tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30933997853965743272024-02-18T19:26:18.609-08:00bethechangeforever@hotmail.comSam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-52251346119808031662011-02-15T12:46:00.001-08:002011-02-15T13:18:28.982-08:00Welcome to Shanto<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJ1_pFJFahh51AhG_6PXDot2Bd1PmrBFzfUTkcnAzdAzRgD16V3yI42I2fpo7kr4INDYcKz7sdkhqvMenPf7GgKMxIGDrNTNE0EVYVpwY-iUEYcJwFUpdKk2lP_X5IJGE1Od6aekOocw/s1600/ethiopia+trip+2+309.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJ1_pFJFahh51AhG_6PXDot2Bd1PmrBFzfUTkcnAzdAzRgD16V3yI42I2fpo7kr4INDYcKz7sdkhqvMenPf7GgKMxIGDrNTNE0EVYVpwY-iUEYcJwFUpdKk2lP_X5IJGE1Od6aekOocw/s320/ethiopia+trip+2+309.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574026523031392722" border="0" /></a>I have never experienced a welcome like the one we received in Shanto. People from miles came to greet us. There was singing, dancing, clapping and so many smiles. It was amazing!! We walked along a dirt road believing the welcome we were enjoying was our welcome to FOVC, but it was only one of the wonderful celebrations we received. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XyFUdgR3P7YTil4Gl_hlUltB4Q5qiOFUD90SiUSA1ov3h4KJ1WQlGH5D25_rQfcQdmiGFBz_YqCOITQD-vHOzf-dhSHPyVeLAtJdPUyk6pVbwxCpWUJERMlwJlMYR4wLp538bWHnp9g/s1600/ethiopia+trip+2+298.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XyFUdgR3P7YTil4Gl_hlUltB4Q5qiOFUD90SiUSA1ov3h4KJ1WQlGH5D25_rQfcQdmiGFBz_YqCOITQD-vHOzf-dhSHPyVeLAtJdPUyk6pVbwxCpWUJERMlwJlMYR4wLp538bWHnp9g/s320/ethiopia+trip+2+298.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574026323685619714" border="0" /></a>When we approached the gate to FOVC, the children were all dressed in traditional clothing and school uniforms waiting for us. They had been waiting for hours and were so excited to see us. They began singing us songs and hugging us as we walked through those glorious gates. All the work it took for us to get to Shanto from the fund-raising to the travel to the sacrifices we made and the loved ones we left at home was all worth it for that moment. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFNITucbrJMOCdZYo2IuB0iniWfUHQM7_kUZHXLS0FofPRzt2743eQbWScTjzeZU4Dm8rbEt5jRDvs8jwM8r6KdM7_idn6RcJQ07JvTXT6Gg1VpHcBIGi6ZtlSLRy-O950mjQRfbEOv8/s1600/ethiopia+trip+2+307.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFNITucbrJMOCdZYo2IuB0iniWfUHQM7_kUZHXLS0FofPRzt2743eQbWScTjzeZU4Dm8rbEt5jRDvs8jwM8r6KdM7_idn6RcJQ07JvTXT6Gg1VpHcBIGi6ZtlSLRy-O950mjQRfbEOv8/s320/ethiopia+trip+2+307.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574025919462534210" border="0" /></a>The children, teachers, widows and staff members welcomed us like we were family. Habitamu, the child we sponsor found me before I could pick him from the crowd. It was love at first sight. He is even more stunning than his photo. He is shy young man who is soft spoken, caring and kind. Meeting him, his sister and their grandparents was something I will never forget. I am so proud to have him in our family. I can't wait to see what the future holds for Habitamu. I know he will do great things.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnGuyL9mKrGwkU2ARjsMmIbrWIC9oDlrwbdh6S8fpYw841lygNuRwxpDxYC3lmg0sC1-oul4fQvIg3lJy7JEEyb8CCJqOCqB9o3v-GQ2GH6KfTReWm_ICpG6-jeyaeRLP3r7BZow3DL4/s1600/First+Meeting2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnGuyL9mKrGwkU2ARjsMmIbrWIC9oDlrwbdh6S8fpYw841lygNuRwxpDxYC3lmg0sC1-oul4fQvIg3lJy7JEEyb8CCJqOCqB9o3v-GQ2GH6KfTReWm_ICpG6-jeyaeRLP3r7BZow3DL4/s320/First+Meeting2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574027128374342770" border="0" /></a>The remainder of the day was spent playing with the children, watching a program they worked so hard to prepare for us and touring FOVC's facilities. We all had a day beyond words. I hope with all my heart we can go back to Shanto someday, for a piece of each of our hearts was left there.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmojTC_715lITtXciqvFuWkUwoT0q3xi7N-1X0nH4mZS-n2t5UFzqO71osLxmF7rBdX8dP66-_geDXXSxtG6kMlu-G1fZNizw1Kj2Y-38M7xs5XmwLlImnI5utlmIylnq4Hp3YXiUKtTE/s1600/dancing2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmojTC_715lITtXciqvFuWkUwoT0q3xi7N-1X0nH4mZS-n2t5UFzqO71osLxmF7rBdX8dP66-_geDXXSxtG6kMlu-G1fZNizw1Kj2Y-38M7xs5XmwLlImnI5utlmIylnq4Hp3YXiUKtTE/s320/dancing2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574024803830925218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1BZR8kPHzPBGJY6bT7EVfYJbwZqUB0LnTdjHo9oxDuxmdQcLY4PKv-6I_NH9XI2pahGGfSef1fcqKpT5mAF3jT8NoKFSFWi4-JbIpHRE26BhOlj7dvxN9iPCtdTf1VFP4-V6nSbWw9Q/s1600/ethiopia+trip+2+431.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1BZR8kPHzPBGJY6bT7EVfYJbwZqUB0LnTdjHo9oxDuxmdQcLY4PKv-6I_NH9XI2pahGGfSef1fcqKpT5mAF3jT8NoKFSFWi4-JbIpHRE26BhOlj7dvxN9iPCtdTf1VFP4-V6nSbWw9Q/s320/ethiopia+trip+2+431.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574025358963170210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtFVYQz6G0A6cKKx3d2z8CqS_n7xYsdTgzh3cU4FiHSDyThxhtTGhNmNj8N6kZFLw4U8NoA1qnsTyShDYK0rpO1NC-Se2n7lOZhEitNJso3GEtWE3KCW8fQ3RDVdvFh1BKvCJRHpmuj0/s1600/Dancing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtFVYQz6G0A6cKKx3d2z8CqS_n7xYsdTgzh3cU4FiHSDyThxhtTGhNmNj8N6kZFLw4U8NoA1qnsTyShDYK0rpO1NC-Se2n7lOZhEitNJso3GEtWE3KCW8fQ3RDVdvFh1BKvCJRHpmuj0/s320/Dancing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574024687929741042" border="0" /></a>Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-37320911573463690032011-01-26T14:24:00.001-08:002011-01-26T14:26:04.629-08:00In the NewsThe Local newspaper wrote a nice story about our recent trip to Shanto! <a href="http://blackhillsweeklygroup.com/articles/2011/01/24/news/breaking/doc4d3df2e1182fa054157042.txt">Click here to check it out.</a><br /><a href="http://blackhillsweeklygroup.com/articles/2011/01/24/news/breaking/doc4d3df2e1182fa054157042.txt"><br /></a>Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-56992671142583756712011-01-20T13:04:00.000-08:002011-01-20T14:20:26.480-08:00The road to Shanto<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgNEE1-N5l91cKBbhyphenhyphenMHNRiVE-sEp48Kkd8MUpFkvUAptfYUDLTbpAiMc1hXR-SbL3i2NuuCMR9JCvzHY771SRPeoWZP6HB6_2PCx-B00TpmKWw_fSwacuicNkdUNwVYxQ3Ga5iwZZyM/s1600/ethiopia+trip+2+199.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgNEE1-N5l91cKBbhyphenhyphenMHNRiVE-sEp48Kkd8MUpFkvUAptfYUDLTbpAiMc1hXR-SbL3i2NuuCMR9JCvzHY771SRPeoWZP6HB6_2PCx-B00TpmKWw_fSwacuicNkdUNwVYxQ3Ga5iwZZyM/s320/ethiopia+trip+2+199.