Four years ago, as we stood around an altar in southern Israel, my professor explained to us that in ancient Israel every member of the family was involved in making a loaf of bread. The men and boys would be working out in the fields, planting and harvesting, and the women and girls would grind…
We live in a modest neighborhood. Our homes are old-school and certainly won’t be mistaken for model homes. The families that live in these homes, however, are unique models modestly contributing to the world family in our corner of the world. We can talk all day long about greatly valuing families, but these neighbors of…
To find out more about Come Together Widows and Orphan, Dianah Kamande’s organization, go here. Read about her here as well.
As part of our trip to the United Nations, Big Ocean Board Member Dana Robb met Dianah Wanjiku Kamande, who is the founder of Come Together Widows and Orphans Organization (CTWOO). She is a widow and widow leader and a mother of two girls. Dianah lost her husband on April 19, 2013. He died after…
“Family is everything,” Carol Sagebin declared in a recent e-mail exchange and video chat. That phrase was a recurring theme as we discussed her life and passion for Big Ocean. Family brought her to Big Ocean. Her sister-in-law is Carolina Sagebin Allen, Big Ocean’s founder. (It can be confusing since both women are named Carolina…
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Twenty years ago, my family and I spent two years in Ireland. I had a baby there, and spent a few days in the maternity ward at the Coombe Hospital in County Dublin. The amenities were different, the accents were different, the food was different. I almost refused breakfast one day because I had no…
