<![CDATA[GPPD Blog]]> https://www.gpartners.org Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:00:01 CDT en-us perpetuatech.com - Perpetua Technologies <![CDATA[Nancy's Story]]> https://www.gpartners.org/blog/nancys-story https://www.gpartners.org/blog/nancys-story Fri, 26 Apr 2024 06:19:28 CDT https://www.gpartners.org/blog/nancys-story

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What draws me back to beautiful South Asia are the faces I meet at the end of my lens. A connection is made the moment I snap a picture of... Read More

]]> <![CDATA[Advent Week 3 2023]]> https://www.gpartners.org/blog/advent-week-3-2023 https://www.gpartners.org/blog/advent-week-3-2023 Sun, 17 Dec 2023 05:49:40 CDT https://www.gpartners.org/blog/advent-week-3-2023 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

]]> <![CDATA[Advent Week 1 2023]]> https://www.gpartners.org/blog/advent-week-1-2023 https://www.gpartners.org/blog/advent-week-1-2023 Thu, 07 Dec 2023 12:06:41 CDT https://www.gpartners.org/blog/advent-week-1-2023

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

]]> <![CDATA[Dana He Speaks]]> https://www.gpartners.org/https//www.gpartners.org/bloghespeaks https://www.gpartners.org/https//www.gpartners.org/bloghespeaks Wed, 24 May 2023 11:38:17 CDT https://www.gpartners.org/https//www.gpartners.org/bloghespeaks

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

]]> <![CDATA[20 Years trips]]> https://www.gpartners.org/blog-20-years-trips-1 https://www.gpartners.org/blog-20-years-trips-1 Wed, 24 May 2023 11:32:17 CDT https://www.gpartners.org/blog-20-years-trips-1

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

]]> <![CDATA[advent3]]> https://www.gpartners.org/blog/advent3 https://www.gpartners.org/blog/advent3 Sun, 11 Dec 2022 05:33:22 CDT https://www.gpartners.org/blog/advent3

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

]]> <![CDATA[advent1]]> https://www.gpartners.org/blog/-3 https://www.gpartners.org/blog/-3 Sun, 27 Nov 2022 01:51:31 CDT https://www.gpartners.org/blog/-3

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

]]> <![CDATA[by Caden Crosby]]> https://www.gpartners.org/blog/by-caden-crosby https://www.gpartners.org/blog/by-caden-crosby Fri, 27 May 2022 12:36:58 CDT https://www.gpartners.org/blog/by-caden-crosby

"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

]]> <![CDATA[One Cup. One Dream. ]]> https://www.gpartners.org/blog/-1-copy https://www.gpartners.org/blog/-1-copy Wed, 06 Apr 2022 11:48:11 CDT https://www.gpartners.org/blog/-1-copy 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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]]> <![CDATA[prabhudas legacy]]> https://www.gpartners.org/blog/-1 https://www.gpartners.org/blog/-1 Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:29:36 CDT https://www.gpartners.org/blog/-1 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

]]> <![CDATA[thanksgiving]]> https://www.gpartners.org/blog/ https://www.gpartners.org/blog/ Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:32:36 CDT https://www.gpartners.org/blog/ 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

]]> <![CDATA[returning home]]> https://www.gpartners.org/blog/returning-home https://www.gpartners.org/blog/returning-home Mon, 24 May 2021 19:30:22 CDT https://www.gpartners.org/blog/returning-home

How do overseas workers feel when returning "home" for a visit? Charles, one of our GPPD Associates in Slovakia, shares a missionary’s story and some of his personal experiences navigating culture and change...

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]]> <![CDATA[looking back]]> https://www.gpartners.org/blog/looking-back https://www.gpartners.org/blog/looking-back Mon, 03 May 2021 16:30:38 CDT https://www.gpartners.org/blog/looking-back

On May 3, 2003, official documents were signed stating that we were recognized as a legal 501(c)3 organization. Today, we celebrate 18 years of God’s faithfulness and provisions and give Him praise and glory for what He has done...

