a Reason for Praise!

Last September Aaron Klein joined our vision trip to Africa, (read his guest post HERE) and when visiting Lifesong's Adami Tulu school he was immediately drawn to it.  In his own words,

When I stepped onto the grounds of the Lifesong school in the tiny little village of Adami Tulu in Ethiopia, I instantly knew that something was different.

I wasn’t sure why. This was the last of many Lifesong projects I had visited.  It wasn’t the one I was expecting would capture my heart and imagination.

But it did."

At the end of 2010 Aaron and his wife, Cacey, decided to take on the task of raising funds to build Adami Tulu a new 4-room school house.  They developed a fundraising team, sold t-shirts, and gave presentations.  They even got creative with a National Super Bowl Party! 

And by March they were two-thirds of the way there... until one generous donor wrote a check to cover the remaining need!  Wow!

Thank you Aaron and Cacey for your creative and dedicated service to this project!

Thank you to the individuals who have joined the Kleins in raising these funds!

Thank you to everyone who gave, big or small!  Your support has made a difference!

Most of all, thank you, to our Heavenly Father Who refuses to forget the forgotten and Who is using His people to change the lives of children!

If you want to find out more about this project check out Aaron's blog HERE.

The Body. At work!

When we heard what 15 year old Addisyn was doing to bring joy and give hope to orphans in Ethiopia, we were moved by how she so deeply reflects the heart of our Father! On her 100th day of eating the soup that the children at the Adami Tulu preschool eat, she asked the rest of us to join in with her!

Now that she had seen, she could not ignore the plight of the orphan! And we are amazed at how the Lord worked through ONE 15 year old girl!

The One Day-One Lunch project raised $3,620.13... truly the body of Christ at work!

*To read more about this, check out Amy's blog.

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You want to know another amazing thing the Lord is doing for Adami Tulu?

After Aaron Klein returned from a vision trip to Ethiopia, he too was moved to action! Aaron began to gather a team of several other families who would commit to raising funds to build additional classrooms in Ethiopia.

The team recently completed the National Super Bowl Party to Build a School in Africa! People made pledges of $1, $2, or $3 per point for their favorite team. At the end of the game, they had raised a grand total of $3,235 to give these orphans the gift of a lifetime: education!

Thank you for your generosity and for bringing joy and purpose to these precious children!