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We recently wrapped up our summer 2025 trip 🫶 We had an absolutely amazing team that traveled to Korah to serve alongside our incredible OA staff! As our team comes back from the medical and service trip this summer we are excited to share about our trip 👇 🏥 Our medical team held a clinic for our students, their families and … Continued

View this email in your browser     April has been so full and we’re so thankful for that 💜 As we shared, our Easter celebration was incredible and impactful! We’re so thankful to be on mission with Jesus at the center. Some highlights from the rest of the month.. 👇 ⚽️ Weekly soccer training was held … Continued

View this email in your browser       OA Alumni Giving Back in Countless Ways 💜 As we have been sharing, we have 13 kiddos that are waiting for a partial or full sponsor to come alongside and support them, but as of this week.. make that 12🎉 It’s always so special when one of our kiddos … Continued

View this email in your browser Dear Friends, February has been a full month at the OA compound! Our incredible staff continues to invest into our students, their families and the community of Korah! Check out what they’ve been up to 👇 📚 After-school Tutoring: 112 students participates in a specialized training program designed to enhance their academic … Continued

Dear Friends, We are thrilled to share the highlights from our January trip to Ethiopia! Thanks to your incredible support, we were able to make significant strides in our mission to empower the children and families of Korah. 🏡 House Visits: We completed visits to the homes of all our newly admitted students, strengthening relationships with their … Continued

“Who is my sponsor?” Written by Tigist, Out of the Ashes Project Officer Donors, sponsors, and volunteers travel on a mission trip to Korah to uplift the hearts of the desperate children.  Together with local staff, they pour their energy and resources into serving these young souls, confronting the stark realities of poverty head-on. Here, poverty wears its ugliest … Continued

Highlights from our January 2024 Trip to Korah  We had an amazingly full trip in January!  Our journey was not without its typical hurdles and the need for flexibility. However, as always, our team rose to meet these challenges head-on. Some days we worked 12 hours and went 20 different ways, and while we all returned home … Continued

  OA Staff Highlight: Meet Yimesgen You hear us sharing our success stories regularly. Now get to know the people who make our mission and vision a reality. This is Yimesgen. One of our newest OA Social Workers. “My name is Yimesgen Tesfay, and I am a counseling psychologist working at OA  as a social worker since … Continued

Sponsors are the backbone of the Out of the Ashes educational mission, and today we’d like to introduce you to longtime Sponsors Scott & Laura. “It is impossible to imagine all of the differences your sponsorship will make in a child’s life. Without sponsors, there are many barriers to attaining a life worth living. With … Continued

So, you’re still not sure if Sponsorship really changes lives? Look at my precious Sponsor girl (woman)! 10 years ago, I met this dirty, sad, starving precious girl. She used to sit outside of the gate and wait for the leftovers to feed her and her brother. If there were any leftovers, they would let … Continued

OA Staff Highlight: Meet Getahun You hear us sharing our success stories regularly. Now get to know the people who make our mission and vision a reality. This is Getahun, our Country Director. He runs the OA Program on the ground in Ethiopia and we could not be more blessed to have him steering the … Continued