What draws me back to beautiful South Asia are the faces I meet at the end of my lens. A connection is made the moment I snap a picture of... Read More

Christmas in Slovakia includes all of the Christian Catholic traditions of celebrating Jesus’ birth including observing the advent. But it is also a dark time of year, because of our long winter season with December nights lasting up to 16 hours!... Read More

"In a remote African village, I walked dirt roads through thick paths overgrown with bushes...Read More

Many times in our Christian walk we doubt the voice of God. Or maybe, in our own cloud of insecurity we are unsure whether we are actually hearing His voice. “Is this You, Lord?” Or... Read More

As we prepare to celebrate 20 years as an organization on May 3, we asked our past trip members to share their most personally moving moments with us... Read More

The psalmist celebrated the coming Messiah with the same imagery: “You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy. Psalm 45:7 ... Read More

Each week of advent traditionally focuses on a single theme, leading up to Christmas, when the birth of Christ is celebrated. This week's theme is hope, as we reflect on the hope of those waiting for the Messiah and the hope that God sustains in us today... Read More

"We were going to find a way to celebrate with them this year. We have been planning our Haiti “wedding” as long as we have our real ceremony in the States! Read More

One year ago today we opened our doors to the public and it has been a year chock-full of learning, love, confusion, a few lockdowns, a couple of crises, several college journeys beginning...

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In January 2005, I had recently turned my heart back to God and was preparing for my first mission trip with GPPD. I heard about the devestating tsunami that...Read More

A group of volunteers from St. John Lutheran Church got "bamboozled" into completing a helpful project for the GO Center! Volunteers Rick, Rich, Tom and Les worked tirelessly...Read more

In the classic Christmas movie Home Alone, eight-year-old Kevin McCallister is left behind by his family a few days before Christmas...Read More

This post is a compilation of highlights from the daily prayer updates sent out by GPPD team leader Steph during an amazing and spirit-filled trip to Uganda. ...Read More

As we prepare to celebrate 20 years as an organization on May 3, we asked our staff, associates and board to share how being a part of the GPPD team has impacted their lives and hearts. ...Read More

"Being overcome by God’s love for us is the only way we will have anything left to share with those around us...Read More

True joy and peace cannot be found outside of the vine. Abiding is a choice, but the peace we receive is a free gift and we cannot find it on our own.   Read More

My friends and I stood scrunched together at our small, city-airport, arrival’s gate. We anticipated with wonder that perhaps some new life change would be soon walking toward us. Just two days prior, I had been contacted by a local resettlement office... Read More

It was a seemingly insignificant hiccup in my day, but it changed my perspective on access to clean water. The water main in my neighborhood was turned off for...Read More

The crisis in Ukraine has touched the hearts of many. We want you to be encouraged in knowing that even in this dark time, the light of hope shines on...Read More

The end of the familiar Nativity story is joyful, but the beginning of this story is a mess. The journey to the joy was through chaos, uncertainty, and darkness. But the Light was on the way...Read More