The new property. The two buildings are the girls dorm and boys dorm. Foundations are laid for the admin building and eventual kitchen. Brick wall in front. Still needs aluminum siding wall on other 3 sides.
Admin building foundation.
These 3 buildings can house 36 girls - twice what they have now.
Henok (on left) is the construction project manager.
Inside one of the rooms. They still need floors and the bathrooms need fixtures.
Bathrooms awaiting fixtures.
This building that was already located on the property will serve as a temporary kitchen/dining room.
Foundation for eventual kitchen/dining room.
Property extends to that fence line (the vertical poles). Needs to be fenced in with aluminum siding before the kids can move - for security reasons.
Jen, Julie, Fekadu (director), Henok, Dustin and Mark.
This lady cooks for the kids. Aki, our guide, is on the right.
I'm not sure, I think this is Deborah that I'm hugging.
Making injera for the kids.
Washing the kids clothes.
The girl in the brown skirt and tan flowered top is named Beza, the same as our new daughter.
Looking at pictures that Brooke sent from her visit in May. The kids LOVED seeing pictures of themselves and being able to keep them.
One of the girls bedrooms. They wanted to move all their beds together like this.
Taken in one of the boys rooms. Their home is about a block down the road from the girls home but they eat and study at the girls home.
Gashaw
Zelalem and Jen
Zelalem - they have nicknamed him "Little Pastor" because the boy can teach it!!!
Jen, Deborah(?) and Henok walking out to go to the boys home.
They all want to hold your hand and touch you. The boy on Jen's right is Kebron - sweet, sweet boy.
Fekadu, Deborah(?), Jen, Kebron, Henok, Gashaw
Me and the "Munchkins"
Henok showing off his jump rope skills.
Singing us a song on our first visit.
Me, Meron and Fekadu. You would not know this girls tragic past from her beautiful smile. Our God is a miracle worker.
Meron showing off the new boots that we brought - given to us by one of the adoptive couples staying at our guest house.
Learning to play Connect Four.
Teaching them Battleship may have been a little ambitious :-)
We desperately want to help raise funds so that the kids can replace some of the school uniforms that are so worn.
Henok (hidden on right) reading out of the English Story Bible to the kids and one of the guards. His English is wonderful!
Putting a puzzle together. They were so proud when it was finished.
Henok reading.
Girls and their dolls - it's universal.
Sweet Kebron. This boy especially touched both Jen and I. He yearned for our attention and just to be touching us. He also has a beautiful voice that comes from the heart. Mark called him out as a future worship leader.
The finished puzzle!
Receiving new winter hats.
Henok was busy videotaping w/ my camera so I think he got the last hat - it was a little small :-)
Mark was showing Henok and some of the boys some exercises. These are push ups with their feet up on a bench.
Kebron and I
Me and all the beautiful ladies!
The whole gang!
Henok and I. He is a wonderful leader among the kids. He totally stole our hearts!
Henok and Mark - Mark was giving him a motivational speech right before this pic was taken :-)
