Drawn From Water

Today I came across a new organization that I have to share. I realize not too many people even read this blog yet but I am hoping someday, someone will look back on this posting and be just as moved as I am by the work this organization is doing. Since November is adoption awareness month and home to Orphan Sunday, I found this posting fitting.

Drawn From Water is an organization that started earlier this year in rural south-western Ethiopia. The organization runs an orphanage for children of the Karo tribe, a tribe that lives in fear of evil spirits and superstitions. In the Karo tribe, children who are believed to be cursed or otherwise imperfect are deemed "Mingi". The presence of these children on the tribe's land is perceived to be a curse. As a result, the children are drowned in the river. In January, 2009, a group of mission workers rescued five of these Mingi children. An orphanage was formally established and today, there are ten children whose lives have been saved thanks to Drawn From Water. You can read more about the organization and the meaning behind its name on the Drawn From website, www.drawnfromwater.org.

My purpose in posting this is that others will pray for the children of the Karo tribe, support the work being done by Drawn From Water, and share the information with others. The organization has two great videos that are very inspiring... I'm posting them here. The first is the story of how the organization was founded; the second is about the orphans. After watching the videos my heart was heavy but yet I was full of hope because 10 children's lives were saved.

Drawn from Water from Drawn From Water on Vimeo.

Drawn From Water, Adopt from Drawn From Water on Vimeo.