How Working in Ethiopia Redefines What’s Important About Families

Joe Bridges sitting with Sarah at her home Working and living within the confines of Ethiopia’s impoverished reality, I have had to clarify what I believe is important about families. You see, as an American I have heard of extreme poverty disqualifying parents as fit guardians, sending their children into government care. Now as an [...]

Recent Visit to CHE

One of the first things I heard from Joe Bridges after landing in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia was that there was a pre-teen girl named Metu who was giving them great concern.  She was absolutely homeless and was residing at Children’s Home Ethiopia, but she was openly challenging authority and calling the staff names in front [...]

Prayer Requests

Please pray… for the children who raised their hands to say they want to know and follow Jesus at CHE’s recent end of school celebration (see that post). Also pray for the CHE staff and volunteers to make the time to follow up with each of these children. for us (Karyn and Joe Bridges) as [...]

What a Trip!

Sammy and Nega Prep the Bus About 80 anxious children from Children’s Home Ethiopia’s SAFE Project and 10 even more anxious staff and volunteers boarded a bus on Saturday.  They were headed to an Addis Ababa park to celebrate the end of the school year. Most of these children had no idea what to expect [...]