Small Miracles
AGCI’s VP of International Programs, Kiersten Luginbill, is currently in Gambella Ethiopia at our Hannah’s Hope partner home! Follow her journey to learn more about AGCI’s work in Ethiopia. Midway through our time in Gambella, we had a rude awakening. We arrived at our Hannah’s Hope partner home to find several children had spiked a […]
A Beautiful Mess
AGCI’s VP of International Programs, Kiersten Luginbill, is currently in Gambella Ethiopia at our Hannah’s Hope partner home! Follow her journey to learn more about AGCI’s work in Ethiopia. This past week I traveled back to Gambella Ethiopia where I visited our Hannah’s Hope partner home and continued the training with our AGCI Ethiopia staff […]
What Being a Dad Means to Me
In honor of Father’s Day, we asked adoptive dad Chad Williamson to share what being a dad really means to him. Chad shared his story with us of faith and growth as an adoptive father to his two young boys. Chad and Courtney Williamson decided to look into adopting a child when they read an […]
Mother to Mother: A Birth Mother Reunion
Above all, Julie Meyaard is a mother. When the Meyaard family decided to adopt from Ethiopia for the first time, they were already parents to five children. Before long, their family blossomed to 10 children; four of which are adopted from Ethiopia. Julie never expected she’d share her children with anyone—especially her adopted daughter’s birth […]
Why Everyone Should Go on a Christian Mission Trip
Kahlil and Kari Somera didn’t think they could go on a Christian mission trip. The timing, the cost—it felt like it just wouldn’t work. The Portland couple was in a time of transition. Kahlil had recently moved on from his job of eight years and was looking for something new to be passionate about. On […]
Meet Seble from Ethiopia
Meet Seble. Seble was a Special Mother for our Hannah’s Hope in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. After leaving her work at Hannah’s Hope, she started her own coffee shop on a main road in Addis. Her business is flourishing thanks to her dedication, hard work, and a little support from AGCI. Seble is one of […]
Forever Together: Selmawit & Negose
Selmawit is 24 years old and a recipient of an AGCI micro-grant. When she was still a teenager, her parents arranged a marriage for her to a man who had recently returned from the military. Sadly, he was HIV positive. He died shortly after they married, leaving Selmawit pregnant and alone. She gave birth to […]
Ethiopia Team Update
Well, we’ve been a little held up with blogging by a lack of internet so I wanted to catch everyone up on our mission. After long days painting murals and re-organizing rooms at Hannah’s Hope, we took off for Gambella. Every trip to Gambella seems to be a little “eventful” in its own way. This […]
Back in Ethiopia!
Day 1: I’m back in Ethiopia! It’s fantastic to return this fall with a full agenda and two of our close AGCI advocates, Kerri and Erica. I’m so blessed to be sharing this adventure with these amazing ladies. After long hours of travel on Friday and Saturday, we finally arrived in Addis Ababa and…..all our […]
Ava, Our Original Lemonade Advocate
With 50 stands across 16 states, Ava Forrest, a nine-year-old from North Carolina, raised funds to support orphans living at Hannah’s Hope. The fundraiser was Ava’s idea, and a very personal one. She got the idea for “Lemonade for the Least of These” after visiting Hannah’s Hope, an orphan transition home in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where her family […]
Mikiyas: Lost in the Gap
Mikiyas is lost in the gap. His earliest years of life were spent in a government orphanage without stimulation, medication, love or hope. Mikiyas was born with severe CP which prevents him from walking, talking or feeding himself. He has no father and his mother lives in extreme poverty. She cannot offer all that Mikyas […]
Ethiopia Library Complete!
The Kisanet Public Library is complete! After months of hard work and fundraising the doors are on, the windows installed and the final coat of paint is dry. It’s hard to believe the Bookin It To Ethiopia team is already returned back to the US. We had such a full time together with lots of […]
