by Hawassa Hope | Oct 10, 2016 | Mossy Foot, Short Term Missions
Greg shares about our first Mossy Foot training: We set out for Aleta Chuko Wednesday morning loaded down with bags full of donated shoes and letters from sponsor families to their sponsored child. I was able to meet with each family. We then had a time of earnest...
by Hawassa Hope | Oct 1, 2016 | Hawassa Ethiopia, Orphanage Support, Short Term Missions
Ajuuja is a place very near and dear to my heart for a number of reasons. Over the last several years, I have been able to spend a good amount of time there and really get to know some of the kids and staff. And I got to meet a lot of cool kids like this little guy....
by Hawassa Hope | Sep 16, 2016 | Hawassa Ethiopia, Short Term Missions, Sponsorship
Before meeting Agegnehu, my sponsor child, I only knew him as a face. I only knew him and his family through a couple short letters sent back and forth. This trip to their home gave me a chance to know him as more than that face, more than the thirty dollars I send...
by Hawassa Hope | Sep 5, 2016 | Hawassa Ethiopia, Sponsorship
I’m always amazed at the stories we hear from families in the sponsorship program. One of the things we’ve heard several times which you can never be fully prepared for is “NOW I AM HUMAN.” One story that stays with me is from a mother that said her life before was...
by Hawassa Hope | Sep 5, 2016 | Hawassa Ethiopia, Short Term Missions, Sponsorship
As we wound down the day we had just a few visits and it was our last day. Throughout the week we saw many needs and we were able to meet many of them but still had funds left; one of our team members was over funded for his trip and we had the funds on hand to use at...
