by Joy Casey Do you long for a place where politics never intrude and nary a harsh word is spoken? Then you would love stepping into our sweet orphanage in Shashemene! It is an oasis of tranquility and routine where abandoned babies are loved and nurtured until a...
by Becky Burns Back in March of this year we received a tiny baby girl into our care at the orphanage (you can read her story here). At less than one month old, she came to us from the hospital where she had been treated for malnutrition. Belise began to grow and...
by Joy Casey on Dec. 1 “I know the plans I have for you …” I woke up refreshed this morning after an incredibly long day (or was it almost two days?) of travel. A beautiful, warm day greeted me and my companions as we gathered on the patio of our hotel for...
Right now there are fifteen abandoned babies at the Mana Gammachuu orphanage. All but one are under one year old. Just try to imagine in only one day how many diaper changes happen, how many bottles of formula are needed, how many cries are responded to with a...
by Becky Burns Every story begins somewhere but for the abandoned babies at our Joyful Place orphanage, we simply don’t know the details of how their stories began. The orphanage staff have to estimate how old each one is based on developmental and physical signs. ...
Thank You Lord for being a Father to the fatherless. Psalm 68:5 Thank You for watching over and sustaining Fadhe and Singten when they were abandoned and helpless. Psalm 146:9 Thank You for rescuing them when they had no one. Job 29:12 Thank you for their monthly...
