Mossy Foot Blog
Shelter From The Storm
Just a few days ago my friend Colleen was recollecting an emotionally moving event she experienced when she came to Ethiopia with me to visit the Mossy Foot ministry. We went to see a house being built for a mossy foot widow.
Megiso Mena: A Prisoner Set Free
Megiso Mena was born in a remote area of Woilatta and never had the opportunity to attend school, but he was talented and hardworking and became a successful farmer. He also grew and traded coffee. Because he had money and was strong, his neighbors respected him and...
Report from Ethiopia
Sharon Daly has been in Ethiopia for three weeks on her current visit. Her traveling companion on this trip, Vera Chosenko, is just now flying home and Sharon will be in Ethiopia for a two more weeks. Sharon is grateful for the timing of Vera's visit. Her skills in...
Abraham’s Story
If I stay longer in Soddo, I am sure I will get well completely. Then when I get back to my home, I can start school. I want to be a doctor when I get older so I can help people in the way I have been helped. Abraham Fantahun was 13 when he first came to the Mossy...
Sharon in Ethiopia: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Here is the latest update from Sharon reporting on development progress at the Mossy Foot Project property in Soddo, Ethiopia: “I am really excited that we are starting to build on the Mossy Foot property! It will be a blessing not to have to rent property in town....
Sharon Daly and the Sterling College Team
Sharon Daly, Mossy Foot President, is currently in Soddo, Ethiopia on an extended 6 week visit at the Mossy Foot Project headquarters. This visit gives Sharon an opportunity to work with and encourage staff, visit the remote clinics, and see first hand the progress on...
Ato Anjulo
This is Ato (Mr.) Anjulo’s story about how the Mossy Foot Project has helped transform his life. I am a changed man both physically and spiritually. I was a pastor in a church when I developed mossy foot disease. As my feet swelled and large, bumpy growths appeared...
Trip Reports bring Joy
Individuals and teams recently visiting Soddo have now returned home with precious memories and lasting fruit from love poured out in service to the people of Ethiopia. Krissy Ricco, Sharon Daly's friend and former student, returned on Oct. 22. She shared one of her...
News from Sharon and Krissy in Ethiopia
Sharon Daly, President of the Mossy Foot Project, and her friend Krissy Rico are currently in Ethiopia encouraging staff, visiting clinics, and checking on the welfare of widows and patients. Sharon and Krissy visited this widow, raising her grandson in her new home...
The House the Village Built
Wayzay is an impoverished, elderly widow whose granddaughter lived with her in a hut that was about to fall down and did not protect them from the rain. The Mossy Foot Project, with community help from the local church, decided to combine efforts in building a new...
Thanks for the Shoes!
Our President, Sharon Daly, is presently in Ethiopia hosting visitors as well as strengthening leadership and exercising oversight over our work at the Mossy Foot Project. Each visit also brings the opportunity to share with those in need. The children at eight of...