A little baby boy, Rebira, was born in Adama, Ethiopia. Rebira's roots began in this city in Africa but he was soon placed in an orphanage, Yosef Yelojoch Bet. Through a long, rough, faith covered road of international adoption our family met this precious child and he became our much loved son! God's child placed into our forever family is our miracle.
Rebira was only a few months old when he started at Yosef's orphanage. He was named "Rebira" (pronounced Ruh-beer-ruh) by the orphanage director, Girma Dejene. This man is a pastor and began caring for the orphans by God's calling on his life. "I reared the fatherless as would a father. No stranger had to spend the night in the street" states Job 31 of the Bible. This verse is the orphanage's creed. Mr. Girma first took in abandoned street children to his home before working towards the Yosef Yelojoch Bet (Joseph's Children's House) compound where he and a small staff now care for near 20 orphaned children and teens. This is a licensed orphanage monitored by the government however,the orphanages in Ethiopia are not funded by the government. They struggle to adequately provide for the needs of the children. Mr. Girma works hard to harvest foods from their own garden and he raises livestock to sell in order to fund this mission. It is little, very little, and they are in deep need of support.
This building shown below is the dinning room:
Inside the dinning room.
The Kitchen:
As my husband, oldest daugther, and I traveled to Ethiopia to meet our son, we also visited the orphanage and met Mr. Girma. In search of our son's story we asked what Rebira's name meant. It means, "from God," the director told us.
Older boy room
Shower room:
Toilet room:
In honor of Rebira's gift of life "from God" as we celebrate his second birthday, we wish to hold this fundraiser for the orphanage. It has taken 2 years of adoption processes until we finally could meet him and bring him home by God's grace, just in time for his 2nd birthday!
Our goal is to raise $2,000 which will be given in supplies such as food, baby formula, medicines, clothes, blankets, toys, and other needs. Our dear and trusted friend living in Ethiopia, will purchase and personally deliver these supplies for us directly to the orphanage. You can know that your donation is guaranteed to fulfill the need that you so generously have given towards.
please visit our Go Fund Me page at: http://www.gofundme.com/rn3mgva8
Upon seeing the vast needs at Yosef Yeljoch Bet we were touched to help not only the place where our son called home, but where so many other children need continued help and hope.
Please consider a heart-felt donation to care for the orphaned children and support those who dedicate their lives to helping.
Thank you and may God bless you as you give!
Rebira's family
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