Quinn Lewandowski
Written by: Quinn Lewandowski Starting the day off, Chris Dunn, an A2S Board Member, led our daily devotion. In Chris' devotion he spoke about how the mustard seed is the smallest seed in the word but grows into a big [...]
Where Are They Now?
As we approach our second annual Entrepreneur Incubator, we decided to catch up with our inaugural Incubator Pitch winners about their process and growth over this past year. In July of 2017, St. James Farms and Hill-Climb Cinemas were selected [...]
A Case for Children Like Peace
Entry by: Andrew Lovedale A2S President & Founder For children who live in struggling communities, their path to a successful life is challenging because poverty deprives them of a unique right: the ability to interact, act like, and simply be [...]
Amas’ Story: Meal-a-thon 2017
Amas Guobadia used to walk home very tired after selling newspapers and magazines at bus stops after school. Amas had to work to assist his father, a bricklayer, and his mother, a cell phone card vendor. His classmates would not [...]
ColorID Donates ID System to A2S After School Academy
A2S volunteer (and Director of Marketing for ColorID), Mark Degan joined us on our trip to Nigeria this summer. He helped set up an ID system for our After School Academy, that was generously donated by ColorID, a leading supplier [...]
Teachers Go To Class!
A2S volunteer and veteran educator and teacher, Carol McQuillen, made the trip to Nigeria with us this year and held a teachers seminar for the teachers at our After School Academy and teachers from the surrounding community. We are so [...]
Erica’s Mission Trip Update
Two cultures. One people. Exponential impact. Despite leaving on Saturday, today was the day it really sunk in that our team is in Nigeria. There were no (delayed) airplanes, no checking into hotels, no moving luggage, no being disrupted by uncontrollable circumstances. [...]
Mark’s Mission Trip Update
We landed shortly after 4 p.m. in Lagos. The sun was shining, slightly cloudy and the touch down was uneventful. We stepped into the terminal and were swiftly greeted with thick, muggy, humidity filled air. The temperature was in the [...]
Mark’s Pre-Trip Blog
I'm excited to take part in this mission trip in order to give back and pay it forward to my fellow man. My own family has recently gone through an eventful year with our second child, Finley. Born with a congenital [...]
Greg’s Pre-Trip Blog
This week I was contemplating the upcoming A2S Mission Trip to Benin City, Nigeria that we'll take in late June and early July. As I thought about this trip which is less than a month away, the pressures of the [...]
