Posts Tagged ‘Pause Campaign’
How to Use Social Media for Good
Show Hope’s current Student Initiative, Pause Campaign, is a thoughtfully, prayerfully designed weeklong devotional that challenges students to step away from social media and step into a posture of learning. We can’t deny the fact that we are a technology-dependent society. In fact, Americans spend between five to six hours a day on their phones,…
Read MoreQ&A With Christie Favero on Show Hope’s Pause Campaign
In the spring of 2021, Christie Favero led her sixth-grade geography class through Show Hope’s Pause Campaign, calling it a “transformational experience.” We followed up with her after they participated in a school wide Pause Campaign this past spring. What led from your class to the whole school participating in Pause Campaign? The current seventh-graders…
Read MoreEpic Change: A Deep Dive Into Show Hope’s Student Initiatives
In many ways, Show Hope began with an 11-year-old girl. As our Co-founder Mary Beth Chapman recently shared, “You’ve likely heard the story—I along with our oldest daughter, Emily, traveled to Haiti on an unforgettable mission trip. It was there that God opened Emily’s eyes and heart to children who had been orphaned. Little did…
Read MoreA Transformational Experience
What began as a sixth-grade geography lesson on Eastern Asia ended with a class of middle school students mobilized to care for children who had been orphaned. While that may seem like a stretch for most, for those of us who belong to Christ, we know “with God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26). Having…
Read MoreAn Interview with Pause Campaign Leader, Manna Robertson
Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? My name is Manna Robertson, and I am a freshman at the University of Florida. I was adopted from China when I was 16 months old and have four other siblings who were also adopted. My parents received Show Hope Adoption Aid grants to help fund…
Read MoreThe Knowledge Barrier
Many who have the ability to make a difference in the lives of waiting children do not take action because they are unaware of the need or feel helpless to do anything. Show Hope helps break down the knowledge barrier in several ways. First, our newly designed, thoughtfully updated, and easy-to-navigate HowToAdopt.org website offers help…
Read MoreA Young Leader Making a Tangible Impact
There’s a lot about the college experience that is future-focused. Students write papers to get the grades that will give them a diploma and someday launch their careers. With that, there’s a tendency to believe that “someday” is where calling begins. But for Hope College senior Julia Loula, answering God’s call impacts where she is…
Read MorePause Campaign: Frequently Asked Questions
Show Hope’s Student Initiative, Pause Campaign, is a seven-day social media fast where high school and college student groups study devotional content designed to educate them on the needs of orphans, equipping them to impact the lives of waiting children today. The following are some Pause Campaign Frequently Asked Questions: What does the week of…
Read MoreAn Investment in Hope
The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests…
Read MoreConnecting the Dots
Through Show Hope’s Pause Campaign, college student Leah Schnyders found an opportunity to change her friends, community, and the future The college years provide different opportunities and experiences for each student. For Wheaton College sophomore Leah Schnyders, they provide the opportunity to impact her peers, the adoption community, and the future. Leah’s own history has helped…
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