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564390689195754290" border="0" /></a>December 31, 2010 was a new years eve like none we have ever experienced. We began the morning relieved that three lovely Team Tasfa members woke up at 2AM unable to sleep and organized all the donations that were heaped in the guest house lobby. Since this was a big job and only a small portion had been organized, I was VERY happy these ladies took charge and accomplished so much in the middle of the night. THANK you gals! Next, we enjoyed a nice breakfast and joined some of the team members on a trip to the International Adoption Net (IAN) care center and Seleenat (an orphanage in Addis). On this trip, Kevin and I were able to share updated photos of Ada and tell the staff thank you again for bringing her into our lives. She is a true blessing! We also inquired about Ada's birth father in hopes of meeting him. We did not get to meet him on this trip, but did leave photos that we hope he will be given. We always want Solomon to know we love his little girl and are so proud she is our daughter. We took some photos of the children, played with them and enjoyed them so much. One great highlight to this visit was watching the kids write in the dirt on our driver's van. He let them write all over the car and it was so cute.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwUAIbEIzdxj4i_lY585XL_ghNN6Uao6OLPmmsbPoKEiXZYP_WP6MFRyJMMahHTz_T2ec7aXDb753ChL0L3R1ObsHprX8uRzRUn6PlaTB1Bj2LM2_HjuzqcDiVU38arqKbe74WKOj5a-U/s1600/ethiopia+trip+2+135.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwUAIbEIzdxj4i_lY585XL_ghNN6Uao6OLPmmsbPoKEiXZYP_WP6MFRyJMMahHTz_T2ec7aXDb753ChL0L3R1ObsHprX8uRzRUn6PlaTB1Bj2LM2_HjuzqcDiVU38arqKbe74WKOj5a-U/s320/ethiopia+trip+2+135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564390681907274722" border="0" /></a>"IAN Care Center"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvzt7gehwAt3wpumkLwR1q-ce5rlkuxuMBpKVC096W_z5de50-aZsJR19ORmdtu2QIwdwKLq0EWLPXkkrA7JK7W7107Ok2eIHISUOW_Xv19G2hSXgJogH7yUvINF9OuAWNVg_fO7nB6w/s1600/ethiopia+trip+2+158.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvzt7gehwAt3wpumkLwR1q-ce5rlkuxuMBpKVC096W_z5de50-aZsJR19ORmdtu2QIwdwKLq0EWLPXkkrA7JK7W7107Ok2eIHISUOW_Xv19G2hSXgJogH7yUvINF9OuAWNVg_fO7nB6w/s320/ethiopia+trip+2+158.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564390672756722674" border="0" /></a>"a mimi (doll) we gave to the children last trip 18 months ago"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWcHPEvAOpWN3j10x0NajThVC0E66DwiknoGkyXonZPoc7RN3UT0pvXGxSFFHx02BLUnAh5EKaIziExhMAeQJHObGM9Dgs1ywLyMqa-cuuoFv-x0If0SUX5Id8VUhIQpQ9Mz72v9jdcY/s1600/ethiopia+trip+2+222.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWcHPEvAOpWN3j10x0NajThVC0E66DwiknoGkyXonZPoc7RN3UT0pvXGxSFFHx02BLUnAh5EKaIziExhMAeQJHObGM9Dgs1ywLyMqa-cuuoFv-x0If0SUX5Id8VUhIQpQ9Mz72v9jdcY/s320/ethiopia+trip+2+222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564390674442351042" border="0" /></a>"Sign at Seleenat"</div><div style="text-align: center;">We soon returned to the guest house, packed up and began the several hour drive to Soddo. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nFhynpa-QUvZA1ETXWEwUkXXoQa4xqi40e6AAUUxTAQyFJZIjg4ndRDBwPvD0w6JYOW0iEjkXplSlNA-RTSI2DNDQjJ5jGMLZvo5Zpgf8ettvmliR_CM5Mcbgz_IJ76pqtd6Ff3Rd3E/s1600/ethiopia+trip+2+239.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nFhynpa-QUvZA1ETXWEwUkXXoQa4xqi40e6AAUUxTAQyFJZIjg4ndRDBwPvD0w6JYOW0iEjkXplSlNA-RTSI2DNDQjJ5jGMLZvo5Zpgf8ettvmliR_CM5Mcbgz_IJ76pqtd6Ff3Rd3E/s320/ethiopia+trip+2+239.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564393482783195746" border="0" /></a>"the luggage!"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NaL2lOqklRjgwtE0f5emGBWNLxZUwnVKgSlg_KmWm42lFloZ7AnbRswvUqo2zpNQtqUtblifQtDo41wvPiUHYx_0zMvR7nJCgbZfTarnfCLoumCmvIZbCyOL-8Tjyi4-sCJjRpDHnsU/s1600/ethiopia+trip+2+243.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NaL2lOqklRjgwtE0f5emGBWNLxZUwnVKgSlg_KmWm42lFloZ7AnbRswvUqo2zpNQtqUtblifQtDo41wvPiUHYx_0zMvR7nJCgbZfTarnfCLoumCmvIZbCyOL-8Tjyi4-sCJjRpDHnsU/s320/ethiopia+trip+2+243.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564393488214469298" border="0" /></a>"We did get all the bags in/on our six cars"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyatSfYohiAJ2IGOuLcXei-lJLcvOaST2ivyYc6gMTezimSuvUvrDvBr9NYZj7PYsl0OykFR8dPxB49OHxtoUdb1v-eYC045Eyy2uMTzn6YsK6i5d-g2RtSCI_wOfl6d5zefU0taRUyg/s1600/ethiopia+trip+2+240.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyatSfYohiAJ2IGOuLcXei-lJLcvOaST2ivyYc6gMTezimSuvUvrDvBr9NYZj7PYsl0OykFR8dPxB49OHxtoUdb1v-eYC045Eyy2uMTzn6YsK6i5d-g2RtSCI_wOfl6d5zefU0taRUyg/s320/ethiopia+trip+2+240.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564393496544219042" border="0" /></a> I don't know how long the trip was suppose to take, but we were late leaving Addis Ababa and had to take an urgent bathroom break in a town along the way; which all lengthened the journey. It had grown dark and we were all ready to arrive in Soddo for a meal and good night of rest when we rounded that dreadful corner. It was a tight road and there were people everywhere screaming out for help and crying. A bus had fallen into one of the drainage ditches beside the road, tumbled over and many people were injured. Our team stopped to help. We dug through bags, found supplies, the doctors went to work helping people with various injuries and lives were definitely saved. The team was amazing! In the darkness, these people were terrified, overwhelmed with grief and in shock, but Team Tasfa worked together like we'd done it all before. I'm so proud to have been part of Team Tasfa that night even though the devastation it caused will always be a memory I wish I could forget.<br /></div><br />Upon our arrival in Soddo we ate at a lovely restaurant and rang in the new year as we walked into our hotel. I remember thinking I can't wait until tomorrow.....Shanto is waiting.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkm5vl_BR1yAB3aKCp4HCq8bE4yH6F3GVaQFVpDf4FqENTpSOECQxXsOwTPphY9Lape5PLkgbYwuiQtwXhU76oJRzG0y9ihCG0Jbi7X8iUuQny3kmKWGWPIrNLacvZYr0BgASMFnMpsak/s1600/ethiopia+trip+2+246.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkm5vl_BR1yAB3aKCp4HCq8bE4yH6F3GVaQFVpDf4FqENTpSOECQxXsOwTPphY9Lape5PLkgbYwuiQtwXhU76oJRzG0y9ihCG0Jbi7X8iUuQny3kmKWGWPIrNLacvZYr0BgASMFnMpsak/s320/ethiopia+trip+2+246.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564393507542981634" border="0" /></a>Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-43296418143479904272011-01-19T08:37:00.001-08:002011-01-19T10:15:29.144-08:00Ethiopia Changed Our Lives!Ethiopia trip #2 was heartwarming, heartbreaking and everything in between. We set off to do great things and I believe we did. Now that we are home, I've been trying to work through and process everything we saw, did, accomplished and wished we'd done while in Africa. This is my attempt to put into words what happened during our ten days in Ethiopia. Let's begin with day 1....