Needs of the Family

I have a few people in my life that often email asking me what my family or myself needs.  I often post about needs of the ministry or local kids but these friends of mine are interested in what we need.  I have been told that I need to tell people when I have needs, that way they can be filled.  Well, this blog is about the things that me and my family needs:

School fees:

As a family, we have decided that it is best for our kids to go to one of the International schools in town.  Last year proved very difficult for us as a family.  Fiker was attending the school that is a part of BCI.  We support the school and think they offer a great alternative to the public education that is widely offered here.  However, this school is taught in Amharic.  They have English classes built into their schedules but even in those classes, Amharic is widely used.  

Last year was really rough for us.  I wasn’t able to really be a part of the education process.  Even though I understand a lot of conversational Amharic, I can’t read it.  Nor do I understand “educational” terms.  We also need our kids to improve their English quickly, and that didn’t happen last year.  For this reason, we thought it best for our children to attend an English-speaking school.

We are really excited about this new school.  They use a British curriculum and have tons of educational resources on-site.  As you know, most children learn best by using different varieties of teaching other than just lecture.  This school is able to accommodate that.  This is especially great for Fiker as she doesn’t learn well in a lecture type environment.  

The school is expensive for us though.  It is $50/mth per child.  So that means we need $150/mth.  That equals out to $1500 for this year.

Clothes:

I often collect clothes for the kids in the program but now it’s my kids that need clothes.  They all need pants, shorts, shirts (long & short sleeve), sweaters, socks, and underwear.  They need:

Fiker:

Size 8/10 clothes 

Size 4 undies

Size 1 & 2 shoes

Rebirra:

Size 4t & 5t clothes and undies

Size 9 & 10 shoes

Makreab:

Size 4t & 5t clothes and undies  

Size 9 & 10 shoes

Size 11 rainboots

If you would like to help us out with the clothes and shoes, I can get them from you when I am in the States.  Just let me know.

Medical Expenses:

When I come to the States next week I have some medical visits I need to attend.  I have some medical things that can’t be dealt with here so I have to do it in the States.  Between visits, tests, and prescriptions I am looking at approx $1500.

Could you please join me in prayer that these needs will be met?  If you would like to help us out financially, you can do that through PayPal.  Just click the PayPal link on the left hand side of the page.

Thank you in advance for your prayers and your financial gifts.  May God bless you in return!