by Danielle Macgray | Nov 5, 2018 | Blog
On October 11, the world celebrated International Day of the Girl Child. Instated by the United Nations in 2012, this day “focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfillment of their human...
by Jay Mitchell | Oct 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
I have had a fair number of mission trip experiences within the United States, but at the end of July, my family and I had the opportunity to venture to the Dominican Republic for the Edify Family Experience trip. Edify partners with those who are providing low-fee...
by Meghan Stock | Oct 17, 2018 | community
With back to school season in full swing, it is easy to get caught in the whirlwind of school supply lists, making lunches and drop-off lines. Even if you are not in this season of life yourself, it is a recurring norm in American culture. For those of us in the...
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...
