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Finding families for Waiting Children in Ethiopia By Ashli Keyser, managing editor *Genet slowly makes her way out of the playroom at Holt’s Durame Intake Center, briefly holding onto the doorframe to get her balance. A dozen of her friends have already made it a few times around the merry-go-round. Undeterred, 3-year-old Genet, her legs [...] Holt’s Family Preservation program in Ethiopia “The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.”–Matthew 7:25 By Ashli Keyser, managing editor In the conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus uses a parable to speak [...] The following is a journal entry from Ashli’s trip to Ethiopia with one of Holt’s medical mission teams. By Ashli Keyser, Managing Editor Durame, Ethiopia—Our last day in Durame had come to an end…or so I had thought. As our group piled out of the cars we had been traveling in all day, I thought [...] Surgical center for children and their families by Ashli Keyser, managing editor The second Holt medical campaign in six months had come to an end. For a week, Holt Board Member Dr. Becca Brandt and her husband Dr. Kim Brandt volunteered their time and expertise at the Holt Shinshicho clinic. Arriving at the clinic in [...] A mother is able to provide for her family with the help of Holt International’s family preservation program Brian Campbell, Creative Services Director An excerpt from Brian’s Travel Diary while in Ethiopia. Messenich recieving a micro-loan to start a small coffee selling business. Durame, Ethiopia—I met an old friend today. Not an old friend from my [...] Brian Campbell, Creative Services Director An excerpt from Brian’s Travel Diary while in Ethiopia. Durame, Ethiopia—The washboard, gravel roads from the only hotel in Durame jostle our team along the way to the Holt Shinshicho Clinic. The clouds are beginning to break as the sun comes up and rain from the night before has created a [...] A love of Africa paves the way for twin boys to be adopted by Sunshine Schmidt Africa has always been in my heart and will continue to be forever. I think the idea to adopt started to take sprout when my husband and I lived in Johannesburg, South Africa. Seeing such an amazing country face [...] Holt Ambassadors participate in the Omaha Marathon Holt runners and aid station volunteers came together to participate in the Omaha Marathon 2009 to raise money and awareness for the Holt Ethiopia program. Nearly 15 Holt runners participated in the 10K and the half marathon portions of the event, and another 10 volunteers helped out by directing [...] Hope for children and families in Holt’s care in Ethiopia Maria Nelson, Assistant to Holt President and CEO, recently traveled to Ethiopia with a group of American doctors. The doctors, there on a 2-week long medical campaign, provided care to the children and families in the small, rural town of Shinshicho and Holt’s care centers in [...] A team of doctors from the United States is currently in Ethiopia helping to provide for families and children in Holt’s care. The team, including Holt Board Member and physician, Dr. Becca Brandt, will be there for two weeks providing training to a group of Ethiopian doctors. They will also be [...] |
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