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Thank You!

Hunter Smith, a loyal and strong supporter of Arise Africa, passed away in April of 2016. He came on several mission trips with Arise. Hunter sponsored several children through our programs and was always very involved with the organization. He was deeply loyal and quick to make new and dear…

Kirbi Ward

October 2, 2018

“We don’t do it for the credit”

Have you ever thought about where the food in our Feeding Program comes from? Who are the hardworking farmers behind the vegetables our children eat every day at school? Samantha, a Lusaka-native, and her husband, Naested, live about 15 minutes from our Complex. Little do you know, Samantha and her…

Chandler Lotiridge

September 5, 2018

“You’re going where for Spring Break?”

Meg Beaird, her husband, her children, and her mother in-law, lulu, went to Lusaka for Spring Break In march, and Meg wrote a few words about their experience! “You’re going where for Spring Break?” This was the response we were frequently getting as we began to share with family and friends what…

Arise Supporter

May 7, 2018

A Long Awaited Hello

Erin and Connie have sponsored Andrew, one of our children in full time custody, since the very beginning of Arise Africa. Over our New Year’s Mission Trip, they both had the opportunity to meet him in person for the very first time! Written below is the story in their own…

Arise Supporter

March 30, 2018

Humans of Arise

The first thing that comes to mind when I think about Arise Africa is the word family. Everyone involved in Arise Africa has a special place. No matter where I am, the United States or Zambia, I can say with full truth “I feel home sick!” On each side of…

Faith Gregg

October 9, 2017

Week Two Mission Trip: Painting Taonga and Creating the Library at ACS

Written by interns: Natalie and Christina The second mission trip week flew by after countless hours of painting, organizing, and creating meaningful relationships. Our last day in Zambia came too quickly, but we could not be more excited to tell you about the last week there! Our second group of…

The Interns

August 10, 2017

Week 1 Mission Trip: Park Cities Presbyterian Church

Written by interns: Ben, Peyton, and Carter The first week of the July mission trips was great! With the help of 22 mission trippers from Park Cities Presbyterian Church, Arise Africa put on Vacation Bible School for the children at Taonga School. The students of Taonga were all split up into…

The Interns

August 9, 2017

Arise Home Fun Interviews

This blog post was written by our intern in Zambia, Morgan Casteel. A huge blessing in Arise Africa are our children in full time care. The Arise Homes began when we saw that some of the children in the schools we worked with needed more help than we could provide…

Morgan Casteel

October 5, 2016

Decisions and Responsibility

This blog is a class paper written by Arise Africa summer mission tripper, Carson Reichert, age 13. “Do the decisions you make carry with them the responsibility for your choices” “He says his mom and dad ran away from them, they just left them on the side of the road…

Carson Reichert

October 4, 2016

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