Touch the Nations is excited to announce an expanded partnership in Ethiopia with BethanyKids, an NGO dedicated to the holistic care of of children with surgical conditions and disabilities. We will be working together to provide life-saving surgeries for 80 children in Ethiopia this year. Summary Most children in Ethiopia do not have access to […]
Struggles in Burundi
/ Mike
Burundi is passing through difficult times with upcoming elections. According to the news, more than 20,000 people have taken refuge in Rwanda, 11,000 people fled to Tanzania and 7,000 others left for Congo. Schools are closed, shops are closed, prices have gone up two to four times. From Burundi — ‘Thank you for sending provisions for […]
Ethiopia Updates
/ Mike
Fifteen months ago, the situation at the Joseph House was dire, with no food and 36 hungry children. We rallied support, and faithful donors have been keeping all of those children alive ever since. We have also been able to provide ‘feast days’ with meat for major holiday celebrations. We began supporting 2 pediatric surgeons in Addis […]
Samuel Spoke at Omaha
/ Mike
Samuel Menyongar from Sierra Leone was welcomed at Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School, speaking to 7th & 8thgraders about being a refugee, living through 3 wars, and about the current Ebola crisis.
Please Support these Surgeons Doing Groundbreaking Work in Addis, Ethiopia!
/ Carrie
Dr. Dan and Dr. Frehun in Addis perform surgery on older children who have suffered since birth with major anomalies such as ambiguous genitalia, large tumors, and absent or abnormal holes for the stool and urine. Most satisfying is the opportunity to change these precious lives through surgery, rendering them “normal” and giving them a […]
Giving Challenge – build an orphanage for Ebola victims
/ Carrie
Touch the Nations is excited to announce that we are building a new orphanage in Sierra Leone. This new facility (the Bonnie Seigel Childrens’ Home), which will house the youngest victims of the Ebola crisis, is being constructed next to the Kondie Farm School. For the first time, we are partnering with Global Giving to […]