Today marked our first full day since touching down in Accra and wow it was a good one! We began the day like any other and enjoyed breakfast at 8:30 followed by the rallying of all 20 of us back into the two vans. From there, a quick ride took us to the SIM Ghana …
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We’re Here!
After an *exhausting* 7-hour red eye flight from Chicago, the team landed in London all safe and sound. Since we were divided into three different flights, we regrouped at the airport shortly after landing. We napped and snacked for several hours in the Heathrow airport before boarding our next flight to Accra. This time, our …
Delayed but Determined
After months of training and preparation, today was finally the day to begin our journey. We began the morning with more meetings to get to know each other and practice telling our stories. We finished meetings and headed out for a brief break. While on this break we learned that our flight from Chicago to …
Meet the Team
Meet the team heading to Ghana! Thanks for your prayers and support as we embark on this journey together. Megan Bigelow – Women’s Soccer Prescott Binder – Men’s Track & Field Anna Bremer – Women’s Soccer Jacinda Cole – Women’s Cross Country & Track Abby Couwenhoven – Women’s Cross Country & Track Hilary Curry – …
One Week To Go!
The semester is wrapping up and as we make the transition to summer, we can’t wait to launch our first SEED team of 2018 next Friday, May 11! While in Ghana, the group will partner in the on-going work of Sports Friends and distribute Sawyer water filters. Sports Friends believes, “Sports serve as a powerful and effective tool …
Apply Now for Summer 2018!
Applications are now open for summer of 2018! “Regardless of where you are in your faith journey, this experience is one of the most transformative and eye-opening experiences that you can get involved with as an athlete.” – SEED Zambia Team Member, 2017 To apply, visit travel.hope.edu and search “SEED” program. Please submit an application to your first trip …
SEED Celebration & Information Meeting!
Monday, October 30 | 8:00 p.m. Graves Hall Join us as we celebrate God’s faithfulness during the summer of 2017! Hear from student-athletes who traveled with SEED this summer! Learn more about trip locations for summer 2018 and how to apply to the program! — The mission of the SEED (Sport Evangelism to Equip Disciples) …
Growing Season
During the summer of 2017, we launched the SEED program with the support of Sawyer Products. Three teams of mixed sport student-athletes and coaches used their passion for sports to share the love of Christ around the world. In May, our first trip launched to India with 12 student-athletes and three staff members to partner …
Headed back to Ndanda (Hope)
This morning, we woke up around 7:00AM and went to a restaurant called Zigzag. At Zigzag we ate delicious breakfast foods like French toast, muffins, and English breakfast. At breakfast, we talked about how we are going to explain our experience to others back home. We all have struggled to put into words what this …
Ndalumba Choma
So many emotions ran through our minds as we woke up in Choma for the very last time. We’ve experienced so many wonderful things this week and it was hard to say good-bye. We celebrated our last meal together with the EMIZ staff and our team at 6:30 am. Then around 7:00-ish we packed up …