<br /><br />January 28 our first travel day, the South Dakota group (minus Amanda) made it to Denver no problem. Then weather related delays began causing each of our connections to be delayed and missed. STRESSFUL! We worked and worked to get on flights and were told it is not likely. Yet when that plane lifted off that runway, there we were sitting in a seat on our way to Addis! Lory had a way of working her magic and we all ended up arriving in Addis about 12 hours later than originally planned. From there, we hit the ground running. We breezed through customs, which was a blessing since we were very concerned about that part of our mission. Keep in mind there were close to 30 of us towing about 2000 pounds of donations plus our personal luggage totaling about 84 bags. And can you believe not a single bag was even scanned? Miracle for sure!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTHdiyVuIQBn5BPhL2H5B2DWtjHTu9E3loStOA-Q3sWGQLrB96-amQDTElYRDKytv_0_pbaWDe0eMd6PdEAcCH9GUxE17eeb4kZ1H2KoO2hYVwj-HDmdl1WPjoba6eyW6HttM76bEwGc/s1600/ethiopia+trip+2+049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTHdiyVuIQBn5BPhL2H5B2DWtjHTu9E3loStOA-Q3sWGQLrB96-amQDTElYRDKytv_0_pbaWDe0eMd6PdEAcCH9GUxE17eeb4kZ1H2KoO2hYVwj-HDmdl1WPjoba6eyW6HttM76bEwGc/s320/ethiopia+trip+2+049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563956132209848642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFiaV8wGjDwTs4fycfXuNkgejyrpP8qmXqt42e7-AmVtWsCDHZEpvAeP54mLPJJjUtIO9mVXZ8iV1QBj2RNKYZ9vDCZ8gzKEisfVZGJFDcxl7HksJWw2d6vCP8CXjGUUBW7lJBLommrs/s1600/ethiopia+trip+2+068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFiaV8wGjDwTs4fycfXuNkgejyrpP8qmXqt42e7-AmVtWsCDHZEpvAeP54mLPJJjUtIO9mVXZ8iV1QBj2RNKYZ9vDCZ8gzKEisfVZGJFDcxl7HksJWw2d6vCP8CXjGUUBW7lJBLommrs/s320/ethiopia+trip+2+068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563956969846773858" border="0" /></a>The guest house was wonderful and made us feel right at home. Then we visited Korah. You may remember some previous posts about Korah. Korah is a community that exists in the Addis landfill. If you haven't watched the video from August 9, 2010 on this blog, please go back and do that. Project 61 is awesome and we truly enjoyed our time visiting Korah, meeting the people, delivering food and praying with families and giving out Caramela (candy) and dresses to the children. We delivered about 200 dresses to the little girls in Korah. Amazing!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKOrs2xpPDhOPD8WD_xUlxndI5HNCMwD67dVBixlrhC0b-Jk6KPmB-ev-6YOin9piJqP7q2Zxm_qe_Cj-i7lIyT4qzf3gT5jmNjKa5-4JiZOHk8DeAGipomlJvPPKAfCThtLRzh_ljCM/s1600/ethiopia+trip+2+109.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKOrs2xpPDhOPD8WD_xUlxndI5HNCMwD67dVBixlrhC0b-Jk6KPmB-ev-6YOin9piJqP7q2Zxm_qe_Cj-i7lIyT4qzf3gT5jmNjKa5-4JiZOHk8DeAGipomlJvPPKAfCThtLRzh_ljCM/s320/ethiopia+trip+2+109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563942624768100450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsXhml4F6aHyb040lXxr60hiNwv-qDVXa0gBvw-Bo89bnxkSKC1JTzTfJzcZhoM5EvAdWB4jIP4LQLS3SHx8cJIYjXOoTbXTVH8GSXuUX1guodv9WbhePnaAqsJLce9jW1BcAs7N43Z8/s1600/ethiopia+trip+2+101.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsXhml4F6aHyb040lXxr60hiNwv-qDVXa0gBvw-Bo89bnxkSKC1JTzTfJzcZhoM5EvAdWB4jIP4LQLS3SHx8cJIYjXOoTbXTVH8GSXuUX1guodv9WbhePnaAqsJLce9jW1BcAs7N43Z8/s320/ethiopia+trip+2+101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563960108210694962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHAtPiPG3vXyODSpu_CTkhEueSFIER4qKXymmJCuRzAF4-vF5cogEHaPpeK9cl_DmDK7bx1Naie-p_e1oKAG4jIfzLgTE2LXa0BnkFLhnumyxNOVbGlpqNU5YtJNWz6c2fAvW1mmribA/s1600/ethiopia+trip+2+105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHAtPiPG3vXyODSpu_CTkhEueSFIER4qKXymmJCuRzAF4-vF5cogEHaPpeK9cl_DmDK7bx1Naie-p_e1oKAG4jIfzLgTE2LXa0BnkFLhnumyxNOVbGlpqNU5YtJNWz6c2fAvW1mmribA/s320/ethiopia+trip+2+105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563958502159177042" border="0" /></a>Donation sorting, luggage shuffling, dinner at a lovely gallery and rest finished off Dec. 30.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpy-gnaBpYZcxUHV_fgyiDiHOroB1OHaVXutg2RysDMBUQnw2bYDEF57NnxHg589cUmJBlbrGP8cNOaZyL9iqAKufkwU3lRu2bJh1unnI5sNS8jPa2vBCkNXGeO4J_Ts-KQ7Sj5Lxe3dI/s1600/ethiopia+trip+2+098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpy-gnaBpYZcxUHV_fgyiDiHOroB1OHaVXutg2RysDMBUQnw2bYDEF57NnxHg589cUmJBlbrGP8cNOaZyL9iqAKufkwU3lRu2bJh1unnI5sNS8jPa2vBCkNXGeO4J_Ts-KQ7Sj5Lxe3dI/s320/ethiopia+trip+2+098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563942197091038306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOI7bR7F22g2_UE_P5ZNMTwckuxdjVd2QjCtDjjkgZ952KQB7MrQezNsmGcb6G5Rylw6LjGrSKipTuO6HMUBF0aArxv5rpf1ZU-acGtupL-6qArpVgZK7DbR2pVfaIWtPjH54hvUczcBE/s1600/ethiopia+trip+2+091.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOI7bR7F22g2_UE_P5ZNMTwckuxdjVd2QjCtDjjkgZ952KQB7MrQezNsmGcb6G5Rylw6LjGrSKipTuO6HMUBF0aArxv5rpf1ZU-acGtupL-6qArpVgZK7DbR2pVfaIWtPjH54hvUczcBE/s320/ethiopia+trip+2+091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563961364937096050" border="0" /></a>"view from guest house"<br /></div>Tomorrow half a day in Addis and our drive to Shanto...Stay tuned.Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-64619474595851605442010-12-13T12:37:00.000-08:002010-12-13T12:48:15.537-08:00Two more weeks!<div style="text-align: center;">There are only 14 more days until we leave for Ethiopia. A donation get together will be held sometime next week for the South Dakota team. We have many many pillow case dresses to split up, shoes, undies, soccer uniforms, backpacks for Project Gena, t-shirts, books, sewing kits, and many other items that will be so useful in Shanto.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4l0YSMzJhFQ0Qt7vPGEu3iW8gdv6bOZcZ8bfqzF-mRhuxqFmn7FL3y-QMTvxsYB3c-vJVx4XEWWbwd08UdthSaWpmArF5oIEQ57x7XMbeurUPEZ4I3dOgZ-iJI85bkupKXVQz7VGb1uk/s1600/DSCN3214.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4l0YSMzJhFQ0Qt7vPGEu3iW8gdv6bOZcZ8bfqzF-mRhuxqFmn7FL3y-QMTvxsYB3c-vJVx4XEWWbwd08UdthSaWpmArF5oIEQ57x7XMbeurUPEZ4I3dOgZ-iJI85bkupKXVQz7VGb1uk/s320/DSCN3214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550271187906132658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">FOVC's new </span>orphanage photo #1<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>If you haven't signed up to sponsor a child through the FOVC sponsorship program, please consider it! For $35 a month you could change the life of an Ethiopian child forever. If you don't feel you can commit to that amount, think about getting a group of friends/family together to sponsor a child together. Each person, could pay a couple of months up front and sponsor a child for the entire year! Then you could take turns writing to the child and encourage them to do well in school. The relationships you make with these children will make such a difference in each of your lives! For more information please email us bethechangeforever@hotmail.comSam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-63859263491054740522010-12-08T10:05:00.000-08:002010-12-08T10:16:25.361-08:00Holy Cow 19 days!!!!!!!!!!!