Expanded Family – Expanded Business

Expanded Family – Expanded Business

by Joy Casey  In April I wrote about a unique adoption – a very poor couple adopting an orphan from our orphanage and taking in a little girl from the streets.  If ever you need a heart-warming, God-honoring story read this one. Despite hearts bursting with...
The One Who Respects Women

The One Who Respects Women

by Dinah Monahan Dinah is the founder and director of Psalm 51 ministries and has traveled with Joy many times to Ethiopia.  Her forte is encouraging women coming out of Islam to stand in the freedom God has for them as beloved and cherished daughters of the King. ...
God Rescues the One

God Rescues the One

by Joy Casey I am winding down my time in Ethiopia and have a few hours to myself to ponder all that God has done, is doing and wants to do going forward.  Thoughts are spinning in my head as I recall the individuals God has called out of Is!am and what it has cost...
Easter Dinner and Adoption Touchpoints

Easter Dinner and Adoption Touchpoints

by Joy Casey  I am back in the capital city of Addis Ababa.  My work in the countryside is done and now I switch gears to a cosmopolitan atmosphere with all the trappings that go with a city of 5.5 million residents.  Bad roads defined the first week of travel,...
Come and See – Day 2!

Come and See – Day 2!

by Joy Casey We are on the road again heading out to the second church we want to visit.  I especially wanted to go there because I brought a gift of an audio bible to the girl who received a wheelchair.  Ever since meeting Safiya in December I have been praying for...
A Wheelchair Brings Hope

A Wheelchair Brings Hope

by Joy Casey  It was a Monday when we visited a brand-new church plant nestled in the deep countryside of Ethiopia.  We were astonished so many people came to the church to welcome us on a weekday. We couldn’t help but join the clapping to the beat of a drum and...