Dear supporters
Two weeks ago, there was Christmas in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Christians are an Orthodox and like for example the Russians, they therefore celebrate Christmas 2 weeks after us. We managed to make a nice Christmas present to the family of Helen, Azariya and Ananiye: After a test transfer of 50 Euro on the family's bank account (this was a precaution measure, as sometimes, money does not arrive if something is wrong with the account number or the name and getting the payment undone is very difficult) we made a first transfer of 800 Euro, which arrived right before Christmas.
Abiye could not visit them as he had an accident as was unable to walk. But the family visited him for Christmas and so he produced the remaining video messages for those supporters, who wished to receive such. The family is very thankful for the help and Abiye told me to pass their greetings to everybody of you. The three kids are doing fine at school. They now also can go to a extra class in the afternoon, which gives a special learning support to them.
We will make the last payment of around 600 Euro after a few weeks. I will most likely again be in Ethiopia in June and will then give you another update, about how the kids and the family are doing.
In the meanwhile thank you again for your support!
Stephan