My favorite #cupofmornings during my time in Hawassa was at Fila Coffee. The owner’s name is Kawisso and he is also the chairman of the board for Ajuuja and teaches at the local university. I enjoyed our time exchanging stories and his interest in the places I...
Ayinalem Mitiku is an amazing lady with a big heart for the children and workers she cooks for at the Ajuuja orphanage. I was amazed at her skills in the kitchen and was in awe of how she managed the hot lids with her bare...
Azimera is 21 years of age and has worked at the Ajuuja orphanage for 6 years as a nanny. She is a big part of the heart and success of the Ajuuja/Hwassa Hope partnership, providing care to 5-7 children, working 24 hours shifts: one day on, one day...
During my trip to Ethiopia I had the privilege of photographing Caleb, one of our team members, meeting the child he sponsors through Hawassa Hope. For young Andualem Esrale, who has no father, it’s clear that he looks to Caleb as his own dad, not just...
Today we spent time in the village of Bona Zuria, located in the Woreda district. Our group met families whose lives have been impacted by the Hawassa Hope Community Sponsorship program. It was my pleasure to meet and photograph twenty of the three-hundred children being...
Today we spent time in the the village of Bona Zuria in the Woreda district. Our group met with mothers whose lives have been lifted by the Elsabet program. There are over thirty mothers in this program and it was such a pleasure to meet...
Greg Knight with one of the children waiting for adoption at Ajuju Orphanage Eight years ago, when Greg and Charisa knight adopted 9 month old Teshale from Ajuju orphanage in Ethiopia, they could have never imagined the plan God had for their lives. Teshale’s adoption took...
Day One, Getting to Know Hawassa - Capturing Grace in Ethiopia for Hawassa Hope On our first day in Hawassa our team experienced the fish market, fresh raw tilapia with ground peppers, delicius sambusa’s filled with potato and peppers and being chased by a hippo on...
“Dear God...
My heart comes alive when I travel. Waking up in new places, living with the expectation of divine appointments, meeting new people and sharing stories. Thats what makes my heart beat. It provides continued connection with those I love. It keeps me young. It’s what...
