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The Children of Ethiopia Education fund!! I came across it by accident today and it is really neat and would be a great program to support! The COEEF exists to provide mainly poor females in Ethiopia with a quality, private education through student sponsorships and generous donors. Check it out. There is also a video that has the girls dancing! I hope this is the right link. I never use Youtube so I apologize if this is not it! Search for "Ethiopian Mesgana Dancers" if this link does not take you there! What talented girls and what a neat program! You can also buy a DVD of the girls dancing at this link I have purchased many items from this company and have been very happy with my purchases. If you buy $50 worth of product or more make sure to enter the code: 15off to get 15% off of your purchase! No matter if you buy anything or not, make sure to watch the clip posted under the video! It really captures what the conditions in Ethiopia are like!

I also got to watch "Live and Become" recently. It was a hard, but good movie to watch. It was so hard to see all of the babies who were nothing but bones and unable to eat due to being so malnourished. It still goes today. To see some of the babies arriving at the orphanages and their conditions was heart breaking. I know our son had starvation issues when we brought him home but due to being in Gladney's care, he was working back to a healthy weight. Back to the video- there was one part of the video I was not so fond of, but the rest was very good and overall I really enjoyed it and would recommend it.

Also, I am very excited as I will be going back to Ethiopia this summer but this time it is not to adopt! I will be spending time with the children of Ethiopia, working on a clothing drive, and helping with soccer camps! I will post more information as I know about it! After going to Ethiopia you cannot forget the people and the great need that is there. I have been wanting to go back since the day we left- to do more. I feel so blessed to be able to take part in this and hope that it will open up to something bigger in the future. A better way to help change lives!