<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOLjhqR9WSVvNt0lO7N75PNzKIDFNAGJTJj3j76D98RtI8FB9WJbbyHD7mxfX2IDyqsY20FFO_Xnwcnfjs9TFRTG_gMmq4uTmu6u05_b21Xx4kh49MxuFgFUQt7kQXYDnOx_dtON4wtk/s1600/DSCN3051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOLjhqR9WSVvNt0lO7N75PNzKIDFNAGJTJj3j76D98RtI8FB9WJbbyHD7mxfX2IDyqsY20FFO_Xnwcnfjs9TFRTG_gMmq4uTmu6u05_b21Xx4kh49MxuFgFUQt7kQXYDnOx_dtON4wtk/s320/DSCN3051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548376103665066370" border="0" /></a>WOW....we cannot believe how time flies! Only 19 days until we leave for Shanto, Ethiopia! We are so excited, busy and did I say excited!!!! During the home stretch, if you are still considering supporting our mission, please order a t-shirt. We have very limited quantities left so order soon. These quality shirts would make a great gift for the Africa enthusiast on your list!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzxtT4CXXrTpCwT6hm4v-ogsNd5_RVCGbUT9h8zs2Hq88GWmXtUgFx2O8yftpeRVidviEiNrNY6KDiPY-sy4oAGzK8UEYVpaTTO1qkYq8YQbxd0MVUVB7B_w06Cokk41xt8ZBqVmGFWg/s1600/DSCN3169.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzxtT4CXXrTpCwT6hm4v-ogsNd5_RVCGbUT9h8zs2Hq88GWmXtUgFx2O8yftpeRVidviEiNrNY6KDiPY-sy4oAGzK8UEYVpaTTO1qkYq8YQbxd0MVUVB7B_w06Cokk41xt8ZBqVmGFWg/s320/DSCN3169.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548375860578008402" border="0" /></a></div>Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-25810436053900731872010-11-06T17:20:00.000-07:002010-11-06T17:35:41.051-07:00We have a Lucky winner<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2IZIVg5cj0ms8wg3cZJiBih8FigFYJD5gAZgFXImw4t0igzywce-S1OK4SCFx8xrP9s4AbcNkIsyQiyN0SsFqhWvS8JXGz0ZWN7qUfaTxCAI3GxoKqI1qc4G4D_zQ40yzyo1iX2hDjw/s1600/DSCN3264.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2IZIVg5cj0ms8wg3cZJiBih8FigFYJD5gAZgFXImw4t0igzywce-S1OK4SCFx8xrP9s4AbcNkIsyQiyN0SsFqhWvS8JXGz0ZWN7qUfaTxCAI3GxoKqI1qc4G4D_zQ40yzyo1iX2hDjw/s320/DSCN3264.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536597129805859218" border="0" /></a>Here are some cute pictures of the kids right before Brooklyn pulled out the winning ticket.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmOKq-SXFYUyzS9RC3OmEinZNG1M6c9Trk7aMPD3P2004iDjbkG-XRtR6T3-49iUbn3QTJUtkAWW-fDc8WVoinRNgF4RSADJ3vyLxtvvXT7L2l4U10bCl_O4DbEM04oBNGn93wKGCYMNQ/s1600/103_2825.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmOKq-SXFYUyzS9RC3OmEinZNG1M6c9Trk7aMPD3P2004iDjbkG-XRtR6T3-49iUbn3QTJUtkAWW-fDc8WVoinRNgF4RSADJ3vyLxtvvXT7L2l4U10bCl_O4DbEM04oBNGn93wKGCYMNQ/s320/103_2825.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536597025400959490" border="0" /></a>They mixed them and mixed them and mixed them and mixed them some more.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCQmLl5aEtJ67a6Y9E7Fs_m8ki1RtZKaMnSqFFG-pWANcCGN0JQ50XpVf6WlTMtzXXggDgJlSTnbRaucov1K8dYrnGFx5j-1SRXFjJc70ujY4xwAIJy1HDFDwIYGT2Rk6rlayR9Gt0FM/s1600/103_2827.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCQmLl5aEtJ67a6Y9E7Fs_m8ki1RtZKaMnSqFFG-pWANcCGN0JQ50XpVf6WlTMtzXXggDgJlSTnbRaucov1K8dYrnGFx5j-1SRXFjJc70ujY4xwAIJy1HDFDwIYGT2Rk6rlayR9Gt0FM/s320/103_2827.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536596943442189042" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >And the winner is ----<br />GREG V. - Sturgis, SD!!!!!!!!!!!</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Congratulations Greg!! </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A huge <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">THANK YOU</span></span> to everyone who sold tickets for our raffle.<br />Together we sold 501 tickets!!! The top ticket sales person was Gayle M. with 152 tickets!!! She graciously donated her $50 prize back to Be the Change!!! <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Together we can Be the Change!!!<br /></span></span></div>Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-29747847317187078972010-11-01T14:01:00.000-07:002010-11-01T14:08:56.392-07:002010 Wish List for FOVC<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14pt;">Shanto</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size:14pt;">, </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size:14pt;">Ethiopia</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="center"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: normal; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:9pt;" >Whether children are orphaned as a result of disease, poverty, violence or natural disaster, the results are the same – children alone.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; line-height: normal; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b style=""><i style=""><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" >Please Help! Donate!!! email us: bethechangeforever@hotmail.com</span></i><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" ><br /></span></b></p><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><b style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" >Personal Care Items</span></b> <b style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" ></span></b><ul style="margin-top: 0in; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Clothes (gently used or new, boys & girls)</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Shoes / Sneakers </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Jackets and sweaters</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://bethechangeforever.blogspot.com/p/ways-to-help_09.html"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Skirts</span></a></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Jeans</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Socks</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Underwear</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Watches</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Earrings </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:9pt;" >(fun thing to make)</span><span style="font-size:10pt;"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Necklaces </span><span style="font-size:9pt;">(fun thing to make)</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Hair Do-Dads</span><span style="font-size:9pt;"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">(fun thing to make)</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Headbands</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Towels</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Deodorant</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Shampoo & Conditioner</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Soaps</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Body Lotion </span><span style="font-size:9pt;">(Africans have very dry skin, a good lotion/ointment/cream much needed)</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Tooth Brush and Toothpaste <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">(</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:9pt;" >ask your dentist, they may like to help)</span><span style="font-size:9pt;"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">First Aid Kits </span><span style="font-size:9pt;">(items are hard to find in </span><span style="font-size:9pt;">Ethiopia</span><span style="font-size:9pt;">)</span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; 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line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Crayons</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Educational games for little children </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Toys</span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" >Office Supplies</span></b></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size:10pt;">Printers (very important)</span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Printer Inks for Hp LaserJet 1010 and 1005 series</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size:10pt;">Photo copy machine (very important)</span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size:10pt;">Laminating machine (very important)</span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size:10pt;">Digital Video Camera (very important)</span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Digital Camera</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Rechargeable Batteries (AA type with 220v charger)</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">AA Batteries for digital cameras</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Laptop and Desktop computers for office use </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Staplers </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Adding Machine </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Coffee Machine</span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; line-height: normal; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" >Money Needed for Items to be Purchased in </span></b><b style=""><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" >Ethiopia</span></b><b style=""><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" ></span></b></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size:10pt;">Blankets (can be bought in </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size:10pt;">Ethiopia</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size:10pt;">)</span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size:10pt;">Bed Sheets (can be bought in </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size:10pt;">Ethiopia</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size:10pt;">)</span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size:10pt;">Beds (Can be bought in </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size:10pt;">Ethiopia</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size:10pt;">)</span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size:10pt;">Mattress (can be bought in </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size:10pt;">Ethiopia</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size:10pt;">)</span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size:10pt;">Kitchen Materials (very important and can be bought in </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size:10pt;">Ethiopia</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size:10pt;">)</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">African Hair Oil/Grease (available to purchase in </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Ethiopia</span><span style="font-size:10pt;">)</span></li></ul> <!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults ext="edit" spidmax="1027"> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout ext="edit"> <o:idmap ext="edit" data="1"> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-27986787234164668722010-10-13T10:32:00.000-07:002010-10-13T11:52:02.997-07:00Be the Change T-shirt SALE!!There are only 75 days before we travel to Shanto to help build an orphanage etc. etc. etc and we are working hard to earn the remainder of our trip expenses. Please consider purchasing a Be the Change t-shirt. Proceeds support our trip and help the widows and orphans in Ethiopia. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhKG6vhdnMkOCZYcmzCTTowN3lhI7Cv6zxmDbwJljPjFYSL7jdYDReViudSoCLjqEDE1xzzh2hS3qRt-2_UTZssSuiunit_KWtGUG1aIkv1lkqCc-3hAli88k6m9rf5pH5krUw9X8_1I/s1600/orphan+kids.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhKG6vhdnMkOCZYcmzCTTowN3lhI7Cv6zxmDbwJljPjFYSL7jdYDReViudSoCLjqEDE1xzzh2hS3qRt-2_UTZssSuiunit_KWtGUG1aIkv1lkqCc-3hAli88k6m9rf5pH5krUw9X8_1I/s320/orphan+kids.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527604839854202274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 255); font-family: arial;">Toddler/Youth Shirts $10<br />Adult Shirts $12 Shipping Included!!!!!!!!!!</span></span><br /></div>Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-34866157858324905112010-09-17T07:31:00.000-07:002010-09-17T07:49:46.173-07:00raffle tickets for Shanto<div style="text-align: center;">We have a fundraiser for all the hunters out there. Just in time for hunting season, November 6, 2010 we will give away a Tikka T3 chambered in 270 Win. The tickets for this awesome riffle are $5 each or 5 for $20. All proceeds will help us get to Shanto where will help build an orphanage, buy supplies for the widows and orphans in Shanto, Ethiopia and provide life skills education. To support our cause and purchase your chance at this fabulous prize...please email us at bethechangeforever@hotmail.com. Provide your name, address, phone number and how many tickets you would like to purchase. We will arrange payment etc. through email or in person. Be a miracle maker through Be the Change!