Mossy Foot Blog
Reaching Those In Need
It is a day of celebration when the community and local church come together to build a house for one of our neediest widows. Mossy Foot provides a carpenter to coordinate the building and we pay for the needed building materials.
Self Help Report from Nancy Bulcha in Ethiopia
Over the next few weeks, one of our supporters, Nancy Bulcha, will be visiting our clinic sites in Ethiopia. Nancy has served for over 20-years in medical missions in Ethiopia as a registered nurse and brings much experience to our cause in Ethiopia. Here is the...
Be Generous Now and Throughout the Year
We have all heard that "Christmas is a time for giving," but so often we find that our gifts are given to those who already have so very much. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to give a small gift that could make a HUGE difference? The Mossy Foot Project operates...
Zelalem’s Story – Hope when life seems hopeless
My name is Zelalem Dubale. My two older siblings and our mother were left alone when my father died many years ago. One of my sisters died a few days after I was born. My father was a farmer for many years. He and my mother never wore shoes while farming. He left no...
“Thriller” Dance Event
Our thanks to Louise Bretz of Connextions Dance Studio in Ventura, CA for hosting a "Thriller" dance event this past weekend with proceeds going to the Mossy Foot Project. We have to have some of the Southland's most creative and enthusiastic supporters!
Paying It Forward for Mossy Foot!
A couple of months ago, one of our long term supporters, Allyson, held a cooking camp for kids in Texas. In the process, she shared the work of the Mossy Foot Project with Michael Anderson. As Allyson blogged about her 50th birthday and how great it would be for...
Meet Aster Lemma
My name is Aster Lemma and I am 35 years old. I am a woman with many different interesting and touching stories. Before I was married as a teenager, I experienced problems with my feet, which created many struggles in my life. I could not afford to buy and wear shoes....
Graduation Day! – Mossy Foot Vocational Training
Our President, Sharon Daly, is presently in Ethiopia on her annual management visit. During this visit, she was able to participate in the graduation ceremony for some mossy foot patients who have received vocational training. Shown on the left is the joyful occasion...
Barefoot for Mossy Foot at Highpoint University
Students at High Point University in North Carolina learned what it was like to live "One day without shoes" in an event held April 7th and sponsored by the Alpha Phi Omega co-ed service fraternity and the TOMS Shoes Club. It was wonderful to learn that the students...
Announcing the 2011 Mossy Foot Fundraising Banquet
The 2011 Mossy Foot Fundraising Banquet has been scheduled for Thursday, May 19th at the Moorpark Country Club. Come join us to learn more about the Mossy Foot Project and how you can make a difference in the lives of the people of Ethiopia who are afflicted with this...
Mossy Foot at Rotary Symposium
Our President, Sharon Daly, was a workshop speaker at a Rotary District conference in Santa Maria, California this past weekend. The Symposium To Eliminate Poverty Sustainably (STEPS) was the perfect place to spread the word about mossy foot, a disease of poverty. The...