Big Changes for HOPE project - Mission Ethiopia

As most of you know HOPE got started because I had a passion to end world hunger. So instead of Christmas gifts I decided to buy these orange wrist bands, which I would sell and give all the money to charity. In the beginning I gave all the profits to World Vision, but recently we decided to make a change and donate the proceeds to an organization called Mission Ethiopia.

So HOPE will start selling two different bracelets – our original orange HOPE wristbands and home-made bracelets made by the person you will be helping (more info later)

There are a couple of reasons I did this,

Mission Ethiopia is an organization that partners with my local church, LifePoint. With this said HOPE will be able to join forces with my large church and make a bigger impact then just one small girl.

Another reason I did this is because it is more personal then World Vision. With World Vision you don’t exactly know who is getting the money. With Mission Ethiopia we have faces to the people we are helping, and through my church I will actually be able to go to Ethiopia and met the people we helped!

Lastly, this organization doesn’t just offer them their basic needs but gives their family a chance to end the poverty cycle while placing them in a good Christian place. All the people in the program have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, so awesome!

It cost $800 for a person to be placed into this program. With that money they provide them with a job, making bracelets, scarfs, etc. and all the supplies needed to do this. Also the $800 provides their salary for the first 6 months.

And an even cooler thing about this organization is that the home-made bracelets you buy, the person that made that bracelet is the person that gets the money, how cool is that?

I am really excited about the new opportunities God is giving HOPE project! Thank you guys for your support!!! Let’s end poverty!!!