Work Begins in Mekele
The team has arrived safely in Mekele and we are thrilled to be jumping into our service and working hard. Since Monday of this week was a holiday in Ethiopia, school was out so we rearranged our schedule to start our week with the new flooring project at Metekel primary school. The school is home […]
Embrace Missions – My First Impressions of Ethiopia
By Hannah Ownley Mission Trip Participant I have been here for almost two days and so far the experience has been absolutely amazing. I have certainly fallen in love with Ethiopia and the people here. Since arriving, I have been able to see the city by bus, spend a few hours at Hannah’s Hope, and […]
Hedase School – My Final Thoughts
By Julie Salwasser I am writing this update as I fly to Ghana on Thursday. I had to leave the Hedase work team a little early in order to help prepare our Ghana Hannah’s Hope Foster Care Home. I will be working alongside Kate McDodson, AGCI Ghana Case Manager, Almaz Asresahin, our Ethiopian Director and […]
Christmas Shoes
By Julie Salwasser On Saturday, after celebrating Ethiopian Christmas with the children at Hannah’s Hope, our team had the privilege of visiting the Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in Addis Ababa. The Rehabilitation Center houses 145 boys and girls, many of whom are orphans, who have been sentenced to several months after breaking the law. You just […]
Creating “Renewal” at Hedase Elementary School
By Julie Salwasser and Hollen Frazier. “Children are a blessing and a gift from the Lord” Psalm 127:3 We made a preliminary visit to Hedase Elementary School on Sunday to see how much of the prep work had already been completed by the Ethiopian contractor team we are working with all week. We found that some of the land had […]
Wyrea Daycare
By Julie Salwasser and Hollen Frazier On Sunday we returned to Wyrea Daycare Center in Addis, where the team worked in 2008. At that time, we helped build classrooms, restrooms, a lunchroom, and a play area for this community-based center. We did not expect there would be any children or staff at Wyrea but we were […]
Ethiopian Christmas at Hannah’s Hope
By Julie Salwasser, AGCI International Program Development. Yesterday, Saturday, January 7, was my first Ethiopian Christmas and it was so special! Of course it is a little strange to hear “The Little Drummer Boy” and other familiar songs as well as see the huge Christmas tree here at the Riviera Hotel two weeks after our […]
Hedase School Project Mission Team Update
The first half of AGCI’s mission team to Ethiopia arrived in Addis Ababa on Friday. Remaining team members will arrive on Saturday morning. The team, led by Dan Wilson, retired Seattle Mariners catcher and vice-chair of AGCI’s Board, and his wife Annie, is there to begin one of the largest orphan care community construction projects […]