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIm7E1K5OSBGIadwjjJfhFMKzfiHbcWlg3WJ5_1Le16j_QCwd4X8VAv41hfAfxov3YukPDmmwDI4WA6Q9BogAwiF1v1rN5GOEAD5nTTjUlydfyj25e-eD3iaIL6YS1A6DHUtbNChqbvM/s1600/shanto.howletts.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIm7E1K5OSBGIadwjjJfhFMKzfiHbcWlg3WJ5_1Le16j_QCwd4X8VAv41hfAfxov3YukPDmmwDI4WA6Q9BogAwiF1v1rN5GOEAD5nTTjUlydfyj25e-eD3iaIL6YS1A6DHUtbNChqbvM/s320/shanto.howletts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517894489040036274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:85%;" >Our friends Dave& Lory in Shanto Jan 2010</span><br /></div> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;">Join us on Facebook...Goal 1000 fans by 10/10/10....currently at 200....please share our fb page with others!</span>Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-69662398502513891022010-09-13T08:00:00.000-07:002010-09-13T08:02:15.982-07:00we love this country....be inspired!<div style="text-align: center;"><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12914481&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12914481&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object></div><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/12914481">Ethiopia: The Whole Picture</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2423481">Paul Hassell</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-48267420373028917722010-09-08T09:00:00.000-07:002010-09-08T09:45:20.651-07:00<span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><strong><em>“Sometimes I would like to ask God why He allows poverty, suffering, and injustice when He could do something about it. But </em></strong><strong><em>I’m afraid He would ask me the same question.” -Anonymous<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></em></strong></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><strong><em></em></strong></span></div><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"> </span>Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-51013873203600822622010-09-01T10:05:00.000-07:002010-09-01T10:16:41.582-07:00What is Orphan Sunday?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.orphansunday.org/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 58px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXNAxTZWx_lu8cZQnfDjer2BHJpn5RVvhi6V4I56gPSvmA1YLGMt8usLMjwYCUkwoPfLlVK6amqnTBoJQagUKunWKhbaOskjjaaDuFv43y9MYT60BMjuB11zk-lr0wO9oW7LurFlsgM0/s320/OS_WebBanner2-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511995122222105906" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >On Orphan Sunday, Christians stand for the orphan . We are a people called to defend the fatherless…to care for the child that has no family…to visit orphans in their distress.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="font-family:Fat;"></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Please visit the </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Orphan Sunday</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> website </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.orphansunday.org/">http://www.orphansunday.org/</a><span style="font-family:georgia;">. Organize an event for your community or church, let's all ban together and Be the Change!</span><br /></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal">Supplies are starting to run low on our Be the Change t-shirts, order yours on our blog (<a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.bethechangeforever.blogspot.com">www.bethechangeforever.blogspot.com</a>) today. It's a perfect shirt for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Orphan Sunday</span>!! </p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal">Raise awareness, support a cause, sponsor a child, give a goat, cow, sheep, chicken, buy a well, make a mission trip, tell others about poverty and orphans, etc. etc. etc......<br /></p>Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-34005546142534050992010-08-30T09:20:00.000-07:002010-08-30T09:35:25.015-07:00Strider PREbikes for everyone!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >YOU BUY-We DONATE-You SAVE</span><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8B840_qx2nkzGzUjOHyM2WkvJuNAibUtfSPI5EQ2aKEjWSS-uzibXP7kZzwNcLJIZYJC0kfpxQC4ZijYWnkt9uAqoMVb1sX3EfIw4oyu2YT1RWgwnQ57lR9i6L6DZo7vrxSJkuXMbw0E/s320/strider+bike.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511242027688859858" border="0" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8B840_qx2nkzGzUjOHyM2WkvJuNAibUtfSPI5EQ2aKEjWSS-uzibXP7kZzwNcLJIZYJC0kfpxQC4ZijYWnkt9uAqoMVb1sX3EfIw4oyu2YT1RWgwnQ57lR9i6L6DZo7vrxSJkuXMbw0E/s1600/strider+bike.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: left; font-weight: bold;"><em>Strider</em> Sports International Inc has given us a huge gift. They donated a bike to our fundraiser and created a coupon code for us here's how it works:<br /></div></div><h3 class="r"><span style="font-size:100%;">1. Order your Strider at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.StriderSports.com">www.StriderSports.com</a></span></h3><h3 class="r"><span style="font-size:100%;">2. Enter coupon code: STRIDER2BTHECHANGE<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></h3><h3 class="r"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Strider donates 15% of order to Be the Change</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></h3><h3 class="r"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. You save money with the FREE shipping benefit. </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">(Free shipping applies to US lower 48 states only)</span></h3><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">If you have never heard of Strider or seen one in use, check them out at <a href="www.StriderSports.com">www.StriderSports.com</a>. Kids love them and they are great for their development. Order today and Save!!!!</span>Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-43076647253309810272010-08-23T06:23:00.000-07:002010-08-23T06:28:25.857-07:00Africa in your backyard a HUGE SUCCESS!!!Africa in your backyard, our garage sale/silent auction fundraiser was this past weekend and it was AWESOME!! We had more garage sale items than we anticipated, and the turnout was wonderful too. There were many volunteers helping at the two day event. People really came out and showed their support for Shanto. We still have quite a bit of work to do before we leave in December, but we are closer to making the trip a success. Thank you to everyone for your support. You ROCK!! <span style="font-style: italic;">Pictures coming soon.