Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone!! We love you all. Some of you have expressed an interest in donating items for us to take to the kids when we go to Kombolcha. We are working to get care packages for each child and getting our lessons ready...we will have our list more compiled in January after our next 2 phone conferences. More to come to soon.... Happy Holidays and Happy Birthday Jesus---Deanna and Derek

My Heart is in Ethiopia

Only 4 months until we leave for Ethiopia and I can't wait to love on all those kids and show them how much we care about them when we don't even know them. We will be with 300 kids that are not adoptable and who only get one meal a day. These kids need love and hope. They just need to know that there are people in the world that know they exist. Not only will we be teaching them about God's love but we will also be learning so much from them. I can't wait!! My heart is in Ethiopia.... Deanna

One Child

Ethiopia: historical, the birthplace of coffee, strategic, beautiful beyond words and home to over 5 million orphans. One Child Campaign began here in East Africa. The goal of our vision trips is to create a united effort to give voice to orphans, widows and the destitute through holistic and sustainable means. This will be accomplished through sponsorship, empowerment, job creation and discipleship that will meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the children and families. We believe in adoption, but that is only 1% of the solution to kids in this nation. What about the 99% of those who are unadoptable? This trip will immerse you into the lives of orphans, street kids and silent heroes who lay their lives down for the least of these every single day. It will create an experience that will raise awareness, but also for you to realize the impact you can have through practical application of compassion and justice. This is a united mission to raise up a generation with selfless faith. Together, we can breathe hope into the orphan crisis in Ethiopia.

Video of the Lawson Family

The Lawson Family Click on the link to see our family pictures in video form....We love this video and wanted to share it with those of you who view our blog