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Beyond Maternal Care: Essential Education is Necessary
Elise Buckner spent 12 weeks interning with a local midwife in El Salvador. In this article she reflects on needs that go beyond prena...
Elise Buckner Gerard
Jul 29, 20113 min read

Toilets: An Overlooked Necessity
The inaccessibility of restrooms is a dehumanizing aspect of poverty
that is often overlooked, especially by those who’ve consistentl...
Stephen Carver
Jul 7, 20112 min read

Supporting Refugee Women in Birth
In the spring of 2010, the Institute for G.O.D. Int’l started a Childbirth Education (CBE) certification program.
Brynn Buchanan
Jun 16, 20112 min read

Learning an Invisible God, Meeting Visible Needs
Our East African cooperatives have been blessed to receive the opportunity to learn the bible via DVD from the Institute for G.O.D. In...
Laurie Kagay
Mar 21, 20115 min read


Meeting Health Care Needs Together (American and Kenyan)
Celesta Bargatze writes a personal reflection about the overwhelming health care needs that exist in East Africa.
Celesta Bargatze
Feb 19, 20113 min read


Malaria - A Disease of Poverty
Every year, malaria infects 515 million people and kills 2.7 million. Every day, 2,800 children die of malaria—one child every 45 seconds.
Brynn Buchanan
Jan 30, 20112 min read


Where Education Meets Practice: A Subculture of Better Birth
There is a passion in our organization to participate in the redemption of the childbirth process; by this we mean taking the life-giv...
Cannon Cameron
Dec 2, 20103 min read


The Power of Wound Care in East Africa: Healing Esther's Despair
I, along with other members of our team, had come to a local elementary to conduct a wound care clinic.
Celesta Bargatze
Nov 23, 20103 min read


Building A Healthier Kitchen
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 1.6 million people (majority women and children) die each year from issues caused by smoke
Guest User
Nov 3, 20102 min read


Meeting Practical Needs on the Ground in Uganda
During these months in East Africa, we are learning so much about our organization together.
Derek Bargatze
Sep 30, 20104 min read

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A collection of blogs from the ministry of Global Outreach Developments International. Join us in the beautiful narrative of God's Word at work in the World.
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