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    Sharing Our Story

    May 5, 2011

    Yesterday morning I had the privilege of speaking to a large crowd of 1st-12th grade students at Providence Christian Academy in Murfreesboro, TN.  It was so much fun!  I love getting to share with students about the work that we’re doing.  It’s fascinating how much they soak it up.  Probably my favorite part is Q&A time… you [...]

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    Drama & Doing Good

    May 4, 2011

    Bellehaven Christian Academy recently had a drama/talent show and raised over $500 for GSM.  This money is going to help us on our up coming trip to Uganda and Kenya.  We’ll be working with many artisans in both countries, helping them continue to develop their businesses and products.  These small businesses make a big impact [...]

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    We’re Back!

    July 14, 2010

    Its been awhile since we’ve posted here on the Home blog, but we wanted to let you all know that all of us are back in the country and excited for the rest of this year! We’ll have a lot to tell you as time rolls on, so stay tuned to this blog for [...]

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    We’re headed to Africa!

    March 10, 2010

    We’ve been planning and planning and now the time is upon us! In a few short hours, myself, Travis, Maggie & a couple of volunteers will be boarding a plane to Washington DC, from there to Ethiopia and finally ending up in Uganda!
    We’re incredibly excited for this trip. We’re going to be meeting [...]

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    The Real Four Square

    January 27, 2012

    We recently painted a 4 square court on the back of the new basketball court. On Thursday, we taught the kids at Home Again how to play (no bobbles!).  The kids loved it and have been playing ever since, and wanted to share the fun with you. Think you have what it takes to make [...]

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    Short & Sweet

    January 25, 2012

    Today we wrapped up week 9 of our second leadership class. We will be finishing this class in the next 3 weeks. We’ve lost a few students from when we began the term, but for those who are still remaining they are really enjoying the content and seem to be getting a lot out of [...]

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    Back to Work!

    January 23, 2012

    With our volunteer teams back home now and with just less than a month until we take a trip to the US, we are busy trying to ger our ongoing projects wrapped up. Now, just so you know, work here will continue while we are in the states, as GSM will be left in the [...]

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    Open for Business!

    January 16, 2012

    On Friday, Village Art held its official grand opening! There was certainly a lot going on, and a lot worth celebrating. Thankfully, through Know.Think.Act., Village Art has it’s own generator, so when the power went out, it did not slow down the festivities even a little. Between the pedicures, hair weavings, sodas, PA system, [...]

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