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The Spero Project - Thursday, March 11, 2010
We are so excited about Marked, an upcoming event presented on behalf of women worldwide. On March 27, we will have a day full of activities to raise funds and awareness for organizations working for women's issues.  It's an all-day event at Bridgeway Church, and for just $10 (kids under 12 are free) you can come and go as you please all day, enjoying these activities:

2:00-7:00 pm

  • Authentic Ethnic food samples/meals
  • Special deals from local businesses
  • Local Art show and sale
  • Educational (and fun!) Kids Area
  • Fairly-traded items supporting MicroEnterprise Programs Internationally
  • Boutique Items hand-made by International Refugees living in OKC
  • Specialty coffee from Café Evoke Catering
  • Optional Social Justice Classes on women’s issues (including a men’s only class!)

7:00 pm

Celebration of HOPE!  Music featured by local artist Marcy Priest, plus stories of hope and inspiration from local and global organizations working on behalf of women.

8:30 pm

Waterdeep CD Release!!  Featured Guests Waterdeep will be performing with a full band for the first time in five years!  The concert is free with admission to Marked or $10 at the door.
If you would like to come to Marked, you can buy tickets online.  We are also looking for volunteers for Marked, and we'd love to have your help!

There are five key organizations coming together for Marked. You can learn more about these organizations below:

- All Things New Campaign, an Oklahoma City-based organization providing shelter, protection, restoration and rehabilitation to women and children

- Compasio, working with at-risk women and children in migrant communities and tribal groups on the Thai-Burma border

- Maisha International Orphanage, working with orphans in the Nyanza Province of Kenya

- Spero:Voice (a division of The Spero Project), serving international refugees that have resettled in Oklahoma City from war-torn regions across the globe

- The Well, offering help, hope and healing to the forgotten people of the Democratic Republic of Congo

For any additional information about Marked, you can check out the blog.  We hope to see you there!

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Thank you, Deer Creek!

The Spero Project - Monday, March 08, 2010
The students at Deer Creek are pros at the Wonderful Week of Fundraising, while truly serious about contributing to their local community! Not only did they organize an onslaught of activities to raise funds and awareness on behalf of Spero:Voice, but they actually made a point to be present with the youth of the refugee community. They’ve come to their homes to play and get to know the children and have dually welcomed them into their own activities this week, with the faves being the dodge ball and rave! Deer Creekers - You’ve brought an incredible amount of joy to the local refugee youth, and we’d like to say thank you on their behalf. And a huge THANK YOU from us also!!!


a photo of the thankful Spero staff & volunteers 
with Deer Creek Stuco at the closing assembly
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Deer Creek!!!!

The Spero Project - Wednesday, February 24, 2010
The Spero:Voice staff just spent the most exciting day we've had in a VERY long time with some local high school students.  Deer Creek High School chose Spero:Voice as the charity to receive funds from their week-long fundraising project.  WWF (Wonderful Week of Fundraising) is tradition celebrating its tenth year at Deer Creek and we're so excited and humbled to be involved.

Drum circles, hilarious skits, and the promise for lots of people to shave their heads kept us laughing and inspired all day.  We can't wait to update you on the events and activities as they happen.  Stay tuned to our blog to hear more!
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Spero:Prayer

The Spero Project - Wednesday, February 17, 2010
The scriptures provide countless examples of answered prayer, and if we’re willing to look deep enough and admit it, I’m sure our lives do as well.  At the Spero Project, we want prayer to be a part of who we are and what we do in every way, and for that to be an expression of our hope. 

We also want to invite you to join us in that. We want to provide you with the opportunity to pray and topics to pray for. This week we are focusing on our Spero:Aspire program, which seeks to help marginalized women both locally and globally. 

What is a marginalized woman?  We define it as “a woman who has been pushed to the edges, viewed as less than human,” which we see throughout the world today when women are owned as property, forced to deny themselves of education, and victimized by violence and assault. Some of the countries most involved in this issue include Thailand, India, China, Holland, and the United States.  Each country plays a role as a source, transit, and destination country for human trafficking. 

How can we best pray for these countries and women in distress?
- Pray for exposure and awareness of women’s issues, on the national, local, and individual level. 

- Pray for the women individually. Pray for protection, healing, confidence, joy, and hope.  Pray that they would find Christ through this situation. Pray for their futures: jobs, health, and relationships.  Pray thaat God would use horrible situations for good beyond what we could imagine or ask for.

- Pray for the leaders, government, and law enforcement of the countries involved. Pray for changes in regulations, as well as wisdom in how to fight these issues.
- Pray for the perpetrators in the situation. Pray for their acceptance of God’s love and grace. Pray for their futures, for their lives to be turned around and for their power and knowledge to be used for good rather than evil.

We also welcome you to Spero:Prayer this Friday, February 19, at 7pm at the Spero offices. We'll be focusing this Friday on women's issues both locally and abroad. We’d love for you to join us!  

“And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly.”                       Luke 18:7-8

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Welcome!

Tim Warner - Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Welcome to our new site!  We're glad you joined us!

As you can tell, our new home is more informative about our program areas and will allow you to see the scope of work that The Spero Project does.  But, don't worry!  If you've used our blog posts in the past to spark new ideas about how to serve, simple changes in your life that make a big difference to those in need, or to discover the latest and greatest book--you'll still be able to come to us for an answer.  We wouldn't leave you hanging...and we still really love to share about the great things going on in OKC and beyond.

So, you'll find new blog posts often by both staff members and volunteers.  Stop by and say "hi" to us, if you will.  We'd love it!
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