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Dr. Mae Reggy

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Struggles With Child Suicide

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation struggles with suicides among its young people. The rate of suicide is estimated at 400 times higher...

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Lisa Hickey

Bringing out potential through encouragement

Bear Bryant famously said "potential is a fancy way of saying 'ain't worth a damn yet'". The challenge of coaching is bringing ou...

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Lisa Hickey

There is Always Enough of You for the Things that Matter

Overwhelmed: the feeling that I've chosen too many opportunities to help/support/encourage others offset by the feeling that I do...

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Lisa Hickey

Many hands make light (and life) work

Day 2 of the Intentional Living Experiment calls for us to help others that we know need it or actually ask for it. I spent a lot ...

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Lisa Hickey

My family, my rock

I am doing the '7 Day Experiment' based on John Maxwell's new book Intentional Living. Today I am focusing on 'family first', which is not a new concept to me...goodness, it was the way...

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Lisa Hickey

Led by kindness into deeper opportunities

Day 3 of Intentional Living focused on random acts of kindness...the best way to show kindness, in my opinion. Although we rar...

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Lisa Hickey

Sunday at First UMC

Day 4 of Intentional Living's 7 Day Experiment...partner with someone for success. All I had to do was walk into First United Methodist and all the partners I could hope for were right ...

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Teena Ogbugoh

Helping my fitness buddies

I helped a fitness buddy who's having challenges with her masters degree course not quit. I am in Nigeria and she's in Netherlands in Europe. After the mail chat below I did a follow up...

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Teena Ogbugoh

Day 1 - Serving family

Today I served my sister's family. I took the day to care and nurse my 22 month old niece who's ill with a fever. I totally enjoyed every moment I spent with her. We played, hugged and ...

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Brad Wilcox

Brad's Story

When I first signed up to go to Guatemala in 2013 I had no idea the life changing impact it was going to have on me. It was my first ever mission trip and I figured I would go down the...

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Becca Wilcox

Becca's perspective

Have you ever heard the phrase, “God doesn’t call the equipped, He equips the called”? Over the next year, our family will go through a lot of equipping- a scouting trip, passports, fun...

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Thomas Bagwell

Mission Trip 2015

I need your help! I have agreed to help raise funds for an upcoming mission trip that will benefit some terrific children in Guatemala. This is a cause that I care about deeply and yo...

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jean harrivel

Senate Votes

To be a part of Lobby Day 2015 and to have the resolutions go to the floor for vote was exciting to observe. The Senate gallery continued to transform with more and more lobby day pa...

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Lauren Clark

Guatemala, December 2014

Thank you for your donations and prayers! It felt like a crazy idea to be going to Guatemala a few days after I graduated and coming home just before Christmas...but I am so glad for th...

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Rollins Snider

How I found out about Sreet Grace

I was shaving one morning in '09 and listening to James Dobson on radio and Linda Smith was the guest. I heard her talk about th...

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Britt and Travis Beene

Remembering Reagan

On December 14, 2013, my brother, Reagan, died and my whole world changed. I think working with the kids at Hope for Guatemala, will not only change their world for the better, but min...

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Grayson Capers

Adoption

My situation is that my parents could not afford to keep me and I was impacted because I was adopted into a loving family. I want to impact others and help in any way I can. People who ...

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Dr. Mae Reggy

CHAIN SAWS DONATED FOR NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY

South Dakota is freezing cold in the winter. It is flat and has very high winds. Last year, temperatures fell below minus 40 degre...

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Ann Aitken

But It's Not A Story!

Of course finance was our problem from the jump! But, as always faith in knowing God will provide, we don’t see problems but challenges. We put the word out that we were in need and tha...

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Justin ODell

Kiwanis Flag Pick up

Gathering the flags. They will be back again for July 4. #mariettakiwanis

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Bradley Joseph

The War at large

It amazes me how I go throughout the day thinking that these situations and circumstances can be so easily solved. Going to Lobby Day has resurfaced the understand that this fight again...

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Elmira williams

Educating the public , a must

I was so moved at the turn-out and the friendliness of the people. if you ask for help the volunteers were great. My organization, National Women of Achievement, and my hospital Kindred...

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Steve Wood

Great Day!!!!

I just wanted to share what a pleasure it was for my wife and I to be able to have fellowship with other parents who see the importance of launching our children sucessfully into adulth...

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Dr. Mae Reggy

Blankets for the Lakota people on Pine Ridge Reservation

I thank each of you that contributed blankets needed for the Christmas outreach to the Lakota people on the Pine Ridge reservatio...