For the fourth year, the SEED program is excited to send 14 student-athletes and four administrators to Zambia to partner with Poetice International. It is their mission, “to see people encounter the radical love of God, be restored into His family, walk in their true identity, & pursue justice in their communities.” The team returns to campus on …
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SEED Costa Rica
Our first two SEED teams of summer 2022 are safely home from the Dominican Republic and Uganda after some amazing transformational experiences! And now, we’re gearing up to send out our third SEED team of the summer to Costa Rica on Wednesday, June 15. The team in Costa Rica will serve alongside Push the Rock …
SEED Program is Back!
After needing to press pause on international travel and the SEED program for the last two years, we’re excited for the opportunity to send four teams out this summer. The first two teams return to campus for pre-trip training on May 23 before officially launching on May 24, 2022. At Hope College, we recoginze that …
Don’t Worry Mom
Throughout the past three days we have been preparing mentally and physically for the amazing opportunity to travel to Uganda. We spent some of the preparation on Hope’s campus, but we are now on our way. Our group of twelve individuals have become a team as we bonded together and have started to create new …
Zambia Here We Come!
For the third consecutive year, the SEED program is excited to send 12 student-athletes and two coaches to Zambia to partner with Poetice International. It is their mission, “to empower the church to fight for justice. Through transformational development, Poetice pursues physical and spiritual restoration for the widowed, the orphaned, the vulnerable, the exploited, the …
Uganda 2019
It’s coming! On Friday, August 9, we launch our SEED team to Uganda and we can’t wait to watch our student-athletes learn and grow. While in Uganda, the group will partner in the on-going work of Sports Outreach and distribute Sawyer water filters. The mission of Sports Outreach is, “to recruit, train, equip and deploy committed Christian leaders in …
SEED: Costa Rica Edition
Our first SEED team is safely home from the Dominican Republic after an amazing week of transformational experiences! And now, we’re gearing up to send out our second SEED team of the summer to Costa Rica on Tuesday, June 4. The team in Costa Rica will serve alongside Push the Rock (PTR) to partner with local churches …
Cry, Cry, Cry
Today is our last day in the Dominican. Needless to say, we are very sad because this place has become so special to us all. We were able to gather one more time and eat breakfast before heading to church this morning. Church today was very special. We traveled to a neighborhood called “The Hole”. …
Redeem. Renew. Restore
A crew of us woke up this morning bright and early for a beautiful sunrise. It was truly incredible to finish up our week of service with marveling in the creation of God, and truly taking in His Kingdom. Breakfast was a full buffet, and a nice little birthday surprise awaited Hannah as the staff …
Vamos a la playa!!!
Hola friends and family! As our week here in the Dominican Republic is beginning to wind down, today was a beautiful opportunity to unwind and reflect. We woke up at full strength and were well rested for the day ahead. After breakfast we had our last daily devotional of the week and headed to the …