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Archive for March, 2008

Received products from Africa to run pilot program

Posted in Hupomeno on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve been working with a very gracious woman up at ALARM.  Katherine Holloway is in charge of ALARM’s African Women’s Initiatives (AWI).  She’s been working to help me acquire some jewelry to run as my pilot program.  AWI exists to empower impoverished women on the margins of African society. They offer training and mentoring in [...]

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My Trip to Africa – Some thoughts & pictures

Posted in Hupomeno on March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

That an amazing trip.  It’s difficult to put into words all that I saw, felt and experienced. However, I’ll share a couple of my big takeaways. I was struck by the power of the gospel as we sought to provide for the basic physical needs of some of the people we interacted with.  I saw [...]

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Leaving for Africa….

Posted in Hupomeno on March 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I leave tomorrow for Africa for 9 days.  I’m headed to Burundi – a small country in central Africa – sandwiched between Rwanda (on the north) & Tanzania (on the south).  My church partners with an organization called ALARM to help train government, civic & church leaders on conflict resolution, trauma healing & leadership.  We’re [...]

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An amazing attorney…

Posted in Hupomeno on March 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Once the decision to go with a non-profit structure was decided the first thing I found myself asking is, “how the heck do you create a non-profit organization?”  The whole 501(c)3 process is a bit overwhelming to say the least. Enter Mary Birdlebough – a very bright attorney at Baker Botts L.L.P. – a large, [...]

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