Dayo’s Dose of Wisdom: Confidence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKgOoKi11B8&feature=youtu.be
A Thousand Points of Light: Voices from CSW – Noorani Barkhat
Nestled at the foot of a string of majestic mountains, so tall their tops are wreathed in clouds and mist, lies a long, green valley that used to be a part of the ancient silk road, a trading route from China to the West. Noorani Barkat grew up here in the Baltistan region of Pakistan,…
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To Learn and to Teach – Our Responsibility
I believe that two of the most important responsibilities each of us has are learning and teaching. In this vast world, opportunities may vary as far accessibility to classrooms, certified teachers, libraries, computers, and the Internet; but whatever is available should be cherished and utilized. Likewise, life circumstances for some have made being taught by…
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Some insights from the Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation Summit
Recently we got to talk to Melyssa Webb and Dana Robb, two Big Ocean members who attended the Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation Summit held in Washington, D.C. in June. https://endsexualexploitation.org/cesesummit2019/ We asked them about their experience at the conference, learned more about what sexual exploitation is, and how we can help prevent it. Here…
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August 2019 Board Message
Our Global Family This month we will have the opportunity to stand and represent perspectives of faith, family, and motherhood at the 68th United Nations Civil Society Conference. We are beyond thrilled and grateful that all three of our workshop applications have been approved. One is titled: We Will Overcome! Stories of How Immigrant and Refugee Families…
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A Family Affair
Remember Tom and Becky Rogers who moved to Ghana on a dream and a prayer to mentor families? We asked Becky how her children participate in their rapidly growing projects and programs there. Are they part of their family mentoring other families? In a word, yes! Becky reports that her children work at the literacy…
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