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 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...
Now that I am back in the US I will be posting daily from my time in Hawassa, Ethiopia. I hope that you join me and my friends as we journey through the beautiful but impoverished Sidama zone of Africa. I am excited to introduce...
“Dear God...
When I descended the 11,000’ rim of a crater to photograph these courageous female monks in Ethiopia, I had no idea that the results of my work would be displayed on the walls of the Governor's mansion in Kentucky. Kentucky’s First Lady, along with Governor Bevins...
[caption width="5616" id="attachment_12082" align="alignnone"] Elisa and her son Elnatan (2015)[/caption]Anyone who knows Elisa will tell you that her beautiful smile is a perfect reflection of her heart. At the age of twenty-six, Elisa is celebrating three years of marriage and the proud mom of a three...
