Sarah Marchmont

If your inbox looks anything like mine, lately you’re seeing a lot of subject lines about #GivingTuesday, Black Friday or Cyber Monday. Just about everybody has a promotion, sale, deal-of-a-lifetime,…

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Churches in Bolivia receive training to impact the poor!

Posted on November 20, 2018
bySarah Marchmont

In Bolivia, it is rare for pastors and volunteer leaders to receive training or practical Bible education for one of two reasons…

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Spared a Tragedy: A Story of Thankfulness

Posted on November 20, 2018
bySarah Marchmont

A beloved family member recently had serious, serious surgery. It’s lucky (providential) the doctors caught the problem in time, or it could’ve ended in a sudden, tragic death. I don’t…

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Five Kids—Five Reasons to Hope

Posted on November 1, 2018November 20, 2018
bySarah Marchmont

They’re just names to you now, but over the next two months you’ll get to know them one by one. Five stories, five countries.

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Pigs really are the gift that keep on giving!

Posted on October 30, 2018October 31, 2018
bySarah Marchmont

When I was in Uganda this past summer, I met Enoch and his family. Enoch is a part of our pig project in a rural community. This was something I…

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Pregnant Moms Need Mama Kits

Posted on October 15, 2018November 20, 2018
bySarah Marchmont

Women in the remote villages, where our partner churches are located, have been making us aware of the struggles they face when it’s time to give birth.

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25 Pictures of Education Around the World

Posted on September 26, 2018October 3, 2018
bySarah Marchmont

Backpacks, desks, pencils, whiteboards—we’re familiar with what school looks like here in the U.S., but it looks a little different in other parts of the world. Here are 25 of…

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An Unexpected Encounter with a Bolivian Grandmother

Posted on September 18, 2018October 7, 2018
bySarah Marchmont

I could hear children’s voices drifting down from a second-floor building at Hosanna Church in Oruro, Bolivia. We were about to start a video interview with a woman who lived…

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We asked our international staff for traveler advice. This is what they said…

Posted on August 29, 2018August 31, 2018
bySarah Marchmont

Have you ever heard the phrase “Ugly American”? It’s not very nice. Maybe it makes you cringe or feel defensive.

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A Big Miracle for a Tiny Baby—and a Big Sister (Part 2)

Posted on July 31, 2018August 31, 2018
bySarah Marchmont

I approached a Ugandan woman lying stretched out on her stomach in front of a small fire. She was propped up on her elbows, cradling a baby on the ground as she fed her from a plastic cup.

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