Tag Arise Africa

IHGB #327: The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Hello everyone! It’s the most wonderful time of year, so Lara and I decided to take a creative approach on “the gift that keeps on giving.” In our case, this is the gift of our favorite mission organization Arise Africa and, of course, the Taylor Swift/Travis Kelse romance. All we want for Christmas is for some kids to get sponsored and for this love story to be played out for

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IHGB #325: Happy Birthday Pringle

Hello everyone! It’s day four of our mission trip, and I had the privilege of sitting down with Angela and Lucy, who works at the MacDonald Brown School. This is where most of our days are spent helping build the library, among other things. Angela and Lucy are amazing women. How do I know? Because they managed to get an entire school of Zambians to sing to Lara on her

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IHGB #324: The First Noah-el

Hello everyone! Well, it’s day three of our mission trip, and guess what? I don’t cry once in this episode. Did I cry during the day? Of course, I did. But there were no tears on the podcast. I consider that growth. In this episode, I had the privilege of sitting down with Country Director Noah Lungu. He shares the mission and vision of Arise Africa, and sheds a little

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IHGB #323: Great Scotts!

Hello everyone! Well, it’s day two of our mission trip. Do I cry in this episode? Technically, there were tears, but due to what I imagine is a bit of dehydration thanks to the Zambian heat, I didn’t bawl like yesterday. You’re welcome. I sat down with Ryan and Krystal Scott to discuss their experience sponsoring a child through Arise Africa. Then their children August, Matilda, and Ruby joined the

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IHGB #322: Friends and Family

Hello everyone! We made it to Zambia and I am thrilled to share our first story from the field with Lara, Autumn, and Lauren! I sat down with these ladies to talk about their commitment to helping raise some of the kids in the Arise homes. I need you to know that I cry a few times in this episode, so get ready for that. And also, this audio comes

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