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First Day of School

Hi Everyone! It is a sweltering day here, but I'm thrilled at the progress that has been made over the last day.The North Park students worked on planning the clinic yesterday after getting to the office from the church service. I was excited to see...

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03 January
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Secession and Zombies

I'm back in the office after another great and busy day. After heading back to the office from the school yesterday, I did some work on financial forecasting for the poultry farm before heading home to find the four North Park students that will be...

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31 December
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Another Year, Another Trip!

Hello All! This is Joann, Program Director of Spark Ventures.As we approach the New Year, I am heading off to Zambia to work with our partner organization, Hope Ministries, on issues ranging from accounting practices to poultry farming. I'm excited to share my trip with...

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28 December
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A few more highlights

(Rich again..this time writing from Johannesburg, South Africa)On Friday I gave a seminar to the entire Hope Ministries staff about Spark’s Partnership Model. I explained our mission is to come alongside of grassroots organizations like theirs and help to first stabilize, then strengthen and finally...

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30 June
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Estreda

Tuesday night (from Rich): Today we were welcomed back to Hope Community School by more than 300 beautiful children. Their singing voices are still ringing in my ears as write this post: “Hello, hello dear visitors, we say welcome to you today.” The...

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23 June
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And So It Begins!

Our long-awaited June 2010 Transformation Trip has officially begun! We had a soft opening on Friday when Brady and Liz, a first-time Transformation Trip participant, arrived in Zambia, but we are now fully in the midst of our trip with today's arrival of Nancy and...

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21 June
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Lots of Excitement…

There has been lots of great progress and excitement the last couple days! We have completed all the sponsorship updates and letters except for those children who have been absent this week, and the translators, the Mulando family and I had a celebratory dinner at...

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19 June
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Tranformation

We've had another productive, though very windy, day at the school today! We've completed all of the updates and letters for the students who have been in attendance the last few days, and I even re-took the photos for all of Grades 5, 6 and...

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17 June
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Quick Update

I don't have much time to post today because Ba Rodgers (one of the Hope drivers), Ba Margaret (Hope co-director) and Ba Lillian (Hope board member) are waiting for me downstairs in the office parking lot!I'll just say that it's been another super productive day,...

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16 June
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The Voyage

After nearly 30 hours of travel, I have finally arrived in Ndola, Zambia, home of our partner, Hope Ministries!The journey was long, though surprisingly entertaining. The man sitting next to me on the flight to London had very clearly had a few preparatory drinks, and...

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14 June
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30 Hours and Counting…

 It’s hard to believe that in just under 30 hours, I will be taking off for Zambia to visit Spark’s partner Hope Ministries! I will be joined shortly thereafter by Rich (Spark’s Executive Director), Brady Josephson (Spark’s Director of Resource Development) and a great group...

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10 June
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