Will You Join Us?

We have tentatively set the dates for the next trip to Africa: March 27-April 4, 2009. We have a growing list of projects to tackle which include orphanage relief, visiting the Women's Hospital, numerous other orphanages throughout Addis, and a trip to the countryside.

Please let us know if you're involved with a church group or other service organization-we have about a 30 minute presentation that we'd love to share with them! You can comment us and let us know to reach you!

SO--start praying, start reading, start thinking about if you'd like to join us! Let us know if you have any questions.

P.S. We've gotten this question a bunch: Can 1 person really make that much of a difference in Africa?? Well, consider:
One more person to:

• Hold a baby
• Play with a toddler
• Raise more supplies
• Give more money
• Grasp more hands
• Supply more love
• Be the hands and feet of Jesus

SO--YES! You can make a difference! Lets all remember this story:

The Starfish Story
Original Story by: Loren Eisley

One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean.

Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?”

The youth replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.”

“Son,” the man said, “don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t make a difference!”

After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said…"I made a difference for that one.”