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I finally made it !!!!! Elyas Christmas presents and Membere's gift . They were speechless and very happy !! Markus also got 2 t-shirts I had at home. He has no home but is very clean and very neat hehe Running to go to work !!!!!!!!!

Membere's clothes. She got them because her painting was sold

I often go to Mekdela School to check on their breakfast and end up having some tea. Alma is wonderful and very warm towards me and the kids. We pay her as she makes very little money as a school cook.

Elyas brand new clothes - Arwa's Christmas Gift.

Elyas having breakfast

So cute...

I delivered his clothes in front of others. I cannot hide he has a generous sponsor.

Alaiba is growing, becoming a beautiful girl. She covers her head because of fungus.

Good News !

A very quick update because I am at work hehe 5 of our kids will be participating in a play at Marc's School - ICS. From March on our 22 kids will have musical classes with a teacher from ICS. In march we will provide our 22 kids with a morning arts with watercolor.

We don't have much money left, only for food for February and March, but we trust we are doing our very best for these kids. We will get their grades next week, and together with the director and teacher will plan tutoring classes and any other help they might need.

Please, tell you friends, family and neighbors, that if they wish to help someone , we have 22 kids who really need help !

Grades Kids Jan 09

Dear Donours and friends, finally we got the grades of our dear kids, some did well, some did bad. The ones who did well will get a nice pen as a gift :)

Queridos doadores e amigos, finalmente nos recebemos as notas das nossas criancas, alguns se deram bem, alguns se deram mal mas os que tiraram mais de 7 vao gahar uma caneta bonita :)

Name/Nome	Jan-09
	Grade	Rank
Enatnesh	63.2	35/40
Habtamu	57.8	38/40
Meskerem	86.8	11 of 34
Zineba	75.8	21/37
Leykun	55	34/36
Keleme	85.4	6 of 48
Emane	82.6	12 of 43
Hamanof	56.6	42/48
Abdi	75.2	19/43
Derege	70	25/46
Terehas	51.8	43/43
Hiwot	79.2	14/46
Sewayitu	82.6	12 of 45
Mehret	52.8	35/35
Ajaiba	68.6	27/41
Elyas	71.6	18/35
Netsanet	56.8	35/36
Abeba	89.6	2 of 48
Melkamu	69.4	21/35
Tekesta	60	28/35
Membere	56.8	30/33
Marcus	75.4	20/36

Our Dear Kids/Nossas Criancas Queridas

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Dear Sweet Donors

Just a little uptade on our kids. And when I say "our" it means they are yours too :)

Unfortunately we had to cancel the dinner pack from now on, it represented an expense of almost ETB 3000 a month and we could not afford it anymore. The parents were very comprehensive about it, and agreed with us that our priority must be to feed the kids at school. But I really feel bad, because I know that dinner pack was making a difference in their lives. Maybe things will change in the future.

The good news is that we have at the moment ETB 13, 132, and adding the monthly constant donations (ETB 2220 per month), WE WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT UNTIL THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy because this was our inital goal, to feed them for this school year, and with your help we are going to make it !!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU !!!!!

Ah ! This included dinner for Marcus as he doesn't have a family to rely on. Also ETB 120 a month for Almas, who is the cook at Mekdela School and helps us with much love.

ICS, the school where Marc teaches, agreed to include 4 of our kids in a theater play. My greatest surprise is Membere. I think she is not only talented for painting but also for acting hahaha You all know Membere story and it is a great happiness to be able to add something to her life. She will get, in form of food and clothes, 10% from the Yoga Group donation as they have just picked her painting.

Arwa, my darling, I still have Elyas Christmas money, and Genet and I finally decided we are getting him clothes. I checked for bycicles, but everybody was against it. They said it would get stollen. So tomorrow, no later than tomorrow, I am going to get the little guy some funky clothes, and in the same trip will get Membere a backpack and some clothes as well. I love going shopping for them hahaha

We will make it this year. Great job everybody, God bless you and give you double, triple of what you have given our kids.

Love,

Marc & Connie Richter
https://sites.google.com/site/happyrichters
http://happyrichters.blogspot.com/

Queridos doadores queridos...

So uma notinha rapida sobre as nossas criancas, e quando eu digo nossas criancas eu quero dizer que elas sao de voces tambem :)

Infelizmente nos itvemos que cancelar o kit jantar esse mes, isso representava um gasto de quase ETB 3000 por mes, and nos nao podiamos arcar com esse gasto. Os pais foram muito compreensivos sobre isso, e concordaram com a gente que a prioridade e alimentar as criancas na escola. Mas eu me sinto super mal por que eu sei que aquela comida estav fazendo um agrande diferenca na vida deles. mas talvez no futuro a gente consiga retomar essa parte do nosso projeto.

As boas noticias sao que no momento nos temos ETB 13, 132 em caixa, e adicionando as doacoes mensais que sao constantes (ETB 2220), NOS VAMOS CONSEGUIR ATINGIR O NOSSO OBJETIVO INICIAL QUE E DE ALIMENTAR AS CRIANCAS POR UM ANO ESCOLAR INTEIRINHO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Eu estou super feliz e gostaria de dizer a cada um de voces; OBRIGADA OBRIGADA OBRIGADA !!!!!!!!!!!!

