School starts in Ethiopia after their New Year celebration in September. Interested in a bit of trivia? Ethiopia marks time by the Julian calendar that has 13 months and is 7 years behind our Gregorian calendar. September 12th is a huge day of celebration in...
by Joy Casey It is always a push to get packed for a trip to Ethiopia. The only easy, safe and inexpensive way to bring items to the country is through checked baggage, so long before lift-off our team is prioritizing what items are most needed. A friend from...
by Joy Casey I hope everyone working in another country has co-workers as superb as those NewLife Ethiopia has. Abebe has worked alongside me since I ventured to Ethiopia sixteen years ago. He has been a colleague and mentor patiently broadening my understanding of...
Fayo and Moti are twin boys born in a Mus!im village in Ethiopia. Securing a spot in our 2-year kindergarten program for the brothers was their mother’s strong desire. The boys’ father, Abiti, is a farmer, but the land has been dry and unforgiving. It has not...
by Harmony Ierley It was his 75th birthday.  The retired minister, father to two grown boys, and Papa to 7 grandchildren sure didn’t need another tie or pair of socks.  As he thought more about it, he had an idea.  Jon and his wife, Robbie, support a little girl and...
 Brothers and sister sit ‘round the table Pouring over gifts each colorfully labeled. But not for them, no, they want to give more To those in Ethiopia who are incredibly poor. With money in hand they long with a sigh To do something grand like a house to buy....
