by Amy Hulst | Jan 7, 2021 | Blog, Reflections
Many of our living rooms are cleared of decorated trees, and advent candles have long been blown out. Maybe you’re like me, and Christmas goodies have been put away to make room for workout goals and “no-sugar January.” Yet this week marked the end...
by Amy Hulst | Dec 2, 2020 | Blog, Reflections
In a day where we don’t see many others outside of our small groups and where screens have become our connection points, days where we’re physically distanced from one another and our faces are half-hidden, we can quickly forget that we’re supposed...
by Amy Hulst | Nov 3, 2020 | Blog, Reflections, Transformation Story
Hindsight is 20/20 “Hindsight is 20/20,” a phrase used to describe the fact that it is easy for one to be knowledgeable about an event after it has happened. I hope this is true when we look back at the year 2020! It has been a year of loss! Millions of lives lost,...
by Amy Hulst | Oct 6, 2020 | Blog, Technology, Training, Uncategorized
By now, we’re all familiar with the disruption to education that the Coronavirus pandemic has brought. Around the world, students are adjusting to virtual education or, in many cases, are out of school altogether. And it’s not only affecting students but...
by Amy Hulst | Sep 1, 2020 | Blog, Education Technology
The voices of a generation are found in the stories they tell. Across Liberia, students from Grade 1 to Grade 9 are asked to write fables, stories, biographies, and personal reflections to express their creativity and cultural experiences giving a glimpse into...
by Amy Hulst | Aug 5, 2020 | Blog, Training
Today, more than ever, making sure schools have proper hygiene facilities for their students is vital to school re-openings and keeping students and schools healthy. But in the majority of schools in developing countries, they face considerable barriers to providing...
by Amy Hulst | Jul 7, 2020 | Blog, Christian Transformation, Education Technology, Training, Uncategorized
One of our greatest strengths as a development organization is the network of partnerships we’ve built over the last 10 years. Across the world, our partners help us train, lend, and implement. We use local, in-country organizations who train our school proprietors...
by Amy Hulst | Jun 2, 2020 | Blog, Family Camp
All around the world, hundreds of thousands of non-profits, charities, and international organizations are working to solve some of the greatest challenges in education, food security, water, and health services. With all the players at work, sometimes it’s hard to...
by Amy Hulst | May 4, 2020 | Blog, Prayer Requests
One of the greatest disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic has been to education. Globally, 191 countries have closed their schools affecting over 1.5 billion students, which is 90 percent of enrolled learners. In Northeast India, teachers have returned to their...
by Amy Hulst | Apr 7, 2020 | Blog
As states and cities have shut their doors, and many of us are forced to settle into our homes, I can’t help but reflect on the idea of sabbath. Sabbath, the act of resting and pausing, seems odd in this time of disruption, tensions, and unknowns. In a time...
