Can you Help? We still need your prayers and your financial support for this mission. Your cash donation will help us provide 5 chickens and share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the poverty stricken villagers in the Amhara region of Ethiopia.  The 5 chickens can make a big difference in a family's life. Last year a family consisting of a single mother and 4 children was given 5 chickens. They have been able to sell the eggs each month for enough money to replace the income the oldest daughter earned prostituting herself on the city streets. 

If you can make even a small donation please go to https://www.purecharity.com/send-aaron-to-ethiopia and contribute online. I must raise $1,000 before January 14, 2015. 

I will be traveling to Ethiopia with a team from LifeBridge Church in February 2015. Each year LifeBridge sends a team to share the Gospel with the spiritually struggling people of Ethiopia.  This is my second short term mission trip. It will be my first to Ethiopia. My first trip to Peru was an amazing spiritual experience serving our Lord.  There is nothing more rewarding than getting out of God’s way and allowing Him to work through me to serve others. I look forward to sharing the Gospel with the people of Ethiopia and witnessing the Holy Spirit change their hearts and minds.  I hope that you will share in the experience by blessing us with your prayers and your financial support.    

A City in the Sky

The city of Debre Birhan sits at an elevation of 9,300 feet in Ethiopia’s central Amhara

region.  With its high elevation and cooler climate, the community of 65,000 is a major

producer of wool and rugs.  In its first six months of operations, The Debre Birhan Wool

Factory produced over 7,000 blankets with just 200 workers.  While the people work

tirelessly, they are often subjected to severe poverty.

So Close, Yet So Far

As poverty gives way to desperation, many families in Debre Birhan have been known to

send their teenage children into neighboring countries as domestic servants.  The people

offering to take their children often promise income to the families in return.

In reality, these children are often trafficked as sex slaves.  With identification papers in

hand, the traffickers are able to make their victims disappear from the public eye, never to

be seen again.

The darkness of this situation is surpassed only by the population’s spiritual reality.  The

Ethiopian Orthodox Church remains the dominant religious institution, with over 94%

claiming affiliation.  Just 2% of Ethiopians profess Christ as their Lord and Savior.  Those

who are Christians are often subject to persecution from police and government officials.

What We’re Doing

On this expedition, we will address the community’s poverty while sharing the Gospel with

those we meet.  Using the PricelessCube, we will reveal the truth about what is happening to

the children they send away.  Meanwhile, we will offer Rhode Island Red Hens to each

household we visit.  Their superior egg-laying capacity offers sustainability to these families

and acts as a deterrent to human trafficking.

Working hand-in-hand with our local partners, we will have the opportunity to share the

Gospel each day and leave behind new small groups and churches.  In just ten days, you can

save a child’s life, share the story of Jesus with dozens of people, and leave behind a Gospel

movement that outlives your time on this Earth.  

Are you ready for the adventure to begin? 

Join us, if you can. If not, please support us financially and with prayers.

 

Here is a video from last year's trip: