{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5b604f084c43ac1347a3f13a/5b604f48e14127853f94a03d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"David Morrison","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5b604f084c43ac1347a3f13a/1654287672617-4d8e305f3b8982797c834bce8e833a08.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>David talks about his crazy approach to raising money for education, relief and development, why his heart is in Africa and why Malawians are tired of handouts.</p>\r\n<p>Biography</p>\r\n<p>David Morrison ‘Mo’ was born in Toronto, Ontario.  After high school he travelled to California on a football scholarship.  An injury took him out early, but in the process Mo found his true calling, ministering to young people.  He attended<a href=\"https://www.tyndale.ca/\">Tyndale College</a> and Seminary while working part-time at <a href=\"http://pioneercamp.ca/\">Ontario Pioneer Camp</a>, where he eventually became the Boys’ Camp Director.  At camp, David met his wife, Joanna. </p>\r\n<p>Pioneer was in fact the training ground for a call that came in 2003, when David and Joanna, together with their three young children, moved to Malawi to begin creating families for children left alone in the world. </p>\r\n<p>Today, there are 80 children living in 7 homes, which surround the Morrison home. </p>\r\n<p>David’s heart is to see children adopted into families, and established as world changers. </p>\r\n<p>One of the keys to transformation is education and the <a href=\"http://www.dreamriders.ca/\">Dreamriders</a> were born out of a desire to offer more children the opportunity to be educated.  </p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http://www.insidehalton.com/community-story/5685900-oakville-s-dream-riders-helping-malawians-fulfill-their-dreams/\">Here’s an Oakville Beaver article here for more info.</a></p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http://calgaryherald.com/life/team-tackles-gruelling-mountain-race-to-help-malawi-students\">Or maybe here for a Calgary Herald piece talking about the campaign.</a></p>","author_name":"David Peck"}