Make A Difference 2017

Thank you for checking to see how YOU can help!

We are going deep with one village, one community and one family at a time.

I love it when our friends and family can meet very specific needs, and we get to share with you the stories that surround the blessings you send!  There are needs that are reoccurring, one time only, and some that will be built on over the years.  I believe that everyone can make a difference for the families in Arjo. 

We need gifts of all shapes and sizes.  We need you!

Family/Humanitarian Aid

• Send Donated Clothing in our Suitcase, $4 per pound
• Medical Supplies for our kids and families (approx. 90% discount with our grants!) $1500 per trip
• Big bag of Grain for our one of our families:  Teff, Wheat, Corn, $40
• Solar powered light for a family, $75 (Christmas Gift Cards available!)
• Benevolence Emergency Relief, $25
• Soap and Vaseline purchased in Country $5 per child
• Gasoline for our Ethiopian vehicle, $15
• A Family Bed for a Bright Spot Child Purchased Locally $95 (Christmas Gift Card Available)

Education Resources

• Library Resource and Books
• Art Kits, Puzzles, Coloring Books & Game
• Art Supplies, Paper, Colored Pencils, Paint, Scissors & Glue Sticks
• Learning Pad Maintenance

Sharing the Message

• Culturally appropriate bible story coloring book, written in the local language. $10  Our coloring books are the first of their kind and often the first ever book these child have owned.  They bring hope, encouragement and truth while leveraging language learning and art.
• Contribute toward the 2017 mission team travel expenses to make what we do possible
• A bible in the Oromo language carried into the village $15

Embrace Compassion Self-Sustaining Endeavors/ Micro Enterprise

• University Scholarships $1500 per year
• Job and Vocational Training Scholarships $1000
• Start a Business Grant $500
• Two Oxen for Plowing to Help Someone Provide for Their Family $1800
• A milk cow for a family, $800
  

Too many choices?  Would you rather give a little bit all year long?  A monthly gift is always a blessing and helps us allocate where the needs are the greatest as well as plan as God directs us.   Visit our How Can I Help page for various donation options.

If you are seeking out a service project and items to collect on our behalf, these are items we often need and replenish and are more difficult to buy in country.  Choosing something from our list can be a big blessing to our village.  Helping us with the cost of sending them in our extra luggage is always appreciated as well.  Thank you for thinking of us!

Shoes: New Croc shoes, new lace up tennis shoes
Clothing: Like new or new zip up track jacks, hoodie sweatshirts and like new jeans or dress pants. Long dresses or skirts. Beanie caps. New backpacks.
New high quality Art Supplies: Watercolors, children’s scissors, glue sticks, stickers, small solar calculators, high quality writing pens, markers, colored pencils, coloring books about God or bible stories, board books or books that would be difficult to damage in our very rustic rural conditions about God, letters, numbers or simple English
Medical Supplies: Send Jennifer Bridges a private message for the current equipment needs.
Ziploc Gallon and 2 Gallon Bags as well as sandwich size zipper bags

If you’d like to donate today, please visit our How Can I Help page.