{"id":337,"date":"2008-05-13T12:01:36","date_gmt":"2008-05-13T12:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/2008\/05\/launching-ethio.html"},"modified":"2008-05-13T12:01:36","modified_gmt":"2008-05-13T12:01:36","slug":"launching-ethio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2008\/05\/launching-ethio.html","title":{"rendered":"Launching Ethiopia Conference Call"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ethiopia is a beautiful country with a rich history.  It’s the land of the Queen of Sheba.  It is also a place filled with need.  Nearly half of Ethiopia’s 78 million people live in absolute poverty.  The life expectancy is only 50 years and half of the people are illiterate.  HIV\/AIDS is wreaking havoc on this nation.  In 2001, UNAIDS said there were 1 million AIDS orphans.  <\/span><\/p>\n

Something must be done.<\/strong>   <\/span><\/p>\n

Children’s HopeChest<\/a> has seen lives transformed in Russia and Swaziland when American Christians enter holistic, long-term, and redemptive relationships with orphaned and abandoned children.  In the next 12 months, we will be focusing on expanding this effort into Ethiopia.  Check out my video introducing our new efforts in Ethiopia<\/a>.  <\/span><\/p>\n

On Thursday, May 15th, at 9AM MDT, I will be hosting a conference call for dozens of people across the country who are mobilized to join us in caring for the orphaned children of Ethiopia.  If you are interested, please email Dan<\/a>, our Outreach Director, and call us on Thursday at (712) 432-1620.  The participant access code is 1083603#.  We hope to hear from you then.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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