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]

24 Days and Counting – Dan

August 27, 2014 Joey Cope 3

The first time I met Dan was over dinner at Mi Cocina. The meal was the team introduction meeting where Betty pulled us all together. Since this is an SMU trip and these were SMU graduate students, I assumed that I would be the only one who needed an introduction. [read more]

26 Days and Counting – Robyn

August 27, 2014 Joey Cope 3

Words matter to Robyn. As our team has prepared for our journey to Africa and for our mission of sharing peace, Robyn has reminded us that helping people find useful language to negotiate daily conflict is a gift that will change lives — including our own. Robyn Short is the author of Prayers for [read more]

27 Days and Counting – Malcolm

August 26, 2014 Joey Cope 0

In 27 days, our team will travel to Africa to share conflict management skills and to learn big lessons from our new friends on another continent. We are already expanding our personal worlds by bonding with our teammates. In the next few weeks, we want you to come each of us. Today [read more]

48 Days and Counting – Gifts

August 3, 2014 Joey Cope 1

It is only 48 days until we gather a few things together and fly to Africa. But 48-days-out wasn’t a day of rest. Instead, our team of 7 gathered in Dallas in yet another day of preparation. The more we get together, the more visible the gifts of each and [read more]