Finally a great day arrives at the Hopethiopia project site as power arrives with the transformer being hooked up to the new grid

Ralph had the great pleasure of connecting with a sponsored family in Harbu Chulule. They were very grateful to receive the gifts sent by their sponsor.

Once again excitement builds as we are getting closer to the 2012 Run of Hope. This will be the second year for this international run to help raise funds for some of our many projects in Ethiopia and Rwanda. For pledge forms please download from this link Run Of Hope 2012 Pledge form

So, I’m off to Rwanda again for the purpose of further relationship building, follow-up of sponsored beneficiaries, and taking care of year-end administrative issues. The journey was tedious, as the airport in London was very busy with its post-Olympic frenzy. A quiet spot was nowhere to be found during my 9 hour layover in Heathrow. [...]