by Hawassa Hope | Oct 19, 2016 | Hawassa Ethiopia, Mossy Foot, Short Term Missions
One of the huge privileges during the July 2016 trip was being able to spend time with a group of people in Darra that were afflicted with Mossy Foot. Greg and the March team met some of the families earlier while setting up the new sponsorship program in that area....
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...
