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Dandy's Story
We finally arrived to Gimbie, Ethiopia not knowing what to expect. I had no idea what experiences I was going to gain or the hardships I was going to face. I have so many stories to tell and I don’t know where to start. I was met face to face with poverty, disease, broken families, and countless orphans; but in the midst of this, I still saw beautiful smiles, contagious laughers, and strength. I was amazed how peaceful the people were. They seemed to be satisfied with the red soil, luscious green trees, and beautiful orange sun. They seemed satisfied drinking their fresh black brewed Ethiopian coffee while exchanging conversations back and forth.
I asked myself, “Oh Gimbie, what do I have to offer to you?” I pondered if I was needed here; I pondered if my presence and desire to help would cause more damage and disrupt their peacefulness. Each night I agonized why God had brought me here to Gimbie? These people are poor, and yet seemed happy. Is it better to be poor and happy than be rich and unhappy? As I continued to wonder, I met baby Dandy. Dandy is a four month old baby girl born into wedlock. Though an innocent loving baby, she was unwanted because she brought shame to the family. Because of the shame Dandy’s mother was chastised by her family being disowned and treated like an animal. The teenaged mother became severely depressed to the point where she attempted to suffocate her baby. Apparently this is not uncommon in the rural areas of Ethiopia. By God’s grace Dandy was rescued by a neighbor walked in just in time to stop what was happening. The neighbor took the baby and brought her to the catholic mission. One of the nuns, Sister Matty, asked me to take her to the closest orphanage in the city of Addis Ababa, a 12-14 hour trip by car. Of course without any hesitation, I said, “yes.” So our journey began. The first night we had her, my husband and I did not get any good night sleep. We were awoken by her cries, hunger, and smelly diapers. We had no idea how to care for a young infant since we have no children of our own. Somehow we made it through the night. The next day we headed out on a 14 hour trip to the orphanage to deliver Dandy to her new home hoping she will get adopted by a loving family. Dandy is not, however, the only person that needs to go to the orphanage. There are many other infants and children just like Dandy would be abused, be killed, or die of starvation if they are not brought to an orphanage. There are those infants who don’t receive help until it’s too late. It was then, that my husband and I started funding a transportation program with Project Comfort that would enable such children to get food, shelter, clothing, education, and love in an orphanage in the capital city of Addis Ababa.
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"Xerusalem . . ."
Xerusalem . . .
She is unwanted, unloved, and left to die alone in hell. Who will rescue her, who will pull her out of this hell all she has ever known. She never tasted the sweetness of a mother lips. She never felt the softness of a mother’s hand. She never felt the warmth of a gentle sun beating on her skin.
She is unwanted, unloved, and left to die alone in hell. Who . . .
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News Update
February 2008 – Second Annual Orphans Awareness Dinner
The 2nd Annual benefit dinner is scheduled to take place on Sunday, April 27, 2008. Last year Project Comfort raised over $15,000 by it’s supports for projects to support orphaned children in Ethiopia. This year we have teamed up with anonymous donors who are willing to match up $20,000 of money raised from this second dinner giving us the ability to make up to . . .
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