6 Days and Counting – Betty

September 14, 2014 Joey Cope 0

Less than a week to go. In 6 days, Dr. Betty Gilmore will be leading our intrepid band of peacemakers into Africa to teach, to share, and to learn. Leaders get to lead for a variety of reasons. But the best type of leader is the one who people choose to follow. Betty was [read more]

7 Days and Counting – Pieces

September 12, 2014 Joey Cope 4

On occasion, random pieces come together to form a more substantial whole. I’ve been watching a number of pieces of our lives float around and then slowly combine in a grand mosaic. And all of this happens as the calendar moves past us. Just 7 days before our team leaves [read more]

8 days and Counting – Aaron

September 11, 2014 Joey Cope 0

Just a week away from boarding our flight to Amsterdam on the way to connect with the final leg of our journey to Kigali, our team continues to pull together our variety of assigned details and personal dreams. As we’ve presented our individual motivations and hopes for the trip, we [read more]

9 Days and Counting – Detours

September 10, 2014 Joey Cope 2

For Allison, Dan, Betty, Aaron, Malcolm, Robyn, and me, the days are head are narrowly focused toward our peace mission to Africa. Yet, there are detours. Robyn and Betty are concentrating today — and good parts of many days before this — on the release of Betty’s new book (co-authored [read more]

10 Days and Counting – Prayers

September 9, 2014 Joey Cope 0

Prayers. Prayers are offered. Prayers are given. Prayers are worded. Prayers are essential. In 10 days, we leave for Africa. As we continue our preparations, our thoughts turn to the work that lies ahead. This prayer, penned by team member, Robyn Short, in Prayers for Peace, brings our mission into focus and into [read more]