Generosity From Two Shepherd Boys

We began our day by taking a hike up a mountainside to explore a part of Debre Zeit. We piled into the taxi to the center of town and then found a bajaj to take us part of the way to Lake Hora. I use to walk this road several times a day when I lived in this section...

Gifts From the Group

The last day for the group to be in Ethiopia came too quickly. Although exhausted and without a “real” shower, the group was more than eager to take the whiteboard and Bibles to Denkaka. Our van driver picked us up at the compound and took us to where the whiteboard...

Sunday Morning Service

After 45 minutes of traveling to Dekaka and a 15 minute walk to the church on a dirt road, we arrived at Mulu Wongle Church. Even before we were in sight of the church we heard voices lifted up in praise. It was a sound of joy and it was radiating outside the church...

Drip, drip, drip

Tuesday morning at 4 AM I woke to the sound coming from the bathroom. At first I wasn’t sure what I was hearing or if I was just dreaming about the sound of water. As I struggled to become more alert, I realized it was a drip coming from the bathroom. Normally that...

What if?

As I stepped off the plane after 24 hours of traveling and limited sleep, there was a small voice in the back of my head that said, “what if? What if Misgana and Melaku had the wrong date? What if there was a problem with the taxi and they weren’t able to arrive in...

Fund Raising in Process

This past year MADIE Ministries was able to support 30 children so they could attend school. Our goal for 2014 is to raise enough support so these 30 children can continue their education for next school year and add 10 more children. We have received some great...