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]]> <![CDATA[easter mlk]]> https://www.gpartners.org/blog/easter-mlk https://www.gpartners.org/blog/easter-mlk Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:15:23 CDT https://www.gpartners.org/blog/easter-mlk

On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot at a hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. The shadow of his assassination still falls on its fifty-third anniversary this Easter Sunday...

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]]> <![CDATA[Ian's Story]]> https://www.gpartners.org/blog/ians-story https://www.gpartners.org/blog/ians-story Wed, 03 Feb 2021 05:18:06 CDT https://www.gpartners.org/blog/ians-story

When Ian went to India this year*, God showed him amazing things that he never expected. It was his first time traveling this far from home without...

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When Ian went to India this year*, God showed him amazing things that he never expected. It was his first time traveling this far from home without his family. From the moment he left Central Pennsylvania, God made it known that Ian and his team were not in control, but He was. Even though they had a set itinerary and a plan in place, God decided to lead them in a different direction and determined their steps. Their flights were delayed several times, they missed flights and their host in India’s father passed away, which interrupted a lot of their team’s plans. 

The highlight of Ian’s trip, though, was getting to see the water well his relay team ran for in the Harrisburg Marathon that past fall.

“We traveled for a while on this rural dirt road and I have to admit I was a bit car sick,” Ian said. “All of a sudden, there was a group of people in the middle of the road. We came to a stop and I realized they were there to celebrate with us! We were received with laughter, shouts of praise, smiles, hugs, and handshakes. It was truly overwhelming and I had tears flowing down my cheeks as we walked across the field to the water well. There were about 100 people at the water well dedication to celebrate.”

The way that God worked through Ian in the unexpected experiences, the people he met, and the emotions that he had, were what made this trip to India one of the most amazing experiences he ever had. This trip was a reminder to Ian to not hold on too tightly to his plans, because God always has something better planned.

 

*This blog post is from our archive.

]]> <![CDATA[Scott's Story]]> https://www.gpartners.org/blog/scotts-story https://www.gpartners.org/blog/scotts-story Wed, 03 Feb 2021 05:14:41 CDT https://www.gpartners.org/blog/scotts-story

After Haiti’s 7.0 magnitude earthquake in 2010, God put a heavy burden on Scott and his family's hearts. The precious people there were hurting...

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After Haiti’s 7.0 magnitude earthquake in 2010, God put a heavy burden on Scott and his family's hearts. The precious people there were hurting, and Scott was determined to help in some way. When Scott’s church took a trip to Haiti soon after the earthquake, Scott was struck with compassion for the children he met there. A few years later these same children became a part of our Haiti Rev Home.

After meeting many of the children in 2010, Scott decided that his family should sponsor a child. They started sponsoring Jovenel, and it was like he instantly became a part of their family in Alabama. In 2012, Scott’s whole family went to meet Jovenel for the first time, and they fell in love with him even more. Every year since, Scott’s wife Lindsey makes sure to visit him every summer for his birthday, and the whole Middleton family visits him every year for Christmas.

Scott, of course, loves traveling to Haiti to visit Jovenel, but he also has been to Jordan two times to partner with what God is doing among refugees. The first time he went in 2018, he was a little overwhelmed by the major influx of refugees in the Middle East. He also felt humbled and overwhelmed with love for them. He returned to Jordan again this year to care for more refugees.

When Scott isn’t traveling or visiting Jovenel, one of his passions is cycling. He’s been cycling for 10 years and sets up rides with his friends often. Last year, he had a great idea to combine his two passions: raising money for the Rev Home and the refugee crisis while he cycles. He set a goal to cycle in every county in Alabama and fundraise while doing so. Although he has had a few setbacks, and continuing his journey longer than expected, he’s still motivated to reach his goal.

“There are people in Haiti and Jordan that don’t have options that I do,” Scott said. “In Haiti, there is so much poverty and not many opportunities. If I can raise money to help provide education...I know they’ll begin to have more opportunities in the future.”

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