Mossy Foot Blog
Self-Help Loans and Treatment bring Hope
I am excited to let you know about my upcoming trip to Ethiopia from May 31st through July 2nd. Over three years have passed since I was able to walk the familiar streets of Soddo (pictured above). What a joy it will be to reunite with our staff, who are like family to me.
Chickens bring hope!
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we were recently able to gift 48 patients with a rooster and a hen, a total of 96 chickens. These are not standard Ethiopian chickens: skinny, tough, and athletic from running freely and darting across roads. They were purchased...
A New Home for Abebech
Abebech Disa’s mossy foot disease started before her husband died. Fortunately, someone told her that she could get treatment at the Hobicha Mossy Foot Clinic. Abebech attended the clinic regularly and improved rapidly. For an uneducated woman in Ethiopia, her hope of...
Expectancy and Retrospect: 2017 to 2018
Excitement fills the air as we anticipate ringing in 2018. The coming of the new year is also a time to reflect on all that God has done in 2017. Join us as we celebrate all the good that has happened in Ethiopia this past year and as we eagerly look forward to what...
Shoes!
You could feel excitement in the air, like electricity before a tropical storm. The sound of the large diesel truck could be heard in the distance as it wound around Mount Damota headed into Soddo town. The sound finally grew into a roar as the truck followed the dirt...
A New License!
Praise God that the Ethiopian Agency for Charities gave final approval of Mossy Foot's three-year project proposal and granted us a new license. The picture is Zebdewos holding our new stamped and signed license! We have a unique opportunity to make an impact in...
Field Update from Sharon Daly
Have you been watching the Olympics? Ethiopian long-distance runner Almaz Ayana just claimed the Gold for Ethiopia in the women's 10,000m, breaking the world record by 14 seconds. Ethiopia is renowned for their exceptional runners. But as I have seen during my...
May Trip to Ethiopia
May Trip To Ethiopia This month, I am writing to you from Ethiopia, where I have been since the beginning of June. I love being back in Ethiopia, where so many of my childhood memories were formed. But most of all, I love being able to serve the wonderful people who...
A Sad Farewell to Jim Daly
Jim Daly, my beloved husband and partner in the work of Mossy Foot Project, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, Jan 13. Jim suffered a severe stroke several weeks previously and never recovered. This post is a celebration of his life and...
Team Mossy Foot in the Great Ethiopian Run
The largest road race in Africa is held yearly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Founded by famous Ethiopian Runner Haile Gebrselassie, The Great Ethiopian Run is a 10k road race that happens once a year around in the capital city of Ethiopia. Over 40,000 people take part on...
Meet Zebdewos Getahun
Mossy Foot Project is very happy to welcome Zebdewos Getahun as our new Country Representative and Executive Director for Mossy Foot International in Ethiopia. Zebdewos brings a broad background of professional experience to this position as well as a heart of...