Mission-Hearted | Kari Gibson | On A Journey To Love Big

Feb 18

I’m Going To Be A StoryTeller In Uganda With Sole Hope!!

By Kari Gibson | Everyday Life, Mission-Hearted, Orphan Care | One Comment

It was a typical quiet Saturday morning before the kids woke up back in August. I was sipping coffee with my hubby and reading through a few emails. One subject line caught my eye “Uganda…… 2015?

Jan 27

{Guest Series} How I Embraced This Haiti Heart

By Kari Gibson | Everyday Life, Mission-Hearted | 3 Comments

Hi my name is Rachel and Haiti first captured my heart 2 1/2 years ago when I was blessed to travel on my first mission trip. I’ve been able to take two more trips to Haiti since then. My most recent trip was with an absolutely incredible non profit organization called i’m ME. I am honored to serve alongside this awesome organization because of their bold love for the people of Haiti and their passion for creating an environment that fosters the value and worth of family, love and education.

Jan 13

Look What’s New For Fundraising With Simply Love Kit (Easy Tees’y)

By Kari Gibson | Adoption, Mission-Hearted, Orphan Care | 5 Comments

Have you been looking for an easy way to fundraise without all the hassle, stress, and financial commitment it takes to raise funds for your adoption, mission trips, or orphan care projects? Well, look no further…. we have a brand new option for fundraising with Simply Love and Man Up called Easy Tees’y!! All you have to do is purchase the Kit (below) and hand the reigns over to us. We’ll take care of all your needs from A to Z with our new Easy Tees’y option!

Jul 14

{Guest Series} What A Blind Girl Taught Me About Faith

By Kari Gibson | Mission-Hearted, My Life Is Crazy Too | 4 Comments

{Guest Series} I didn’t know what to expect during my mission trip to Alaska. I’ve been on two mission trips before to Haiti where I completely fell in love with serving the orphan, the widow, the desolate…the VOICELESS, where God is so big and so present and so precious that it is undeniable that every breath taken, every meal eaten, every hug given, every song sang, every spirit filled is SOLELY given by God. The Mighty, Sovereign God.

Jun 05

#TBT Alexie’s Story: How I Survived Being Sold for Sex Trafficking

By Kari Gibson | Mission-Hearted, My Life Is Crazy Too | 2 Comments

My name is Alexie. My family sold me for sex trafficking, I endured severe sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, neglect, and abandonment by my own family. My family often took me to hotels and would sell me to people for sex. I was forced into pornography at a young age and the abuse happened by several family members on a weekly and often daily basis. This is my story …

Apr 21

How To Make 14 Men With Leprosy Feel Whole Again

By Kari Gibson | Everyday Life, Mission-Hearted | 3 Comments

I will never forget the first time I got kissed on the lips from an old man with leprosy. I remember thinking, gosh, can I get this hideous disease from a kiss? I honestly had no idea, but, ended up getting more kisses, hugs, and hand holding all week with the most precious group of men I had ever met in my life. I was in love. For $60 a month you can sponsor a Hope For Korah Elder. Learn more here …

Apr 01

{Guest Story} I’m Doing It Afraid For God

By Kari Gibson | Mission-Hearted, My Life Is Crazy Too | 7 Comments

As I walked out of the airport doors and into the hot thick air taking my first steps on Haitian soil, my first thoughts were, “I’m ACTUALLY in another country…a third-world country!” I remember being in absolute wonder and amazement by how God had even gotten me there. How God molded me and prepared me all of those years before, as well as, strengthened my parents with just the right amount of peace and comfort to cover them while I was on my first of many adventures to come. God started breaking my heart …

Feb 13

How We Can Serve Here, There, and Everywhere

By Kari Gibson | Everyday Life, Mission-Hearted | 4 Comments

You want to start serving in your community, but you don’t really know how or where to start. You want to make a difference in your community, but you don’t really know what to do. Discovering what breaks your heart is the perfect place to start praying that God will reveal your heart-beat. I share in today’s post 3 simple ways to serve locally in your own community … wherever you live.

Feb 04

Are You Ready To Get Crazy on My Crazy Adoption Blog?

By Kari Gibson | Adoption, Everyday Life, Mission-Hearted, Orphan Care, Parenting | 19 Comments

This year brings big changes in my life with homeschooling, writing a book, juggling mommyhood, serving locally, and all the crazy stuff in-between that comes with a new God-adventure. A few months ago, a dear friend gave My Crazy Adoption blog a beautiful transformation from top to bottom and made…

Dec 04

Sole Hope is changing lives one foot at a time

By Kari Gibson | Mission-Hearted | 9 Comments

We are the crazy ones. We are the family that left our comfortable position chasing the American dream and traded it for burning trash, body odor, dirt and poverty. We are following a calling on our lives.