Happy Ethiopian New Year!

By Melinda Sallé, Ethiopia Project Director It is 2017 today in Ethiopia! Celebrate by making a gift to Bete Hosanna,…

Bete Hosanna Summer Trip Update

By Melinda Salle, Development Project Coordinator I am so excited to be able to share this encouraging update from Ethiopia….

Feel Great About Blowing Up Your Money

By Jonathan Jackson, Owner and Operator of BOOM Fireworks, which benefits Bete Hosanna We adopted our son, Henry, from China…

Our Family’s Return to Ethiopia

By Amanda Oakes, America World Adoptive Mom Jason and I started talking about adoption during the first year of our…

Helping Families Thrive in Ethiopia

Although Ethiopia closed its doors to international adoption in 2018, the urgent need to protect children remains. Children still become…

Fall 2023 Ethiopia Mission Trip Update

By Melinda Sallé, Development Project Coordinator I returned from Ethiopia last week! It was my first trip to meet our…

So Many Reasons to Celebrate in Ethiopia

Yesterday, Ethiopia celebrated its New Year. Ethiopians follow a 13-month calendar like that used in many Eastern Orthodox churches, trailing…

Easter in Ethiopia

Last Sunday, April 16th, Ethiopians celebrated Easter, or “Fasika,” the word for Easter in Amharic.  This celebration occurred one week…

Knowing Someone Cares Makes All the Difference

by Kylie Sharp In 2006, my parents adopted me through America World from an orphanage in Guangdong Province, China. I now…

The December 2022 Mission Trip to Ethiopia: An Experience of Authentic Joy

By Christie McMillan “And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of…