We are excited to report that the doors for the Better Way Orphanage in Newtown, Sierra Leone have been purchased and installed. We are one step closer to moving 30+ children off the streets and into the orphanage. Of the 34 children who will live at the orphanage, 13 orphans have sponsors while 21 […]
Surgery Success Stories in Ethiopia
/ Carrie
The new BethanyKids unit in Addis is now open, and Ethiopian children with major surgical needs are starting to come for treatment. Here is an update from our Ethiopian partners: Some come from the so-called “emerging states” of Ethiopia, the less-privileged and developed regions, hundreds of miles away and clearly not comfortable in the cosmopolitan environment of […]
Change a Life for $35 a Month UPDATE
/ Carrie
Please consider changing a life by sponsoring a child! Orphans in Sierra Leone will move into ‘The Better Way Orphanage’ in the near future. Thanks to generous donations, construction for the building is fully funded and the inside of the building is nearing completion. Of the 34 children who will live at the orphanage, 13 […]
A Plan to Help the Burundi Widows
/ Carrie
We have posted several times about the fire in the central market of Bujumbura, and how it has devastated the lives of the widows whom Touch the Nations supports. We’re excited to report from Suzanne in Burundi that a plan has been formed to help get the widows back on their feet: I came home […]
Burundi Fire Aftermath – We Need Your Help
/ Carrie
We posted last week about a huge fire in the central market in Bujumbura which has devastated the country. Many of the widows we support had small businesses which were destroyed in the fire. In many cases, these women have bank loans that they cannot repay because their businesses burned, and now they have no way […]
Ethiopia Update
/ Carrie
BethanyKids is a wonderful organization that Touch the Nations has the privilege of supporting in Ethiopia. Here is a recent update: In October BethanyKids started its work at Myungsung Christian Medical Center (MCMC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Dr. Frehun Ayele and Dr. Dan Poenaru are providing surgical care. Several patients from the Horn have already […]