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....
by Andrea Gaines | Mar 18, 2016 | Kids, Projects
“Ethiopia is one of the Sub-Saharan African countries in which children constitute a large section of the population. According to the Ethiopian Central Statistics Agency (CSA, 2009), over 40% of the current population are below 15 years of age and about 80% of the...
by Andrea Gaines | Mar 16, 2016 | Kids, Projects
Kindergarten and Backpacks in Hawassa An excerpt from our guidelines ‘The kindergarten year is critical in laying a strong foundation for the future of every child. High quality kindergarten programming depends on encouraging children’s development and...