Rachel Hartnell writes a tribute to the 2017 EA Interns: Tiffany Potts, Brittan Botzum, Matthew Webb and Tuesday Jordan. Read the many ways they helped this summer in this post! 

“The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”  It’s a lesson Jesus teaches his students at a moment near the end of his life. While perhaps there’s no stronger application of that phrase than in such a moment, I’d like to also broaden its usage into the less dramatic moments of everyday life.

Robert Munoz, AKA Ricky Ricardo, reflects on the journey of 5 young girls who learned valuable skills this summer as they worked with one another to produce a variety show for a local retirement home.  

This summer every student at St. John's Primary received a vision test, and a follow up course of treatment or care. Read the story.

On our "Night to Remember," many proclaimed good memories while not forgetting that these stories were set in the Jim Crow era. Although the ugly reality of racism was always there, it did not frame the stories, it did not dampen the good that happened.

Aaron Montgomery captures the progression of our WorkWell Neighborhood Enhancement group, which brought ostensible improvement to the Hopewell Neighborhood. 

Kelly Jobe captures the WorkWell Theater Group's final performance, and the lessons they gained in teamwork and friendship throughout the summer. 

Our development team in El Salvador took time to troubleshoot a recent decline in production in the garden on our campus. The process itself revealed a wonderful bond developing in our work together with our Salvadoran cooperatives.