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Devastating Famine in Ethiopia!

Ethiopia faces the 5th consecutive failed rainy season. Parts of Ethiopia are experiencing the worst drought in more than 40 years, according to the United Nations. This threat leads to famine, malnutrition, and death.    The March-May rainy season is the driest on record, devastating livelihoods and deepening a pre-existing humanitarian emergency. The World Meteorological Organization says there is a risk that the October-December

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Abandoned Babies Need Formula! House of Joy Ethiopia

The House of Joy Home For Abandoned Babies Needs Formula! The House of joy is a home for abandoned babies brought to us by government social workers. They have no other place to bring these precious children. It is extremely difficult to find formula to feed these little ones. Most of these babies are incredibly malnourished. It’s a great challenge

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New Life Ethiopia

New Life Ethiopia

New Life Ethiopia: Village Kindergarten The New Life Village Kindergarten serves 60 children every day. These children get a chance for a good future through education in a small class setting (20 vs 50 from a traditional Ethiopian Kindergarten).  This is something they could never dream of. The New Life Village Kindergarten is providing a solid foundation for these children,

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House of Joy Ethiopia

House of Joy – Shashemene, Ethiopia

Since 2007, the House of Joy in Shashemene, Ethiopia has cared for abandoned babies who have no other hope for survival. The government brings these babies into this home because there is no other place for them. House of Joy’s goal is to place these children in permanent families through adoption. They host adoption seminars to recruit and train families

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Forsaken Children Ethiopia

The Forsaken Children

About The Forsaken Children The Forsaken Children began in early 2005 when a short term team traveled to Ethiopia and saw street children in the large African capital for the first time. The team discovered that thousands of children live on the streets of Addis Ababa. The team members felt convicted to not only provide shelter and hope for these

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They Had 5 Babies and One Can of Formula – THE HOUSE OF JOY

The House of Joy is one of those amazing ministries that we support through Streams of Mercy. They are located in the remote Rift Valley region of Ethiopia. This orphanage currently has five babies who have been abandoned or relinquished. We visited the House of Joy in March, just before it was launched. No babies were in the home yet,

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The Forsaken Children

We arrived at The Forsaken Children and I was once again struck by the scope of their ministries to street children. There are 100,000 children living on the streets of Addis Ababa. When I heard that statistic, I was overwhelmed by the desperate need of those kids. But, the Forsaken Children staff are reaching out to the children of the streets

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HUNGER WEIGHS MUCH MORE THAN THIS SACK OF FOOD! – ADOPTION 1:27

Hunger Is Heavier Than This Food The elderly woman stood bent over and very frail. We were at the food distribution for destitute widows in the city of Adama, several years ago. This was their monthly food distribution. 20 widows would receive a life-sustaining gift of food that day. It was enough food to sustain them for the next 30

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