Ah ! Isso inclui jantar pro Marcus por que ele nao tem uma familia. Tambem ETB 120 po rmes pra Almas, que e a cozinheira da escola e ajuda todos nos com muito amor. Ela manda uma lancheira de jantar pro Marcus todo dia e nao mede esforcos pra proteger as nossas criancas.

ICS, a escola que o Marc trabalha, concordou em incluir 4 das nossas criancas numa peca teatral. A minha maior surpresa e a membere. Eu acho que ela nao e somente talentosa pra pintura mas tambem como atora hahahaha Voces todos conhecem a estoria da Membere e a uma grande alegria adicionar alguma coisa boa na vida dela. Ela vaipas, 10% da doacao do grupo de yoga por que ele sescolheram a pintura dela.

Arwa, querida, eu ainda tenho o dinheiro de Natal do Elyas e eu e a genete finalmente deicidimos que nos vamos ocmprar roupas pra ele. Eu andei olhando bicicletas mas todo mundo foi contra por que falaram que iam acabar roubando. Entao, amanha, amanha de certeza eu vou comprar umas roupinhas lindas pra ele e tambem pra Membere. Eu adoro fazer comprinhas pra eles hehe

Nos vamos conseguir esse ano. deus os abencoe e vos de em dobro, triplo o que voces doaram pras nossas criancas.

Muitos beijos

Marc & Connie Richter
https://sites.google.com/site/happyrichters
http://happyrichters.blogspot.com/

New Year New Donations !!

Happy New Year to everyone. I am being really bad with our dear website, but the internet here was very bad, and then we traveled and then..... I am happy I finally have sometime to share with you.

I visited our kids twice this year. The first time Marcus was playing soccer, Genet told me he spends his weekends at the school playing and watching games. I told his teacher that if he needs anything to help his soccer passion I will be glad to help.

Yesterday I had breakfast with them, and it is so nice to be hugged and kissed by those little souls. End of January we will get their marks, let's see who are the ones to be rewarded hehe

We got a very spontaneous donations yesterday from a friend who lives in Tazakistan. oh My.... not sure where she is hehehe Thank you Kate, and I hope you are having a safe trip back home.

Sami was also finally able to contact our friend who is in the US, and she will bring us his donation. Thank you Sami and all USA Angels !!!! God bless you.

This weekend I will make our accounting and see how things are going, I think we are ok until March, but I ll let you know.

Christmas Gifts Delivery

The group of Yoga at ICS bought a painting from our kids. I am attaching a few pictures of Christmas gifts delivery. We had lots of fun.

We received this massive amount of clothes from Monique and I made individual packages for each of our kids. I cry very easily sinceIi started working with them. It is amazing how much love they are able to give us.

My darling Membere in blue

They all ran to the bathroom and put their new clothes on and then it was a fashion show filled with smiles hahaha

Habtamu is the silliest in town hahaha Hollywood type of guy!!

Hey I am there in the middle, they hug me so tight that I feel suffocated hahaha

More Hollywood boys.... Markus, Tekesta, Habtamu and Abdi

Clothes/Roupas

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Dearest Sweet Donors, friends and family

Just to share good news with you! Yesterday we received a donation of 2 big boxes of clothes. God is so perfect in his work that we have exactly 14 outfits for the girls, and exactly 8 jeans and t-shirts for the boys. I had fun matching the outfits, my house looked like a store hahaha

The clothes were donated by a Addis Ababa Angel, and she liked Zineba's painting, so we are giving extra clothes for Zineba ( Ajaiba's sister), she will get cute jeans with embroided flowers, swetaers, brand new leggings, and a wonderful pink bag to take to school.

After I wash, iron and wrap the clothes I will give ti to them as Christmas Present

Thank you Addis Ababa Angel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Marc & Connie Richter
https://sites.google.com/site/happyrichters
http://happyrichters.blogspot.com/

Queridos doadores, amigos e familia

So pra dividir timas noticias com vcs. Ontem ns recebemos uma doacao de 2 caixas de roupas. Deus e tao perfeito em sua obra que nos temos exatamente 14 conjuntinhos pras meninas e exatamente 8 jeans e camisetas pros meninos. Eu me diverti combinando as orupinhas, e a minha casa parecia uma loja hahaha

As roupas foram doadas por um Anjo de Addis Ababa, e ela gostou da pintura da Zineba, entao nos vamos dar mais roupas pra Zineba (irma da Ajaiba), ela vai ganhar uns jeans lindos com flores bordadas, casaquinhos, camisetas, meia calca novinha, e uma bolsa cor de rosa linda pra levar pra escola.

Depois de lavar, passar e embrulhar as roupinhas eu vou dar pra eles de presente de Natal!!

Obrigada Addis Ababa Angel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Marc & Connie Richter
https://sites.google.com/site/happyrichters
http://happyrichters.blogspot.com/