by Andrea Gaines | Aug 7, 2016 | 2016 Trip, Education, Kids, Making a difference, Projects, School
Having worked in Ethiopia we have seen the amazing changes that can happen when we join forces and work together to make change. The pictures above are all examples of of how donations and support help make a change. The children in Korah, live in a leper colony....
by Andrea Gaines | Apr 25, 2016 | Education, Making a difference, Non-profits, Projects, Volunteers, Water Filters
Have you ever worked on something with a group of other people and realized that it was just better together? Helen Keller once said, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Habesha Momma takes teams to Ethiopia twice a year. There is no “I” when the...
by Andrea Gaines | Apr 11, 2016 | Making a difference, Marathon, Projects, Volunteers
We are 11 days into the Ripples of Change Marathon. How is everyone doing? Total miles walked as of 4/10/16 by those logging updates = 196.13 Total Teams participating = 14 Most miles walked by an individual = 36.5 by Sonya H. Way to go Sonya!! Registration is open...
by Andrea Gaines | Apr 10, 2016 | Making a difference, Non-profits, Projects, School, Uncategorized
On any given day any one of us could walk out our door and witness pain, hurt, loneliness, homelessness, abuse, hunger, disparity, and a multitude of other social and economic human disasters. So much can be done to help and reach out. The wonderful thing is that...
by Andrea Gaines | Apr 6, 2016 | Making a difference, Projects, Uncategorized, Volunteers
If you spend any amount of time with me, you’ll find out quickly how much I LOVE Ethiopia. My family was blessed 8 years ago when we adopted our beautiful Ethiopian son, Messay. Even as a child, I knew that I would do missionary/humanitarian work in Africa....
by Andrea Gaines | Apr 4, 2016 | Kids, Projects, School, Volunteers
My first concrete memory of Mom is of her reading to my little brother and me. We were sitting on the rust-colored orange carpet of the living room with our backs against a cupboard. Vince and I were tucked into either side of Mom while she read from Aesop’s Fables....