Our Girl Power World Changer Club at Isaac Dickson Elementary School models sharing, caring, compassion, and leadership to some of our youngest community members each week at the Hill Street Daycare Center in Asheville. For the last several weeks, the Girl Power club has been leading activities for the 3 & 4 year olds at […]
Heart of the Cross welcomes Priscilla as our new World Changer Club-Global Leadership Intern! “Hi Heart of the Cross friends! My name is Priscilla Del Aguila Vienrich and I am a junior at Warren Wilson College. I will be joining Heart of The Cross Ministries this year as their first World Changer Club-Global Leadership Intern. […]
Greetings Heart of the Cross friends, Have you ever wondered what makes someone a world changer? I was in a local school recently talking with staff about our World Changer Clubs. Someone said to me, “That’s a big name to live up to!” At face value maybe it seems that way. However, we are all […]
“We believe that a worldview bound by borders is outdated and that stopping injustice anywhere is the responsibility of humanity everywhere.” -Invisible Children Guest blogger, Candida Alas-Ortega, student, Asheville High School I just want to start off by thanking you for this opportunity as it was truly a blessing to be able to experience something […]
“The place God calls you to is where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” Frederick Buechner Guest blogger: Zoe Cecil, Asheville High School sophomore The experience of traveling outside the US alongside a group of strangers was somewhat terrifying, but I have never before come away from any sort of travel with such […]
My name is Hannah Arthur and I’m a rising senior at Asheville High School. I am serving with Heart of the Cross as a summer intern in the Dominican Republic. This experience has been eye opening for me. Serving with Heart of the Cross in 2015 in the DR definitely taught me a lot and […]
The COURAGE to take ACTION! I just led a week of service for local middle schoolers and I saw a lot of students exercise courage. It got me thinking about this quality of character. What is courage? According to one dictionary, courage is “the choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty or intimidation.” […]
“There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark.” Helen Keller This summer Serve to Lead will kick off our Global Leadership Academy! In partnership with GBI Crossroads, this multi week leadership and service program invites students to directly connect with communities abroad […]
What do you do as a leader when things don’t go as planned? Our World Changers at Carolina Day School recently experienced this challenge. This club decided that they wanted to lead an effort to enhance the quality of life for women and children by providing good nutrition and educational materials. To live out their mission […]
Our “Girl Power” World Changer Club is hard at work collecting gently used children’s furniture for families moving from Steadfast House into their own homes. This group has designed and led, quality service initiatives to uplift the children and mothers living at Steadfast House. From making, baking, and delivering Valentine’s cookies and bouquets, to collecting […]
Our World Changer Club at Asheville Christian Academy is kicking-off the new year focused on increasing environmental stewardship in their school and community! This club’s mission is: “to reduce hunger, promote environmental stewardship, and teach others why we should be good stewards of God’s creation.” As the group prepares to plant a garden that will provide fresh vegetables […]
Hunger reduction in Sri Lanka! World wide hunger is a major global issue! During our time in Sri Lanka we worked with United Christian Fellowship in their ongoing work to improve the lives of children struggling with inadequate nutrition. For many of these children, their families work as day laborers in the tea plantations and […]