Category: 2013

  • TO MARKET TO MARKET TO BE HIT BY A FAT PIG, by Debi Frock

    I can’t believe that I have been in Ghana almost two weeks and Drew Davidsen has been here over a week.  At times it seems that it was only yesterday that I was packing, weighing and repacking four suitcases but time has flown by as we have done several weeks worth of work in the…

  • True Drew from Ghana

    I woke up this morning around 6 am. We were  to leave around 7:30 am to visit 4 schools that serve rural villages. My roommate, Joshua, was already up and getting ready for school. I took my vitamins and got set to workout but was soon greeted by the power going out. Next thing I…

  • When do you know you have been a good dad?

    Every parent breathes a sigh of relief when their children begin to make choices on their own that have lasting and wholesome significance. We are SO glad when our children show signs of compassion, leadership, deep thinking and concern for others beside themselves. We know that good fathering helps that happen! Recently, Jason Levine, of…

  • “Mom, can me and my friends send bug spray to kids in Africa?”

    How would you respond to that question?  You can just imagine the surprise on Gwendalyn Levine’s face when her 7-year-old asked this question. Owen is about to celebrate his 8th birthday and like most children he has been planning his birthday party since the day after his last birthday. For the last year he has…

  • Just how far would you walk to save your baby? Writings from a non-runner who just ran a ½ marathon.

    We have all been influenced in our adult lives by things we did as a child. I loved going to Sunday School because it was fun, exciting and my teacher, Ella Deane, was so encouraging. That made me want to teach Sunday School—and I did for 30+ years. My piano teacher, Jack Hasslinger, made me…

  • Giving Back–by Laura Bauer

     I remember vividly my thought process of early 2008; I was back at school, ready for  a new semester but now burdened with a mountain of thoughts and worries. Much like any college student, I was worried about classes and projects ahead of me but I just couldn’t shake a thought running through my head. …