by Global Impact | Jun 26, 2019 | Trips
First walking up to my sponsor child’s house you could feel your heart slowly break. Just looking at the house broke everyone’s heart, the doors had gaps, glass on the windows were broken, and the structure was looking bad. The inside had nothing in it but a few trash...
by Global Impact | Jun 12, 2019 | Global Notes, Kenya, Trips
by Jack Copeland, age 17 Mambo! Last night we safely landed in Nairobi and arrived at Grace House. It felt incredible to finally arrive on this trip I had been imagining for months!! However, I knew that even with as many youtube videos titled “Top 10 Tips for...
by Global Impact | Jun 25, 2018 | 1+1 Child Sponsorship, Swaziland, Trips
By Julie Houvener A simple pair of “old” shoes. Someone donated. Someone packed. They traveled from Indiana to Swaziland, and were left behind each day our team visited the Care Pointe. Until the perfect time, God was orchestrating those shoes to bring hope to a...
by Global Impact | Jun 5, 2018 | Global Notes, Partners, Trips
CONNECTION POINTE GOING OUT… This Saturday June 9, we have a team of students going to Guatemala. These are always effective and encouraging trips, anticipated by the children and staff at Los Verdes. Many of you are aware of the eruption of the Fuego Volcano in...
by Global Impact | Apr 25, 2018 | From Dan, Global Notes, Kenya, Trips
“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.” (Mt 5:5) John Keshe is meek. John Keshe has done a remarkable job with his pieces of earth inherited from God. For example: He knows Kenya’s famous wildlife. He worked with Michigan State University for 13 years...
by Global Impact | Oct 19, 2017 | Child Sponsorship, Guatemala, Trips
The sun is rising over a beautiful backdrop of mountains as I sit and drink some of the best coffee I’ve tasted and reflect on our trip so far. There’s a calmness that comes as I spend the morning trying to process the prior days’ events and quietly...
