October 2022 Cottage Reports
Jos, Nigeria, Uganda, and Big Ocean Ukrainian Efforts Here are moving updates about efforts of Big Ocean Women cottages and members: With our phenomenal leader Fatima at the helm, Big…
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Houston Cottage Spotlight
Houston, Texas is the fourth most populous city in the United States of America and is known as the world capital of space exploration. In April of 1970, astronaut Jim…
Cottage Report: An Easter Retreat for Teens in Nigeria
Over the Easter weekend, the 15th to the 17th of April 2022, the Jos, Nigeria cottage hosted a retreat for youth in their area, including orphans, displaced children, and some…
Meet Big Ocean: Julie Jenkins
The Spanish Fork cottage of Big Ocean Women has a new president! We are so grateful to Amy Clements for starting this cottage and serving as president for the past…
Cottage Industry: Virtual Cottage is a Home for All
We started the Cottage Industry feature last year to highlight the “industry” or work done in our various cottages. Cottages, for those new to Big Ocean, are groups of women…
Cottage Industry Series: Missouri Cottage
It Began with a Mother The Missouri Big Ocean cottage began with a mother who believed in the vision and mission of her daughter to change the world, one drop…
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…
Mmonbeydo and the Fiamah Cottage
Mmonbeydo Harrell of Monrovia, Liberia is no stranger to difficulty. Growing up as a refugee during civil war, she knows what deprivation means. As a survivor of sexual abuse, she…
March 2019 Board Message
Global Sisterhood By Lisa Bjornberg Queen Elizabeth II is credited with saying, “I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes…
Grow Good – Provo Cottages Spring Fling
The Spring Fling Fundraiser was born out of the desire of the Provo and Provo Student Cottages to grow something good from the #metoo campaign. We wanted to take the…
The Birds and the Bees
On September 14, 2017, the Big Ocean Provo Cottage hosted a community event as a community service project. They held an expert panel discussion about “Empowering Parents to talk to…