There are those few people in life that you will never forget. Those who touch your heart and leave you forever changed. For me, Berhanu Bishaw was one of those people and it is with great sadness that I received the news this week of his passing. He will be dearly missed. He was my prayer warrior, my friend… and his gift to me humbled me and encouraged me. On those days when I struggled, or things in my own life seemed hard, I always knew on the other side of the world, Berhanu was praying for me. Over the years I never once saw Berhanu in the streets of Korah… due to his diminished health and vision he was always limited to the area in front of or inside of his one-room mud hut. During our many home visits together he would always share his thoughts and opinions in such a way as to bring much laughter and many smiles to others. Even through his cataracts, you could see a mischievous twinkle in his eye. He was a real
What began as an outcast leper community eighty years ago has now grown into Korah, an urban slum with an estimated 130 000 people situated near the city garbage dump in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The community is consumed with poverty, where families are broken apart through desperation, illness, and death. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: "Loosening the yoke of extreme poverty in Korah, Ethiopia and bringing hope to those who live there." Isaiah 58:6-7 KEEPING FAMILIES HEALTHY & TOGETHER!