A Family Affair
Remember Tom and Becky Rogers who moved to Ghana on a dream and a prayer to mentor families? We asked Becky how her children participate in their rapidly growing projects…
A Thousand Points of Light: Voices from CSW – Princess Osita-Oleribe
Together We Move Forward On May 15th, the Paipe community in Abuja, Nigeria, gathered in the dusty street in front of the community school to celebrate the International Day of…
Debora Fletcher – An Ambassador for Family Capital
Debora Fletcher is a woman on a mission. This vivacious mother of 10 has been traveling around the world to share the message of the power of family capital. In…
Houston Cottage Industry: Fast Forward with Faith and Hard Work
Ever hear of a cottage industry bursting into existence with immediate impact and results? This month we share such a story, that of our Houston Cottage. Nikki Brown encountered Big…
A Thousand Points of Light: Voices from CSW – Betty Abah, CEE-HOPE
Imagine a neighborhood floating on water, where roads look like rivers, and where children play on vast bridges and verandas and rafts. Imagine a community where you take a boat…
Holding Hands: Rogers Family in Ghana
You really need to hand it to Becky and Tom Rogers. As parents of ten children, they already had their hands full. After she felt a “call of the heart”…
A Thousand Points of Light: Voices from CSW – Rita and Juany
Some of the most frequent questions I received when I returned from New York City after attending the Commission on the Status of Women were, “What do you do there?…
A Mother’s Dream for the Rising Generation
As Big Ocean Women we define a mother as any woman who has the best interest of the rising generation at heart. Our friend, Karyn Denny, is a mother both…
A Mother’s Vow to her Down Syndrome Baby
It was Barbara’s first child, and no one can tell the story better than she. “The pregnancy was a normal one. I was staying with my parents in New York…
Creating a Life Culture in Your Community
The womb is the first environment every human experiences. When we were carried by our mothers, their bodies were our shelter. And when they breathed, they imparted to us the…
Carla Machado, A Messenger for Life
Carla Machado is the President of the World Organization of Prenatal Education Association in Brazil. Her organization carries the message throughout the world of the importance of the very beginning of…