by Shelby Stogner | Jul 31, 2018 | Blog, Christian Transformation
In last month’s blog Jonathan Mitchell raised the question: if what we are doing is not creating change, why are we doing it? He said, “As more organizations and ministries begin measuring impact, I am excited to see the transformation that will take place for...
by Jonathan Mitchell | Jun 28, 2018 | Blog, Impact
For more than 30 years, God has given me the privilege of working in many disadvantaged countries with the aim of putting people’s lives on a higher trajectory, enabling them to take advantage of new opportunities to escape the tangled web of visible and invisible...
by Paula Cordeiro | May 29, 2018 | Blog
At Edify, we believe that one of the most influential aspects of a flourishing school is the quality of the leadership and teaching. The schools that Edify comes alongside do not lack passion or vision, but rather formal training. Empowering school proprietors and...
by Danielle Macgray | Apr 27, 2018 | Blog
Short-term missions trips (SMT) are an escalating trend in America, with upwards of 2 million people participating each year. With this growing trend has also come more research and concern for these trips’ effectiveness and value. Are you one of the 2+ million people...
by Edify | Mar 20, 2018 | Blog, Christian Transformation
Transformation Through Christian Education It has been said that an education provides the best route out of poverty. Most people think of poverty as lack of material possessions, but it affects so much more. Poverty invades a person’s identity and negatively affects...
by Danielle Macgray | Mar 14, 2018 | Transformation Story
Joining Edify’s Core Program Meet Aleyda Torres, proprietor and director of Colegio Evangélico Luz Del Porvenir in La Romana, Dominican Republic. In 1995 Aleyda started her school with a mission “to make the love of Christ known to my students.” She began the...
by Edify | Mar 3, 2017 | Blog, Reflections
“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last.” John 15:16 Everyone is called by God in a general sense to love him and have a relationship with him. But what about your particular calling? What has...
by Edify | Nov 18, 2016 | Reflections
This month, Christian Yameogo, Transformation and Training Officer in Burkina Faso, introduces the Edify Core Value: Operate with high integrity. He discusses what integrity means to him and his work, and also to those around him. This value has special meaning for...
by Edify | Oct 31, 2016 | Reflections
This month, Karla de Piñeda, Guatemala’s Country Director, introduces the Edify Core Value: All things done with excellence. She discusses the privilege of serving God as our highest calling and that this alone will lead to transformation. Over the past few months,...
by Edify | Sep 2, 2016 | Reflections
This month, Dorcas Adwoa Aidoo, Ghana’s Education Officer, discusses the Edify Core Value: Best Idea Wins! She discusses how this core value has shaped the Edify environment of inclusion and belonging in the Edify family. Over the past few months, our staff has been...
