GCU Global Outreach fosters healing through ministry 05:10 By Dylan VanderLeest The dusty, breaking-down Glendale apartment complex holds refugee families from Central Africa and Afghanistan who do not get along. Their kids get into fights, their teens are forbidden to date each other, and the adults glare at each other from their porches. Broken glass…Continue Reading Grace and Reconciliation
Students Inspiring Students scholarship recipients give back. By Sara Riley Blanca Santillan gazes around her office, her eyes fresh with tears of gratitude. The Grand Canyon University grad points to a photo from high school and smiles. “That’s the picture of when I first got the scholarship…. so I always have a constant reminder that…Continue Reading Where Are They Now
GCU Global Outreach fosters healing through ministry By Dylan Vander Leest The dusty, breaking-down Glendale apartment complex holds refugee families from Central Africa and Afghanistan who do not get along. Their kids get into fights, their teens are forbidden from dating each other, and the adults glare at each other from their porches. Broken glass…Continue Reading Grace and Reconciliation
Curating celebration in the lives of Arizona’s foster children By Samantha Miller The Arizona Foster Alliance lobby has a special requirement for each of its bike deliveries: uncontrollable excitement. Loud squealing in these moments is both expected and appreciated. This is a key component of Program Development Manager Gloria Ayala’s favorite bike delivery memory. Ayala…Continue Reading Birthday Squeals and Pumpkin Pie Memories
Making College Dreams Reality for Phoenix Students By Danielle Lund At first glance, the Grand Canyon University Learning Lounge looks like any other afterschool center. Tutors, called Leads, sit at round tables in plastic, purple rolling chairs, waiting for students to arrive. The hum of the air conditioning fills the large space as kids slowly…Continue Reading Beyond the Classroom
Few become many in apologetics at Grand Canyon University By Kaitlyn Busse Only four were left. Four men struggling to figure out the future of their club and faith. The club was dying, and they began to question if it was even worth saving. They couldn’t escape the facts: the current club officers were seniors…Continue Reading Defenders of Faith