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Shade’s Outreach Coordinator, Martina, interviewed a member of our community. Her answers provide insight into the way of life in Shinyanga, Tanzania, where you will find Shade’s Campus.

Being informed is important. In today’s world, good information is critical for making important decisions. Whether we are choosing health precautions, electing government leaders, or investing in a cause, we need to be in the know.  Information should also inform missions. The more deeply you know the people you want to serve and how they […]

Our latest social media series was called Creating Change. Over the course of seven posts, we shared Shade’s strategy for creating change for people with albinism in Tanzania. Our three main focuses are education, advocacy, and faith, and we dug a little deeper into each of those to answer some of your questions. Here’s a […]

This past week on social media, we shared a series called Albinism 101. The goal of these photos and facts was to provide information about albinism by answering some common questions. Being informed and sharing that information is a powerful form of advocacy for people with albinism- a people group that faces discrimination, attack, and […]

By: Susan Grubbs When I say that three-year-old Michael is a fighter, I mean that in more ways than one. Michael was birthed on the dirty, concrete floor of his home, a converted animal stable in Tanzania. Fast forward three years, and Michael is enrolled in Shade School. His first week of school, while I was […]

Written by Claire Fedele When I was young, I memorized Acts 5:41. “The apostles left the Sanhedrin rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the name.“ I’m really not sure why I chose this verse out of many; I guess something about just struck me. Rejoicing for being someone who is […]

There is great need in the world today. If you find yourself feeling apathetic, wanting to grow your compassion, or not knowing where to start, read on. In the book Cultivating a Love for God’s Word, Michael Kelley references Matthew 6:21 as he explains: When Jesus tells us, “Where your treasure is, there your heart […]