by Pip Williams | Sep 15, 2020 | General Info
If you’ve read our blog or listened to our podcast, you know that we talk a lot about problem-solving. We exist to teach children to solve problems, start businesses, and create innovative solutions to lead their families and communities out of poverty. In...
by Pip Williams | Aug 30, 2020 | General Info
In Episode 17 of the Canopy Life podcast, Christi and Evan discuss child sponsorship, Handpicked, and why allowing our students to choose their sponsors restores choice, agency, and dignity in their lives. We have a goal this month to add 30 people, or 30...
by Pip Williams | Aug 24, 2020 | General Info
In Episode 16 of the Canopy Life podcast, Christi and Linah Njeri, Canopy Life mentor and counselor, discuss Karyn Purvis’ I.D.E.A.L. response to a child’s behavior and what it looks like to parent in stressful situations and seasons. Linah’s...
by Pip Williams | Aug 10, 2020 | General Info
In Episode 15 of the Canopy Life podcast, Christi and Absolom Odhiambo (Abbu), our Spiritual Director at Canopy Life, talk through what it looks like to trust God amidst the pandemic. During difficult seasons, it’s easy to find ourselves thinking, “if God...
by Pip Williams | Jul 13, 2020 | General Info
2020 is not what any of us expected it to be. You may have had expectations of what you thought this year would look like, and it wasn’t the reality we are currently living. The same is true at Canopy Life. Conflict lies in the distance between our expectations and...
by Pip Williams | Jun 11, 2020 | General Info
Empathy, healing, dignity, worldview…these things happen when we walk in relationship with one another. Relationships help us overcome a lot of challenges, especially the gap between culture and understanding. During the summer, we would usually be leading our...