Where we will be: Yezelalem Minch is a community based care support to orphans & vulnerable children. They offer care to destitute orphans who don’t have an extended family. The Yezelalem Minch is a ministry that helps children and families affected by HIV in Ethiopia stay together and become productive members of society. They aim to keep children off the street. The founder grew up a sponsored child of World Vision and learned that God has a plan for her life – she realized he was calling her to care for the fatherless. (I can provide a DVD, which is a short documentary on Yezelalem Minch for free for anyone interested).
In addition to Yezelalem Minch we will be visiting :
*HIV orphanage called AHOPE
*Kolfe Boys Orphanage
*Korah trash dump (a colony of lepers and those with HIV)
((Here is a sample of a couple of the places we will be visiting))
This is Yezelalem Minch, its a slideshow of their different areas of how they help children and families, we will be staying here:
AHOPE - an HIV+ orphanage
Korah Dump - for years has been a "colony/community" for lepers and those with HIV, it is located on a trash dump:
Kolfe Orphanage:
When & How Much: We plan to travel Feb 23 – March 3, 2011. We need to raise $5,000 for us to go. This will cover flights, food, and housing for the week. 30% of what our housing will cost will go directly towards the church and ministry we are helping.
Prayer Requests:
1. Pray that God brings in the funds! This trip is approaching FAST.
2. Pray that we would seize every opportunity to be Jesus to everyone.
3. Pray for safety
4. Pray that our church families’ hearts would soften and be moved by the photos and videos we will bring back – pray that they will ACT when God reveals to them this need!
5. Pray that we make the maximum impact possible and that we will do all that God has called us to while there.
FOR EVERY $25 donated to our mission trip to Ethiopia in February, a chicken will be purchased for a family who has no means of income or a way to provide for their child. Many families relinquish their children to orphanages because they can’t provide a simple meal. These chickens will provide a way for a family to generate income and help them, help themselves. When we reach our goal of $5,000, we will be purchasing 200 chickens for 40 families in need.
Tax Deductible Donations can be sent to:
Fairview Missionary Church,
Attention: Pastor Norm Fuller,
525 East 200 North
Angola, IN 46703
((Please note Ethiopia trip!))
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