On June 17, my husband's coffee company, Ground to Cup coffee launched the official partnership of G2C with Children's HopeChest, in taking on and loving a CarePoint community in Awassa, Ethiopia called "Warancha". Our role is to gather our community together to sponsor 150 plus children (giving them education, medical/dental care, discipleship) and begin to effect change in their community through capital projects and more. To add, GOING would be an opportunity for anyone interested each year. Little did we know, the Lord would say "GO" so quickly.
Through a stream of incredible events, my sweet hubby will be leading the first ever Children's HopeChest/Visiting Orphans mission trip into, count em', FOUR CarePoints (including the opportunity at ours) in Awassa, Ethiopia.
The team will also spend the first few days in Addis Ababa loving some precious kids in orphanages there.
This trip is sure to be incredible as the team will get to see first hand the difference sponsorship makes on a community and the children within it. Each CarePoint is at different phases of it's sponsorship, capital projects including the possibility of spending time in OURS ... Warancha ... which is brand new.
We have many children yet to sponsor in this community (so please contact me if that interests you ... I'll get you all set up) so the team will also get to meet the sweet faces of those children who still yearn the hope of a sponsor family. AND ... for those who have already activated their own sponsorships, you can meet your sweet children in person!
Time is of the essence in sign ups for this trip and so I would LOVE for any of your help. FIRST, sign up yourself if you can go. It will be life changing. Next, promote it on your FB pages and blogs Please oh Please! We want to fill this team and love big these children!
Go to Visiting Orphans and click on "Mission trips". Click on "Africa", "Ethiopia" and then "2011". You can read more about the trip there under "October 6-16". You can fill out your application right there online and then, fasten your seatbelt for 10 days that will completely wreck your world and arrest your heart forever!
Some of the sweet faces of "Warancha"
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