</span>Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-65980721078422351212010-08-17T11:25:00.001-07:002010-08-17T11:36:02.196-07:00Tell Your Friends!!!Hi all our awesome blog readers! Our first Be the Change fundraiser is almost here! Only 3 more days until Africa in Your Backyard garage sale and silent auction!! Anyone who has garage sale items to donate, please let us know before Thursday night. We will accept donations through Thursday! Love to have any treasures you would like to donate!!<br /><br />We also will be serving breakfast and lunch to at our event so come out for the food and bid on some silent auction treasures. Weimer's Donuts and Sturgis Coffee for breakfast and Pizza Hut pizza and pop for lunch! Make sure to check out the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Our Helpers</span> page on this blog for details about our supporters!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">Be the Change for Shanto, Ethiopia</span> at the Sturgis Community Center starting Friday morning at 8AM!! Come join the fun! Please tell your friends, family, neighbors, strangers whom ever you can think of...<span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;">EVERYONE IS WELCOME</span>!! Become a fan on Facebook and suggest us to your friends. Let's see how many FB friends we can add by the end of the weekend 95 and counting!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6cd0zZ-sYlAfcZeGOp_XrHWS1OrHrS0XexZTwxz5TQ7GjtazOlwLKADQF8R2j0hegkdG2zswjkTcgaftigTyWbAYH0VXVFGco0e-r3g23Vc6M_rJiC1lQDlXHopp1mAW5OeaIeSDuOM/s1600/smallsize.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6cd0zZ-sYlAfcZeGOp_XrHWS1OrHrS0XexZTwxz5TQ7GjtazOlwLKADQF8R2j0hegkdG2zswjkTcgaftigTyWbAYH0VXVFGco0e-r3g23Vc6M_rJiC1lQDlXHopp1mAW5OeaIeSDuOM/s320/smallsize.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506449225363678178" border="0" /></a>Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-30645808163341762672010-08-09T22:33:00.001-07:002010-08-17T11:22:44.651-07:00Project 61 and Korah<div style="text-align: center;">This video shows a village we will visit in Dec. 2010.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Everyone can Be the Change!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;">Sponsor a child today and be their Hero!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13948413&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13948413&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/13948413">Ordinary Hero~ A day in the trash dump in Ethiopia</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3858134">Kelly Putty</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-89280202504925391022010-08-09T15:28:00.001-07:002010-08-09T15:41:14.437-07:00Colorado Rocks!<span style="font-size:130%;">A huge thank you to everyone we met yesterday at the IAN picnic. It was so fun to see old friends and meet new ones. We wish we had more time to visit with everyone! The picnic flew by, and we all had so much fun. A </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >HUGE THANK YOU</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> for buying about </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >60 of the Be the Change T-Shirts</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> to support the orphans and widows in Shanto!!!! Bless you all!!!<br /><br />Enjoy this photo of some of the amazing Ethiopian girls we reconnected with at the picnic.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHKzXThAmaZKzSEIlNWSlWtJKPYpTb7CpCyYmw-IZhDA2NzDLrubxQcPocUMh_SlQWVg8CNjEbjZz2pqZyWCS-0bXsZprxHfZ3wQku_7bV1K7RBJibvPiByOdP8LCPjPEhF2k0eOWfpk/s1600/IMG_1236.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHKzXThAmaZKzSEIlNWSlWtJKPYpTb7CpCyYmw-IZhDA2NzDLrubxQcPocUMh_SlQWVg8CNjEbjZz2pqZyWCS-0bXsZprxHfZ3wQku_7bV1K7RBJibvPiByOdP8LCPjPEhF2k0eOWfpk/s320/IMG_1236.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503543580177655922" border="0" /></a>Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-33898635614241183172010-08-06T08:23:00.000-07:002010-08-06T08:35:56.653-07:00Thank you Piedmont Valley Kiddos!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrILFwe9dUVAk_nICMz0pG8c2ajakR9NglYq7g_8lFdEAwQF5xvM81Y9p4UGUjJQDZiN6pqK0oqDsd9ejUAW6ScyiSjl02pgplJuIJFNgXWY3MlAP4PA3-UeAn3fOFqj_4ejpGszNDCw/s1600/thank-you-kids-300x201.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrILFwe9dUVAk_nICMz0pG8c2ajakR9NglYq7g_8lFdEAwQF5xvM81Y9p4UGUjJQDZiN6pqK0oqDsd9ejUAW6ScyiSjl02pgplJuIJFNgXWY3MlAP4PA3-UeAn3fOFqj_4ejpGszNDCw/s320/thank-you-kids-300x201.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502320947056536066" border="0" /></a><br />Vacation Bible School at our <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">AWESOME</span> </span>church, <a href="http://www.piedmontlutheran.org/">Pie</a><a href="http://www.piedmontlutheran.org/">dmont Valley Lutheran</a> took a special offering last night for Be the Change. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">We were gifted $166!!!! Thank you everyone! </span> You made a big difference for Shanto!Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-91015960207869340062010-08-03T07:51:00.000-07:002010-08-03T11:49:55.024-07:00Korah~One place we will go in Ethiopia<p align="center"><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13771428&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13771428&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object></p><p align="left"><a href="http://vimeo.com/13771428">The Village of Korah - A short documentary</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/session7media">Session 7 Media</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />YEAR: 2010<br />SYNOPSIS<br />A short documentary that explores the current state of one of Ethiopia's poorest villages, the village of Korah and the challenges the people there face every day.<br /><br />ABOUT KORAH<br />The village of Korah is a small village just outside Addis Ababa, the capitol city of Ethiopia. The village was founded over seventy five years ago by people inflicted with leprosy, seeking treatment in Addis. Three generations later, over 100,000 people live in Korah, most of whom have leprosy, HIV/AIDS, are widows or orphans. Their extreme poverty has forced many of the villagers to forage through a local trash dump to find enough food to survive each day.<br /><br />For more information about Korah, visit:<br /><a href="http://missionethiopia.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MissionEthiopia.com</a><br /><a href="http://helpkorah.