My August 2022 Trip with Addis JemariBy: Becky Highsmith, Team Leader “The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.” — Psalm 126:3 Traveling overseas to a developing country is always an adventure, especially on a short-term mission trip. This...
The AJ Home is very special to us because it is how our organization began working in Ethiopia! It is a family home setting where once orphaned and vulnerable teenage girls enjoy a real sense of security and belonging — where they learn and grow together, and share...
You are such a vital part of our mission, and we don’t want you to miss out on this opportunity to make a difference in the lives of fifty new families at our Family Empowerment Center. These new families just started in the program on August 1, and we’ve been going...
Drumroll, please… our first 50 families graduated from our Family Empowerment Program! We are excited to announce that our first group of 50 families graduated from our Family Empowerment Program last month! This was three years in the making, and we could not be...
Three years ago, at our 2019 Night of New Beginnings, we shared about Hermela. At the time, she lived in a small shelter made of wood and plastic with her sons, Abel and Tsegaye. She struggled to put food on the table for her children. Soon after we met her, Hermela...
Education is one of the cornerstones of our programs in Ethiopia — providing the children we serve with the resources needed to help them experience a brighter future! Our team in Ethiopia works every day to make education a priority for the girls in our AJ Home....
