Day 6 – Bigger

October 13, 2014 Joey Cope 0

After one night away from our homebase at the ALARM Rwanda Center in Kigali, I noticed a strange feeling surfacing. Despite the fact that I was 8,500 miles from actual home and my immediate family, I felt a calming effect as we returned to our rooms and our comfortable routine with [read more]

Day 5.1 – Anticipation

October 4, 2014 Joey Cope 0

The Seeds of Peace Conference Center was in a beautiful spot, as we realized in the daylight. Lake Muhazi was literally at our doors and it lie still and quiet. Our anticipation for the events of the day grew. The proximity of the lake also explained the exponentially higher number [read more]

5 Days and Counting – Sundays

September 14, 2014 Joey Cope 2

The next two Sundays will be special ones for our team. While in Rwanda and Kenya, we will have the opportunity to join our new African friends in worship. Spirituality comes in many different flavors. We can’t wait to share in this time of faith stories and common belief. Well, [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]

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]