16 Days and Counting – Opportunities

September 3, 2014 Joey Cope 0

Our team has been richly blessed by the generosity of family, friends, and strangers who have given unselfishly in an effort to share a little love and hope with the children, women, and men we will meet in just 16 days. These opportunities are incredible. Yet, there are so many [read more]

17 Days and Counting – Collection

September 2, 2014 Joey Cope 0

With 17 days to go, our Africa team has gathered quite a collection. From sunglass readers to coloring books to drawing paper to crayons to soccer balls to maxipads to medical supplies, all items are stockpiled in Dallas, Plano, and Abilene. And most of the collection is not only gathered, [read more]

18 Days and Counting – Nairobi

September 1, 2014 Joey Cope 2

Our first leg of our journey will take us into Rwanda in just 18 days. Then, one week later, we will board a Rwandair jet for Nairobi and our work with the Made in the Streets Ministry. Although our original plans only included Rwanda, we were excited to have the [read more]

20 Days and Counting – Plans

August 30, 2014 Joey Cope 0

What would you do if you only had 20 days before you were going to Africa? Why, you’d get together with your team and you would make plans! And that’s just what we did today. And that’s what we’ll do tomorrow. With trainings for the Rwanda Security Forces, the ALARM [read more]

21 Days and Counting – Kigali

August 29, 2014 Joey Cope 0

In 21 days, we will board our flight to Amsterdam. After a few hours, our second flight will deliver us to our first work destination — Kigali, Rwanda. Kigali has been the capital since 1962 when Rwanda declared its independence. With a population of almost 1 million people, it is [read more]