]

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New Wine Skins

Recently, The Christian Post published an article titled, “The Silent Crisis in America.”  The story featured the plight of more than 400,000 children in our U.S. Foster Care system, including more than 100,000 waiting for adoption.  Each year, the […]

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US kids helping US kids

We’ve met some faithful churches who are willing to trade their “normal” for the “hard-work privilege” of caring for God’s kids. We love that! His Bride will continue to be the heartbeat of this ministry, but Jesus hasn’t stopped […]

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Jackson and Jesus

This spring, my friend, Jamy’s six-year-old son, Jackson, said he wanted to do something to help the “orphaners.” Jamy and Susan could have dismissed their son’s new-found interest, but they didn’t. “Let the little children come to me and […]

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