Compound Has Been Rented

As of January 1, 2014 MADIE Ministries has moved into a compound that will house future team members. The main house has three bed rooms along with two western style bathrooms. Hana Jambo will be the Ethiopian hostess for our teams. She will manage the compound and...

Final Sunday In Denkaka

Sunday, August 4, 2013 I traveled to Denkaka for church. I was asked to give the message. Although I had planned to talk about “loving our neighbors”, God put it on my heart to talk about what it means to serve. We were able to get a ride faster this time...

Uniforms Given to Children

The Uniforms Delivered Sunday, July 21st was a day of blessings. I woke up early to a peaceful sound outside. It was not raining and I was very thankful for that. I was going to Denkaka for church and delivering the uniforms to the children. No rain meant it would...

Uniforms are Finished!

The children’s uniforms are finished. They worked quickly to get them all finished before it was time for me to leave. We are taking them to the children on Sunday. Sunday will be a very busy day. We will be attending church and video taping part of the service....

Uniforms Are Being Made!

The uniforms are in the process of being made.  Mingistu grew up in Denkaka and is the primary person sewing the uniforms. He normally charges 80 birr but he is only charging us 50 birr. He said if we were willing to bless the children in the village then he too...

Chickens Purchased

After finishing a meal of rice with some unknown meat, we went out to the  hut to get the chickens that were purchased for two families. To our surprise, the chickens had gotten loose and they were running allover the compound. It took two adults and three children to...