Wednesday, January 31, 2024 6:38 AM

Volunteers bamboo

Wednesday, January 31, 2024 6:38 AM
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 6:38 AM

A group of volunteers from St. John Lutheran Church got "bamboozled" into completing a helpful project for the GO Center! Volunteers Rick, Rich, Tom and Les worked tirelessly...Read more

Saturday, December 9, 2023 11:02 AM

Advent Week 2 2023

Saturday, December 9, 2023 11:02 AM
Saturday, December 9, 2023 11:02 AM

In the classic Christmas movie Home Alone, eight-year-old Kevin McCallister is left behind by his family a few days before Christmas...Read More

Friday, June 16, 2023 1:49 PM

Uganda trip recap

Friday, June 16, 2023 1:49 PM
Friday, June 16, 2023 1:49 PM

This post is a compilation of highlights from the daily prayer updates sent out by GPPD team leader Steph during an amazing and spirit-filled trip to Uganda. ...Read More

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 11:34 AM

20 years staff

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 11:34 AM
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 11:34 AM

As we prepare to celebrate 20 years as an organization on May 3, we asked our staff, associates and board to share how being a part of the GPPD team has impacted their lives and hearts. ...Read More

Sunday, December 18, 2022 5:19 AM

advent 4

Sunday, December 18, 2022 5:19 AM
Sunday, December 18, 2022 5:19 AM

"Being overcome by God’s love for us is the only way we will have anything left to share with those around us...Read More

Sunday, December 4, 2022 6:58 AM

Advent Wk 2

Sunday, December 4, 2022 6:58 AM
Sunday, December 4, 2022 6:58 AM

True joy and peace cannot be found outside of the vine. Abiding is a choice, but the peace we receive is a free gift and we cannot find it on our own.   Read More

Tuesday, September 6, 2022 11:23 AM

vicki ref

Tuesday, September 6, 2022 11:23 AM
Tuesday, September 6, 2022 11:23 AM

My friends and I stood scrunched together at our small, city-airport, arrival’s gate. We anticipated with wonder that perhaps some new life change would be soon walking toward us. Just two days prior, I had been contacted by a local resettlement office... Read More

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 4:17 PM

Lessons Water

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 4:17 PM
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 4:17 PM

It was a seemingly insignificant hiccup in my day, but it changed my perspective on access to clean water. The water main in my neighborhood was turned off for...Read More

Wednesday, March 23, 2022 4:34 PM

Ukraine

Wednesday, March 23, 2022 4:34 PM
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 4:34 PM

The crisis in Ukraine has touched the hearts of many. We want you to be encouraged in knowing that even in this dark time, the light of hope shines on...Read More

Thursday, December 16, 2021 6:07 AM

light of world

Thursday, December 16, 2021 6:07 AM
Thursday, December 16, 2021 6:07 AM

The end of the familiar Nativity story is joyful, but the beginning of this story is a mess. The journey to the joy was through chaos, uncertainty, and darkness. But the Light was on the way...Read More

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Sunday, December 17, 2023 5:49 AM

Advent Week 3 2023

Sunday, December 17, 2023 5:49 AM
Sunday, December 17, 2023 5:49 AM

Christmas in Slovakia includes all of the Christian Catholic traditions of celebrating Jesus’ birth including observing the advent. But it is also a dark time of year, because of our long winter season with December nights lasting up to 16 hours!... Read More

Thursday, December 7, 2023 12:06 PM

Advent Week 1 2023

Thursday, December 7, 2023 12:06 PM
Thursday, December 7, 2023 12:06 PM

"In a remote African village, I walked dirt roads through thick paths overgrown with bushes...Read More

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 11:38 AM

Dana He Speaks

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 11:38 AM
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 11:38 AM

Many times in our Christian walk we doubt the voice of God. Or maybe, in our own cloud of insecurity we are unsure whether we are actually hearing His voice. “Is this You, Lord?” Or... Read More

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 11:32 AM

20 Years trips

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 11:32 AM
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 11:32 AM

As we prepare to celebrate 20 years as an organization on May 3, we asked our past trip members to share their most personally moving moments with us... Read More

Sunday, December 11, 2022 5:33 AM

advent3

Sunday, December 11, 2022 5:33 AM
Sunday, December 11, 2022 5:33 AM

The psalmist celebrated the coming Messiah with the same imagery: “You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy. Psalm 45:7 ... Read More

Sunday, November 27, 2022 1:51 AM

advent1

Sunday, November 27, 2022 1:51 AM
Sunday, November 27, 2022 1:51 AM

Each week of advent traditionally focuses on a single theme, leading up to Christmas, when the birth of Christ is celebrated. This week's theme is hope, as we reflect on the hope of those waiting for the Messiah and the hope that God sustains in us today... Read More

Friday, May 27, 2022 12:36 PM

by Caden Crosby

Friday, May 27, 2022 12:36 PM
Friday, May 27, 2022 12:36 PM

"We were going to find a way to celebrate with them this year. We have been planning our Haiti “wedding” as long as we have our real ceremony in the States! Read More

Wednesday, April 6, 2022 11:48 AM

One Cup. One Dream.

Wednesday, April 6, 2022 11:48 AM
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 11:48 AM

One year ago today we opened our doors to the public and it has been a year chock-full of learning, love, confusion, a few lockdowns, a couple of crises, several college journeys beginning...

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Monday, January 24, 2022 4:29 PM

prabhudas legacy

Monday, January 24, 2022 4:29 PM
Monday, January 24, 2022 4:29 PM

In January 2005, I had recently turned my heart back to God and was preparing for my first mission trip with GPPD. I heard about the devestating tsunami that...Read More

Wednesday, November 24, 2021 4:32 PM

thanksgiving

Wednesday, November 24, 2021 4:32 PM
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 4:32 PM

Long before Thanksgiving even arrives, we are accosted with shopping advertisements, flashy lights, and other harbingers of a commercialized form of Christmas that would have made shepherds quake at the sight...Read More

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