Our Team
She Sings Arias. She Speaks Swahili. She’s Nadia!
You know Aaron, Jake, Katy, and Barak. Now we’d like to introduce you to our classical-singing, Swahili-speaking technical director, Nadia Kist. Although Nadia is a native New Yorker, she’s lived in Nairobi, Kenya, for the last 11 years….
That’s a Wrap!
The “One Thousand Wells” book tour ended on Saturday night in the Bay Area. It was a bittersweet night atBook Passage in Corte Madera, where many friends and family members of co-founder Jena Lee Nardella came to not…
Meeting Beatrice
Last week, we introduced you to our two new interns. Today you get to hear a little more about Kat! —“What made you want to go on a mission trip to Africa?” I get this question all of…
Photo Friday: West Coast Book Tour
We kicked off the West Coast leg of the “One Thousand Wells” book tour in Seattle last night. A great crowd showed up at the University Book Store, including our co-founder, Jena Lee Nardella’s college roommates, camp buddies,…
“What is Next is What Was and What Is” — Reflections on a Book Tour
When Blood:Water first launched, co-founder Jena Lee Nardella spent hours on a tour bus with the band Jars of Clay. Eleven years later, lead singer and Blood:Water co-founder, Dan Haseltine, joins her on a tour across the country, helping…
Meet Our Fall Interns
Blood:Water has two office interns dedicating their semester to creating lasting change in Africa. Meet Caroline and Kat – our ladies of the fall. Who run the world? GIRLS! Meet our engagement/marketing intern, Caroline Archer, a newlywed from…
Photo Friday: Selfie Take One & Two
After flying into Denver, Colorado for the first stop on the west leg of the “One Thousand Wells” book tour, our cofounder, Jena Lee Nardella, could not help but show off her childhood playground. The book tour crew…
A Day in Lalibela
We love our summer interns. This week we want you to meet Joey Maloney, the engagement intern. In this post he shares about his trip to Ethiopia. My name is Joey Maloney. Two years ago I spent the…
Photo Friday: Book Tour Launch
It’s been a whirlwind of a week at Blood:Water. Jena’s memoir, “One Thousand Wells,” released this week, which began the launch of her book tour. Jena, Jars of Clay’s Dan Haseltine, and other Blood:Water staff are now traveling…
Jena’s Top 5 Keys to Success
Co-founder Jena Lee Nardella’s memoir, “One Thousand Wells” was released on Thursday! In it, she talks about her journey of co-founding Blood:Water, and in this week’s video blog, she answers your questions about what that was like as…