by Steve Robinson | May 15, 2025 | Our Families, Our Stories
Atinkut in Ethiopia When baby Atinkut was born with twisted feet, his family believed there was no hope. In their small farming village tucked deep within rural Ethiopia, whispers of despair followed them. The only stories they’d ever heard about clubfoot were...
by Steve Robinson | Jan 2, 2024 | Our Families, Our Stories
Amir in Ethiopia One expects to find eggs, a fresh chicken, or a wide variety of vegetables when going to the outdoor market in Ethiopia, but one family never expected to find the answers to their son’s disability. Hamid’s son Amir was born with clubfoot,...
by Steve Robinson | Oct 13, 2023 | Our Families, Our Stories
Baby Betire in Ethiopia While imagining the happiness and joy their son would bring to their family, Bogale and Betire headed to the hospital to give birth to their firstborn son. However, things quickly took a turn. Everyone thought Betire’s baby might not make...
by Steve Robinson | Dec 9, 2022 | Our Families, Our Stories
Aklilu in Ethiopia Sometimes we never know how God turns our sadness into happiness or our questions into answers. What had happened in Aklilu’s family that made their sorrowful situation full of questions turn into joy? Aklilu’s mother Bekelech had two...
by Steve Robinson | Oct 6, 2022 | Our Families, Our Stories
Kalid and Abdulwahid in Ethiopia Fatiya and her husband live in the Oromia region of Ethiopia south of the capital city of Addis Ababa. This farming family has two children named Kalid and Abdulwahid. When the older brother Kalid was born, they didn’t realize his...