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God Provides: Ethiopia High School Now Open
We are so thankful to see high school students in class on our campus. We have waited a long time to see our vision for a high school come to life, but now, it is here! The students are doing well, and we are very proud of them.…
High School Opening This Year in Ethiopia
A high school now stands on our campus in Ethiopia. Only the finishing touches remain before construction is complete. As soon as the tiles are laid, and the walls are painted, our team will have the space needed to provide quality education to students from preschool through 12th…
The First Christians in Their Family | An Update from Ethiopia
As young children, Taitu* and Mehari's* father passed away. They were left with their mother who was sick and in need of care. The siblings tried to nurse her back to health, but as children, they couldn’t take care of her, let alone themselves. Our team in Ethiopia…
Education Gives Justice to the Voiceless | An Update from Ethiopia
Yosef (middle) studies with his classmates. In the region where we serve in Ethiopia, less than 20% of high-school-aged children attend high school and only 3% of students make it to 11th and 12th grade, according to a 2022 UNICEF report. That’s why, after years of planning, our…
High School Will Help Banchirga Become a Doctor | An Update from Ethiopia
Banchirga stands outside her home. Can you imagine having to choose to discontinue your education after 8th grade? This is the reality for many of the orphaned and vulnerable children we serve in Ethiopia. Since our school currently only provides education through 8th grade, just a small percentage…
Launching a Movement: Equipping Christians to Adopt in Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, there are more than 5.6 million orphans. These children whose names and stories matter deeply to God often become trapped in a cycle of institutional care. Like you, we believe children belong in families. More specifically, children belong in their families of origin. But where that…
How My Family Fell in Love with Ethiopia
Hi! We're the Dietz family. Our family of seven: Travis, Shonda (me), plus our five teenagers just returned from another amazing trip to work with Lifesong for Orphans' schools in Ziway and Adami Tulu, Ethiopia. We're often asked how we first got involved with Lifesong, so here's an…
How Three Adoptions Grew into a Lifelong Call for the Kleins
Aaron is filled with joy as he holds his son Aaron and Cacey Klein's lives changed forever 15 years ago. They boarded a plane and flew to South Korea where they met a bright-eyed, chubby-cheeked, eight-month-old baby who soon became their son. Two short years later, they stepped…
Did God Forget About Netsanet?
"I have a poem to share with you." Netsanet, a 15-year-old student at Lifesong School in Ziway, Ethiopia, unfolds the piece of paper and begins to read the lines of poetry she's written in careful, blue ink. "God, the One Who doesn't forget us even though we forget…
A Word from Zebdeos in Ethiopia
Recently, members of our team here in the U.S. got to visit our team in Ethiopia to see first-hand many of the incredible things God is doing through your support and prayer. Our in-country leader, Zebdeos, shares— One major challenge here in Ethiopia, is that kids often can't…