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Blood:Water Book Club: “The Poisonwood Bible,” Section 5
Summary In Book Four: Bel and the Serpent, the girls recount the things that were lost: the villages’ faith in Jesus, the peace in the community, Leah’s respect for her father and his preaching, and the life of…
Blood:Water Book Club: “The Poisonwood Bible,” Section 4
Summary In the second half of Book Three: The Judges, Tata Ndu offers to marry Rachel, so the Prices arrange an agreement with Eeben Axelroot to make people think he and Rachel are engaged. Even Nathan has learned…
Blood:Water Book Club: “The Poisonwood Bible,” Section 3
Summary In Book Three: Judges, we see the slow start of an uprising against Reverend Price’s tyranny. The section begins with Orleanna’s point of view, and she shares exactly how Reverend Price came to be a religious extremist…
Blood:Water Book Club: “The Poisonwood Bible,” Section 2
Summary Book Two: The Revelation raises the stakes for the characters by turning each of their desires on their heads. Leah wants her father’s approval; he continually punishes her. Rachel wants to go home and be a 20th…
Blood:Water Book Club: “The Poisonwood Bible,” Section 1
Summary Book One: Genesis opens with a reflection from Orleanna Price on the time she and her family spent in the Congo, as well as the consequences of what happened there. When talking about the way the reader…
Meet Our Summer Interns!
This year, Blood:Water has two interns dedicating their summer to helping us end the HIV/AIDS and water crises in Africa. We’re excited to introduce you to Emily and Hannah. Because who runs the world? GIRLS! Meet our marketing…
Blood:Water Book Club: Enjoy Some Summer Reading With Us
Summertime is here, and we think it’s the perfect time to dive into the Blood:Water Book Club’s first novel. Throughout June and July, we’ll be reading “The Poisonwood Bible,” by Barbara Kingsolver. “The Poisonwood Bible” is a story…
Make a Stand for Clean Water in Africa!
School’s out for the summer, and we have just the thing to cure summer boredom! It involves making a stand, literally, for clean water in Africa! A Lemon:Aid stand is the perfect way for your kids to make…
Blood:Water Book Club: “A Thousand Hills to Heaven,” Section 3
Summary In the final portion of “A Thousand Hills to Heaven,” Josh Ruxin reflects on the lessons he and his wife, Alissa, learned through opening and operating Heaven, and applies those lessons to his broader development work with…
Join Us for a FREE Memorial Day Block Party!
Hey, Nashville! Are you looking for a fun event to attend while making a difference on Memorial Day? This Monday, May 30, Lightning 100 is hosting a Memorial Day block party and album release concert benefitting Blood:Water! The concert…