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HelpKorah.com</a><br /><br />SPECIAL THANKS<br />To our guide Samuel Liben and all the people of Korah who opened their homes and hearts to us, trusting our intentions with the footage and stories we collected there. They will not be forgotten and our work for them has only just begun.<br /></p>Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-75489985982956612092010-07-31T20:13:00.000-07:002010-07-31T20:52:52.975-07:00To Shanto with LoveYEAH!!! We have our first garage sale donations! <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >The children of Shanto need you to donate more! </span>Please email(bethechangeforever.blogspot.com) if you need us to pick up your kids stuff donations (Sturgis, SD & surrounding area). All proceeds from our August 20 & 21 garage sale / silent auction will support the orphans and widows in Shanto, Ethiopia.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.stridersports.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 92px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLQ4L0j907n_Ln8X_24VzlZc96RGOUARbMx2J7FjL1XK1ukZ29cen4_8ePx5c1c2iBsZ5-uMTqf6LzrCSJ_-pfb87J2iFfHwiNW5cxUi0DbSgjMdwgYarWcu4O46o1aiNYJezMA1WTtI/s320/strider+image.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500281605938333810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >More awesome silent auction donations too....</span><br />tickets to ride go carts at <a href="http://ranchamusementpark.com/">The Ranch</a>, <a href="http://www.bearcountryusa.com/">Bear Country USA</a> pass, an awesome <a href="http://www.stridersports.com/">Strider Bike</a> plus Strider Bike coupon code coming soon for free shipping on online orders for you plus 15% of purchases using our code to FOVC!!! Wait to order your bike...code available very soon!!! I think some kids need a Strider for Christmas. A gift that gives to two children, what could be better?Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-43436539418071408352010-07-26T15:06:00.000-07:002010-07-31T20:50:03.436-07:00Donations Make Us Smile!Thank you to all our Africa in your backyard Be the Change supporters! So far, some great silent auction items have been donated and we are happily accepting more. Please contact us if you have items you would like to donate (bethechangeforever@hotmail.com). We also are looking for used kids stuff for the garage sale portion of the fundraiser! Let's clean those closets and make a huge impact for the FOVC orphans. We will happily pick up your items and assist you in cleaning out your kids rooms if you wish. <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 255, 255);"><br /><br />REMEMBER---all proceeds from our fundraiser will be used to help build an orphanage and buy supplies for orphans and widows in Shanto, Ethiopia! </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bethechangeforever.blogspot.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYglFvkOMr2ifuOMi0Ojby-KU0sCUsQxlDObOEBwIKg7MU_UDzhERHgAT9q_rjZRGzOq87QOTTE63LONpCBiXqGHUd1dnSXtybIxTlmxEp1OnukRsXUpAy08BfWXODD6DKtiD228bIDSs/s320/closet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498341615819508722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sneak peak at some auction items:</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >Passes for <a href="http://oldmacsfarm.blackhills.com/Homex.html">Old McDonald's Farm</a>, <a href="http://www.reptilegardens.com/">Reptile Garden</a><a href="http://www.reptilegardens.com/">s</a>, <a href="http://www.blackhillsmaze.com/">the Maze</a>, <a href="http://www.southdakotacaves.com/wonderland.html">Wonderland Cave</a>, <a href="http://www.carmike.com/showtimes.aspx?fct=1">Carmike Cinemas</a>, <a href="http://www.elkstheatre.com/">Elks Theatre</a> and one night stay at <a href="http://www.ramada.com/Ramada/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=12126">Ramada</a> in Black Hawk!</span><br /><br />We are also in serious need of some volunteers to work the Africa in your backyard fundraiser August 20 & 20. Please call or email for more info!Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-75098525960761396922010-07-23T20:02:00.001-07:002010-07-23T20:12:51.533-07:00Shirts in multiple markets<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsiRa_HlMzNCoLeqjXpAnF9b7GWbt-ftOl-wKagQ3dCXgm2tw1nvjn7PNnQ4E0J1nSy55zzYgXyg3GTrQfUSPbNzMtm7lFhIE6z3ym5KYwrKFmRc_QGCjHiIl7VWZjqEwrz6y-l1RrDY/s1600/We+heart+ethiopia+hands.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsiRa_HlMzNCoLeqjXpAnF9b7GWbt-ftOl-wKagQ3dCXgm2tw1nvjn7PNnQ4E0J1nSy55zzYgXyg3GTrQfUSPbNzMtm7lFhIE6z3ym5KYwrKFmRc_QGCjHiIl7VWZjqEwrz6y-l1RrDY/s320/We+heart+ethiopia+hands.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497304860061012274" border="0" /></a>Shirt sales are going well. After one week we have sold over 25!!! Order yours soon so you have them to wear on <a href="http://www.orphansunday.org/">Orphan Sunday</a>, November 7, 2010!!!! They are available to purchase on this blog and at a great local hangout, <a href="http://www.sturgiscoffeecompany.com/store/">Sturgis Coffee Company</a>. Together we can all make a difference! Be the Change :)Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-60294984060906517882010-07-21T09:10:00.000-07:002010-07-21T09:12:27.354-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBKev1Jv6p3XLNOhBzJjo-cBs3u5-xMf9C3UO6aBaLNYLsd8HpS76Rxw8QMjE6GeVpZYxaCYgU0psjK1_7FK9Y0oDsAlfz1GrFfXg89lTu7qvGKjFdaNrr-wg2CB0Z2jwFmDOt6ZJ2Pw/s1600/smallsize.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBKev1Jv6p3XLNOhBzJjo-cBs3u5-xMf9C3UO6aBaLNYLsd8HpS76Rxw8QMjE6GeVpZYxaCYgU0psjK1_7FK9Y0oDsAlfz1GrFfXg89lTu7qvGKjFdaNrr-wg2CB0Z2jwFmDOt6ZJ2Pw/s320/smallsize.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496392954349167442" border="0" /></a>Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093399785396574327.post-29867276433923526492010-07-14T09:32:00.000-07:002010-07-23T19:44:57.798-07:00NEW T-Shirts!Hey Everyone!<br />We have started fundraising for our trip in December! :) The images on the right hand side of the blog have been placed on t-shirts! They are being printed RIGHT NOW! We will also have a charcoal grey t-shirt in adult sizes as well as the pink and orange. The orange and pink shirts are available in any size from toddler to an adult 2X. We are taking orders for the shirts starting today. They are going to be $20 if you want them shipped to you. If you would like to order today, email us at<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> bethechangeforever@hotmail.com!</span></span><br />Thank you for all of your support! Stay tuned for more updates!<br />God Bless!<br />Be the Change [<3]Sam and LeeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667962585340446185noreply@blogger.com2