A cool opportunity…
Hello all,
So, this will be a short post….mostly because we have a medical team here and have been doing clinics every day. They have gone well, and I have been impressed, it has been great to have them here!
The real reason I am writing, however, is of a different matter. Please read the following from Andy Warren, head of the MTW HIV/AIDS Project here in Addis Ababa. He wrote this shortly before his return back from a 1 year furlough.
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Dear Friends,
We are finishing up our home ministry assignment, which has been wonderful.
We have been able to visit most of our supporters, which has been extremely
encouraging. Many of you told us about praying regularly for us, which
means a great deal. If we didn’t manage to see you this last year we
apologize and we will try to catch you the next time around, probably in
2010.
One major responsibility during HMA is fund raising. We have to make sure
that we visit our supporters and raise any new support needed because of
increases in cost of living or lost support. I am also responsible for
raising the money needed for the HIV/AIDS work. God has provided for both
the project and us and we have enough money in hand to return. However, we
do need some additional pledged personal support and the financial needs of
the project are on-going.
One way to support the project is by sponsoring one of the project children.
Mission to the World has a street child sponsorship program and
while our children are not technically ‘street children” they have been
included in this program. Sponsorship is $30 per month and provides for the
needs of each child and also helps their family. It covers school fees,
clothing, food and medical care.
You can find out more about sponsoring a child by visiting Emily Hendrix at Mission to the World; email at StreetChild@mtw.org or call MTW at 678-823-0004 ext. 2365.
Make sure you ask to sponsor one of the Ethiopia children. Right now, we
have about 100 of the project’s 500+ children ready to be sponsored. You
might also want to share this with friends, or small group.
Bev and I would appreciate your prayers as we pack, say goodbye to our
children and family and return to Ethiopia.
Blessings,
Andy and Bev Warren
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Thanks for taking the time to read this! I think this is an awesome opportunity!
More from Addis soon….
On the road and constantly trying to clean off my muddy shoes in Addis,
-Derek
