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Our Team with the Street Kids Home in Ethiopia Ethiopia is a desperately needy nation. There are over 4,000,000 orphans in the nation, and 1,500,000 of them are AIDS orphans. These children are taken advantage of, used, and then thrown away. Many of them turn to drugs, and others turn to a life of crime, just to survive. In the
On Wednesday night we made our way through the streets of Addis Ababa, to the Ethiopian Cultural Restaurant. This is a once in a lifetime experience! We were greeted by the hostess in traditional Ethiopian dress, and escorted to our tables. Then, the fun evening began. Traditional Ethiopian Food Served on Injira Bread The Ethiopian food was fantastic. The serving
Ethiopian Church On Sunday, we gathered with over 1,000 Ethiopian believers, and were impacted with the sincere worship and unashamed joy of the African Church. This service gave us a new glimpse of heaven. I could imagine in a new way what heaven will be like with every tribe, and tongue and nation worshipping our great God. Team Members
Tomorrow morning, we will be heading to Africa! We will be there for two weeks, and will be spending valuable time with Streams Of Mercy’s partner orphanages in Ethiopia and Uganda! We will be updating this blog regularly with stories from our trip, so keep an eye out for posts! You can also follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/streamsofmercy.
Children are sold on the streets Our journey into India has been another life-changing experience. We have traveled to 7 orphanages in two different cities and traveled countless miles. One of the most heart-wrenching experiences was to meet children who had been trafficked (SOLD) into sexual and work slavery. We met several children who have been rescued by these wonderful ministries. Trafficking has
A Year Ago: Living on the Sidewalk She was dying and she knew it. The woman had lived on the streets of Pune, India for a very long time. About a year before, she was diagnosed with AIDS, and her husband had left her for another street dweller, taking his two sons with him . He made another decision that day. He would leave
With the Street Kids Orphanage We arrived at the Chennai Street Kids Orphanage, and immediately were greeted by 34 of the most wonderful kids you could ever imagine. These kids come from a WIDE assortment of backgrounds. Some are true orphans, one little 11 year old girl was dropped off on the streets of Chennai (a city of 8,000,000 people!) because her mother
Lawrence His Name is Lawrence, and he’s 9. As I walked into the Aids Kids Orphanage in Chennai, I was drawn to Lawrence right away. He has a gentle smile and kind eyes. Lawrence is not the most outgoing child in the home. As a matter of fact, he’s a pretty quiet child in the midst of many young extroverts.
Our India Team in front of the Leper’s Medical Clinic Today we visited the Bharathapuram Leper colony outside of Chennai. We heard of the plight of Lepers in India, and the stories were heartbreaking. A person contracting leprosy is immediately an outcast to all of their family and friends. Leprosy levels the ground. It affects the very poor, and the
