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 we start language school on August 17. Pray that we will learn Amharic quickly
  • for a new staff member for CHE. CHE is in great need of an additional staff member to work directly with the children in its care. In particular pray for the funding to hire this staff member and that CHE will find the right person for the job – passionate about ministering to children at risk, in love with Jesus, and meshes well with the rest of the team.
  • for Jonathan Bridges as he travels to Ethiopia in August to work with the Kota Ganate Agriculture Project. Pray for efficient use of his time while he is here and for his wife, Jessica, and son, Dawit, while he is gone.

Praise God…

  • for the ability to start the temporary halfway home for 5 children at CHE’s Drop-In Center. The children are thriving as they transition off of the streets and into a home! Keep praying for a permanent facility!
  • for Ribika, who is the newest staff member at CHE. Ribika is the new secretary and cashier and has easily become part of the team.

Joe and Karyn Bridges

We are really just ordinary people who have fallen in love with the people of Ethiopia, especially the children. Many stats report that 100,000 of these children live on the streets of Addis Ababa. After experiencing this firsthand in 2006, we helped start The Forsaken Children, Inc., which exists to bring lasting hope to Ethiopia through these, Ethiopia's street children. We are all about partnering with Ethiopian ministries to carry out this task and have loved doing so with the Onesimus Children Development Association! We know that The Forsaken Children and Onesimus are not these children’s savior, but we know who is and aim to direct those whom God puts in our care to Jesus. We currently live in NC where Karyn is a stay at home mom and Joe is about to be a full time student at UNC - Chapel Hill (studying social work with an emphasis on international development). The loves of our lives are our three kiddos - Jack, McLaine, and Silas!

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