“Our team is made up of people that have heart, which you can’t teach, and who have the expertise to be able to help us carry forward the vision.”
– Tracie Ohonme, co-founder of Samaritan’s Feet
Most people strive to reach a place in their lives when they are comfortable, and their situation is predictable. Emmanuel and Tracie Ohonme reached that point and realized that they were being called to do more. They had seen kindness and generosity modeled by others and seized the opportunity to enter a rewarding but uncertain full-time ministry.
Samaritan’s Feet was started in 2003 with the “big, hairy, audacious goal” of providing 10 million pairs of shoes to 10 million individuals over the next 10 years. 18 years later, they have provided 8 million pairs of shoes in 108 countries and over 435 U.S. cities.
In this episode, Tracie and Angela tell the Samaritan’s Feet story to Co-hosts Enrique Alvarez and Scott Luton:
· How Samaritan’s Feet makes the presentation of each pair of shoes a personal and transformative experience for the recipient
· The ways in which they have changed their outreach to be able to continue giving during the COVID-19 pandemic
· The challenges and power of managing with a servant leader mentality
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