i've never participated in this before but i thought today would be a good day to start! seeing as how i'm in full-time ministry i thought i'd share a little bit about it for anyone who might not already know.
almost 2 years ago exactly i was deep into the grieving process over the unexpected murder of 2 friends of mine at a missionary training school in colorado. you can read more about that here. i was in a time of transition and had no idea what i should be doing. it was at that time that i started to talk with a friend of mine who was in the process of starting a local non-profit that would focus on urban & international development. he and his wife were in a place of transition as well and were looking for someone to come on board and help them start something new.
i knew right away that it was where i was supposed to be and soon after that hope beyond borders was born. our heart is to see communities transformed through the empowerment of leaders and individuals within those communities. we believe that there is so much untapped potential in communities around the world and if given the proper tools then change is possible. we've seen this so clearly in a small village in northern zambia, africa.


as you can tell i could talk a lot about my love for zambia! but hope beyond borders (hbb as we call it) isn't just about zambia. we're also committed to our local community and have partnered with local churches and organizations to pioneer what we call "coatesville community night." every wednesday night we open our doors and feed whoever will come (averaging around 80-100). we then provide various classes for kids through adults. classes have ranged from finance, to parenting, to art, etc. it's been an awesome time of bringing people together and i've loved getting to know the people who come through our doors.
there's a lot that i do behind the scenes, too like all the financial record-keeping, website administration, email updates, mailings, etc. i wear many hats around this office, but i really enjoy it. i know God has so much in store for us and if we keep Him at the center of all we do that He'll continue to provide and expand the areas that we are able to reach.
if you want to learn more about what we do you can visit our website at www.hopebeyondborders.org.

7 comments:
That is awesome. YOU are awesome. If I was single, I'd absolutely do something like what you are doing!
This is awesome! You are great! Loved reading this :) Great inspiration.
:) you are awesome, gina is right! I love you and your heart.
How amazing! Thank you for sharing such a precious and big piece of your heart!
I think that's amazing! Reading stuff like this makes me want to leave my job and go over and make a difference. I think it's amazing that you have!
You are truly a servant of Christ! It's because of people like you that I have hope for my {future} children's world. Thank you!
Amazing! I am working on a website called zeole.com - it is all about places. We have countries, cities in zeole where users can share stuff...
I should probably add Africa to that, just for you :)
Truly inspirational stuff...
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