This morning our staff went to court for our custody battle of the girls. First of all everyone take a deep breath because the drama continues! After many delays, the doctor who examined the girls was supposed to testify today. Yesterday she went to the room where all of the…
Alissa Rosebrough
October 26, 2018
Many of you have asked about our post written in August about two girls we have moved into the Arise Homes because of the abuse they were enduring. We are in a lengthy court battle for their full time custody and here is the most recent update: On September 27th,…
Alissa Rosebrough
October 24, 2018
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
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
I have avoided writing this blog post because sometimes a part of me doesn’t want to tell you the bad things we see and have to deal with while running Arise Africa. I have also not wanted to share in an effort to protect the personal stories of the children…
Alissa Rosebrough
August 13, 2018
Every fall, Arise Africa opens the application for our Summer Internship. We spend time going over each application and getting to know each applicant through a phone interview. After a lot of prayer, we choose 5 college-aged students to come to Zambia with us during the summer. Over the course of…
The Interns
July 16, 2018
Arise Africa met David because his mother is a teacher at one of the community schools we partner with. After seeing David’s ambition and drive in school, Arise Africa chose him as one of four scholarship recipients to attend Africa University from 2016 to 2020. David hopes to be an…
David
July 2, 2018
Years ago Arise Africa was looking to expand our child sponsorship program. Our American on the ground, Megan, knew of a local Zambian pastor who was running a community school for orphaned and vulnerable children. Megan knew this pastor because he had received some training from American pastors from the…
Alissa Rosebrough
June 20, 2018
Our Arise Africa staff has known Grandson since 2005 when he was 10 years old. Grandson is the oldest of eight children. His father has a job that pays very little and he can’t afford to feed his family. Grandson is now in his 20’s and our staff member Megan,…
Grandson
June 4, 2018
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
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
