One year ago, Loom announced the launch of a new movement called Thrive Africa. This fall, Lead Writer Jenna Funkhouser sat down with Executive Director Colleen Milstein to talk about the journey that led us here, and what lies ahead. Jenna: Colleen, in last year’s annual report Loom announced the launch of a movement…
“People are hungry for this teaching.” Penninah shared these words with us while a Loom team visited Uganda last week. While there, we gathered with some Celebrating Children Seminar Facilitators to hear how it is going, and what we can learn from as we prepare for a training in Uganda next Spring. Penninah, Jane Brenda,…
Recently we received a report from Jacinta, who was part of a Celebrating Children Seminar in the region of Pokot, Kenya. She writes: “The government leaders were shocked when they visited the village. “You brought life to these villages,” [they said.] Those who attended past seminars reported that much has changed for them since the…
By Janessa Colburn Joe Munisi is a local pastor in Tanzania, and a dedicated facilitator of the Celebrate Children Seminars (CCSs). He and his wife Carol have recently been leading seminars about once a month for men in the local church. Their seminars often last about two days, beginning with sessions on trauma and how…
May God bless you with discontent with easy answers, half-truths, superficial relationships, so that you will live from deep within your heart. May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression, abuse, and exploitation of people, so that you will work for justice, equality, and peace. May God bless you with tears to shed for…
Over the past ten years, the CCW Dolls have traveled to Bangladesh, Romania, Mexico, South Africa, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, and several locations here in Oregon. They have been beloved by all and remained a memorable part of the teaching. When we decided to equip CCW Multipliers with their own toolkit in March of…
Celebrating Children Workshop Alumni in South Africa recently completed a full 8-week Workshop for those working with children at risk. Read as participants share how they were impacted by this training: My experience with CCW these past 2 months has been an eye-opening, informative period. Every lesson was fun and exciting, and some lessons…
This summer we welcome a new intern to the team, Janessa Colburn. Janessa is attending Cedarville University in Ohio and joins Loom as a Communications Intern. Get to know Janessa’s story and her passion for supporting local innovators! Loom: Tell us about yourself and the journey that led you here. What passions and experiences…
Kenya has only an estimated 7.4% forest cover, well under the minimum 10% suggested by the United Nations. Kuvuna, which means “harvest” in Swahili, is a germinating for-profit organization with the goal of changing that statistic. “Our mission is to empower coastal farmers along the African coastlines,” said Social Innovator Jonathan Kisamwa. With the goal…
It helps, now and then, to step back and take a long view. The Kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is even beyond our vision. We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work. Nothing we do is complete, which is a way of saying…
