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Marriage Proposals

Today was a great day. I woke up this morning and headed out quickly to meet our Zambian team member Isaac. Isaac was with me the entire day and we accomplished ALOT! Our first stop was at Greenhill School, where we built them classrooms back in January. We had forgotten…

Alissa Rosebrough

May 17, 2011

Back in Zambia

Well it’s been a long time since we have blogged, and life has been crazy! I arrived in Zambia a few days ago and have been checking in on our programs and kids and Zambian team. It has been great. Yesterday I visited one of our partnering community schools where…

Alissa Rosebrough

May 17, 2011

Unique Giving

Our Kershaw’s Challenge Campaign is doing great and Clayton pitched 9 strike outs on opening day for a Dodgers win! We currently have about $1,500 raised and are excited about the future possibilities. We wanted to highlight the first “Unique Gift” donation we have received from Benji Tackett. Benji made a donation…

Alissa Rosebrough

April 4, 2011

Play Ball (and please throw alot of Strikes!)

Arise Africa is excited to announce our new campaign called Kershaw’s Challenge. We have been blessed to partner with Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw in an effort to raise funds to build an orphanage. For every strikeout Clayton throws this season, he and his wife Ellen are donating $100…

Alissa Rosebrough

March 31, 2011

Charity of the month!

Today we received a phone call from, Sa Services, based in Houston Texas that told us that we had been chosen as charity of the month for their company! We received a $1,200 donation as well as some publicity on their website! Words cannot express our gratitude and thankfulness for our…

Alissa Rosebrough

March 8, 2011

In the big leagues…

Make sure to pick up a New York Times today (Sunday February 27th) and look in the sports section at Clayton Kershaw’s article about going on the mission trip with us! Or Click HERE to see online!

Alissa Rosebrough

February 27, 2011

Shine Bright firefly, Shine Bright!

This past January on our mission trip we were able to dedicate the three classrooms built at Greenhill School to various individuals/companies. We choose people or groups that stood for education, God’s love, and service. One of the classrooms was dedicated to our dear friend Sarah Chidgey Hughes. When we…

Alissa Rosebrough

February 17, 2011

Names with Faces

It is one thing to send money to needy children in other parts of the world, but it is a whole other thing to actually see their faces, be in their situation, hear them speak, and hug their little bodies. You see it on TV and hear stories of the…

Alissa Rosebrough

February 6, 2011

It all Started in the back of this minibus…

I’ve been asked many times how Arise Africa started. And the story is a bit unconventional, which shouldn’t surprise you if you know us! In 2009 I was in Sudan and Uganda doing a photo shoot for the United Nations and after the shoot, I decided to go back to…

Alissa Rosebrough

January 20, 2011

Goodbyes and Arrivals

So the blog ended abruptly and we apologize for that! We lost internet the last few days at our lodge and then we were gone! The last day of camp was amazing and saying goodbye to our kiddos was no easy task. There were lots of tears and sad goodbyes…

Alissa Rosebrough

January 17, 2011

CAMP!

There is nothing like the feeling of driving into Destiny School our first morning and being welcomed by 170 ecstatic Zambian children singing God’s praises. Each member of the team was paired up with a Zambian partner, either from our Arise staff, or a teacher from the school. Later on,…

Alissa Rosebrough

January 6, 2011

Our Stories

Marriage Proposals

Back in Zambia

Unique Giving

Play Ball (and please throw alot of Strikes!)

Charity of the month!

In the big leagues…

Shine Bright firefly, Shine Bright!

Names with Faces

It all Started in the back of this minibus…

Goodbyes and Arrivals

CAMP!

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