๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฎ: ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐น๐ผ๐, ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฑ’๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐
Paulos Mamo, one of our dedicated program managers in Ethiopia, has served LSM for more than ten years, helping children and their single moms break cycles of desperation and poverty through our business, education, trauma healing, and discipleship programs. Early in Paulos’ ministry, he still remembers the first time he and LSM helped a young mother who was on the verge of resorting to prostitution to feed her kids. A decade later, Paulos has collected hundreds of similar stories. The work is difficult, but also inspiring. Paulos says he has “no greater joy” than helping our moms become business owners and seeing the kids achieve their full, God-given potential.
๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ: “๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐ก๐ผ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ!”
Hlina Wondwossen developed a heart for the overwhelming needs she saw growing up as a child in Ethiopia. Today, she has realized that calling by working with LSM, helping vulnerable young women who have been forced to make desperate decisions to provide for their families. Hilina and Paulos Mamo help our single moms find dignified jobs. LSM also provides counseling, educational opportunities, and local church support for our moms and their kids, empowering the next generation to break recurring cycles of poverty and desperation. “For me,” Hlina says “There’s no greater success than seeing someone find true hope!”
๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐: ๐๐๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ-๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ-๐ช๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ, ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐, ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฎ’๐ ๐ฉ๐๐น๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป
Before becoming an incredible husband-and-wife ministry team for LSM in Ethiopia, Johney and Mekdes grew up as kids in a massive orphanage. They received food and education, but they were not prepared for the outside world, given the nurturing of a family, or introduced to Jesus. Both came to faith outside the orphanage. The pair reconnected and eventually married. Due to their history, Johnny and Mekdes have huge hearts for the single mothers and their children for whom LSM is providing educational help, counseling, small business training, and physical support. “A parent,” Mekdes says, “is like the loving shepherd who sacrifices their own life for their sheep.” We are so thankful for these two and their transformative work for families in Ethiopia!
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฑ:
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