Joseph House

Touch the Nations: for the past nine years we have been providing support to Joseph House, an Orphanage in Ethiopia. We are currently looking to raise additional monthly support to sustain these precious children, youth, and their caregivers. Please reach out if you are interested in joining us.

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Ethiopia Emergency Aid

People are dying of starvation every day in Ethiopia. It’s hard to keep up with the funerals. We are raising Emergency Aid for Drought in Ethiopia. We want to provide maize, the food staple and currency in rural areas, for 700 families until harvest in September. They have had some rain and new planting. If […]

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Milk Cows!

Thanks to amazing response from supporters, we were able to provide THREE milk cows to replace the one lost at Joseph House children’s home in Ethiopia. Thank you!

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Surgery Report in Ethiopia

Touch the Nations: Ethiopia Surgery changed the life of this young boy named Shoayb. His mother traveled 975 km from Somalia in hopes of getting help. Photo 1 before 3rd surgery. Photo 2 after 3rd surgery. Full story below. “Patient Shoayb is a cute boy who is outgoing and playful. He loves to ride bikes […]

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HEARTFELT THANKS!

Early this year, 10 new children, primarily infants, suddenly came under the care of Joseph House, hoping for temporary care until local Ethiopian adoptions could take place. COVID-19 impacted the timeline, but I just got this encouraging update: “Out of the 10 children, 6 are finalizing the local adoption processes through court by end of […]

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Ethiopia Needs

Due to delayed local adoptions in Ethiopia, 10 children, 7 under 1 year old, were recently brought to Joseph House orphanage. As you can imagine the home is now in need of a quick boost in funds to provide the additional supplies and nannies these children require. Abebe, the leader of the home, says that […]

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Ethiopian Christmas Party

I just got off a video chat and want to thank everyone who made the Christmas Party in Ethiopia possible. Internet has been slow there, so pictures are still to come, but hearing about it made my heart swell with gladness. Ten children, 9 of them under 6 months old, have suddenly been added to […]

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Successful Surgery!

ETHIOPIA: Celebrating Successful Surgery Supported by Touch the Nations: Yunusa, age 3. His father, a school teacher, said, “When I come from Gambia, His mom and myself really didn’t think that he will get back alive because he was very sick. The whole family was crying a lot when we said good bye.” Yunusa was […]

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Star of the Month

Ethiopia STAR OF THE MONTH:Natnael is 10 years old. He is active and likes to play football with his brothers. He is friendly and a good listener. The respect he has for others is one of his best qualities. In his school life, he is ambitious, strongly works to succeed, he does his homework and […]

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