Back to Addis

Yesterday we met with the officials for Bright Hope School and visited the school project.  They are beginning the last phase of the wall, and have started the second phase of the garden.  In the first phase of the garden they are beginning the second growing season, and rotation of crops.  It has been a successful first harvest.  They are use the proceeds from the sale of the produce and eggs to help supplement a lunch program for some of the neediest children who attend the school.  They are also using their resources to provide extra food and some treatment for the children with HIV.  These children get an additional boiled eggs each week from the chicken farm that the school is running.  This program has been a huge success as they are currently getting about 9500 eggs per month from 370 chickens.  They are doing as much as they can to help the children succeed in the classroom. 

Today we visited Acacia Village, and were given an extensive tour of the facilities, from Micheal Arrowood, one of CWA's staff members from the North Carolina office.  He has been living here in Addis for a while doing some quality control on the facilities.  It was a good visit and the building is beautiful.  Most of the children were napping while we were there so we didn't see any children, which was unfortunate. 

Dave and I are winding down our time in Addis.  We have learned a lot about the various programs that Harvest has been a part of over the past two years.  God is doing some great things in Ethiopia and were are meerly blessed to be apart of his work in this country.  God is really moving in this place.  Everywhere we have been there is some much need but it has been clear that God is working in everywhere.  Thanks for all of your prayers for this trip. 

 Aaron and Dave