We are grateful for the pause our country takes every November to reflect on the bounty with which we have been blessed. This causes us to turn to God with thankful hearts acknowledging that everything comes from Him and exists by His power and is intended for His...
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...
It makes sense that when you do something nice for your grumpy neighbor’s child, the neighbor becomes less grumpy. You might even get a smile or a friendly hello. We have found a similar response is garnered in villages hostile to the Gospel when Christ-followers do...
The 2022-23 school year is finished. American children are in the thick of summer vacation, leaving ABC’s behind for a few months. It is the same for youngsters in a Mus!im village in Ethiopia where we have an early education center for 60 children from the...
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...