Koncko is a small, rural community off the main highway approximately 30 minutes south of Hossana. GO Project is partnering with the Koncko Kale Heywet Church and Zewudie Bachore to care for orphaned and abandoned children here. Below are […]
In the mountains of Southern Ethiopia, past paved road and power lines, beyond the washed-out bridge, you’ll find yourself on the back of “a motor” (cycle) driving past brown soil of humble farms cut into lush, green mountains. Beautiful […]
Hope and hard work in Koncko, Ethiopia
The prayerful legacy of Pastor Bachore continues to fill the Koncko community with hope and zeal for building a promising future. They are resourceful and entrepreneurial. We saw the enthusiasm and joy on […]
First off, a little history. Ethiopia is Africa’s oldest independent country and it’s second largest in terms of population. Apart from a five-year occupation by Mussolini’s Italy, it has never been colonized. Ethiopia has served as a symbol of […]
The Kabale (Uganda) Father’s House was the first Father’s House established in eastern Africa. Not long after receiving children into care, the church opened a Sewing Centre to provide school uniforms for the Father’s House children and fulfill other […]
“We will contribute Irish potatoes, milk every other month, butter every other month, 50 kgs (110 pounds) of wheat, 50 kgs (110 pounds) of roasted barley, and one set of new clothes for every child every year.”
These were the […]
I’m still smiling after recent visits to our Ethiopian, Kale Hewyet (Word of Life) partner churches in Hossana and Koncko. They no longer see orphan care as a foreigners’ ministry. Rather, they view the Father’s House as their ministry, the ministry […]
We are filled with joy by an update from Alison Barfoot, Executive Director of GO Africa, that children in need of family will soon be welcomed into The Father’s House in Koncko, Ethiopia.
From Alison:
Dear GO Family,
Nega, Zewudie (read her […]
In southern Ethiopia, between attacks from Egypt and Italy, after Ethiopia was reunified, but before Europe recognized it as a legitimate nation, Babo Bachore Helemo was born. The year was 1880 and his was a successful family of influence. […]
GO Project is partnering with the Koncko Kale Heywet Church and Zewudie Bachore to care for orphaned and abandoned children in Koncko, Ethiopia. The Koncko Kale Heywet Church was founded by Zewudie’s father (about 60 years ago) before he […]