The Face of Famine

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We hope this finds you well, safe and not believing the hype.  Ethiopia has been making the news, again, these days amid fears of famine in South Western part of the country.  Much of the media surrounding these stories is accompanied by the go-to images of suffering, despair, etc.  Pretty simple: hunger is not a happy thing.  However, as some of you may know we recently visited South West Ethiopia as part of the "One Zany Blossoming Love" Tour.  And, we can say this seeing the fields of stunted, brown, wilting maize is like witnessing a fatal car crash in slow motion.  However, despite this people there are very much still alive, and, amazingly enough giving the opportunity are more than willing to smile.  While a smile can not be equated to food in times of hunger, it is a source of strength, it is proof that you are still alive.  Thus, today we offer you a bit of a different image of famine and simply say FAMINE IS HAPPENING ONLY BECAUSE WE LET IT...                 

                   

                                   ...the follwoing photo is one of reasons people were smiling that day...


                    


Finally today, we have a bit of EXCELLENT AYC news...first, yesterday with the much-appreciated assistance of the Awassa City Administration we managed to secure permission for the Awassa Basketball park.  Yes, it is already under construction but that is another story.  Second, yesterday was graduation here at AYC, a class of 6 kids, whom let's just say life gave them a rough deal, finished a summer tutorial program here.  The class was faciltated by both International and Ethiopian volunteers.  For their hard work AYC will pay their schools fees, provide supplies and also offer a lunch program for the new students.  PLEASE NOTE we have yet to secure the funds for this, if you are interested in helping us out with this (or with any of our programs for that matter) just let us know.  We leave you today with the happy graduates....

                  

                                                                    One Love, One Fight. 

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