by Global Impact | May 23, 2016 | Guatemala, Trips
-Angela Baker Guatemala Trip Team Member 1 Peter 4:10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace. Some say that to teach is to touch a life forever, and nowhere is this more evident than at The Learning...
by Global Impact | May 19, 2016 | Madagascar, Nosy Mitsio, Trips
-Chuck Rapp Life on Nosy Mitsio has many challenges. Here’s my Top Ten list. 10. Outhouse and bucket showers 9. Poor nutrition and strange foods 8. Very little electricity (solar) and no AC 7. 400 square foot home 6. Lots of dirt 5. Missions study and...
by Global Impact | May 19, 2016 | Madagascar, Nosy Mitsio, Trips
-Chuck Rapp I’m convinced that Madagascar has the worst roads in the world! In order to beat the traffic and also travel during the coolest part of the day, we left Ambilobe at 2:30 AM Wednesday. The distance to Diego Suarez is a bit less than 100 miles, and the...
by Global Impact | May 18, 2016 | Madagascar, Nosy Mitsio, Trips
-Chuck Rapp By the last two days on Nosy Mitsio my body clock was pretty well adjusted. Bedtimes were early (no 10:00 news), and I awoke rested shortly after 5 AM. Here’s a shot of Tuesday’s sunrise taken from the front porch. Pretty nice way to start the...
by Global Impact | May 17, 2016 | Guatemala, Trips
The title is a direct quote from our Guatemala team leaders! And they also added, “everyone is healthy too.” Pure Water With Dignity: Our First Full Day In Guatemala Guatemala presented our team of twelve with a gorgeous, sunny day. We divided into equal...
by Global Impact | May 17, 2016 | Madagascar, Nosy Mitsio, Trips
-Chuck Rapp Saturday our village went to help another village process the rice harvest. Here you see the before and after pictures. In between is a lot of hard work! The first step is to cut and bundle all the rice stalks by hand. All the bundles are combined into a...
