"My Journey in Pefan" by Shani Senbetta 

July 13, 2008

 

Seekers was privileged to hear the story of Pefan (www.pefan.org) a nonprofit organization offering help to the homeless and underserved children and their families on the streets of Adis Ababa in Ethiopia.  "The main hope and goal of PEFAN is that the children and youth under its care will one day become self-sufficient and contributing members of Ethiopian society."

 

Through the stories she told of the way that individual children had moved her, brought her joy and saddened her we heard the story of how Shani had grown spiritually through her commitment to providing love and support to as many children and their families that she and Pefan possibly could.

 

Shani spoke passionately and extemporaneously using the outline below about the accomplishments and dreams for the future of an agency working against all odds to bring peace and justice to a suffering world and bring about the Kingdom of God.

 

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It’s       501(c)(3) status is pending.

This approach limits us to a smaller number of children, but we believe increasing the quantity of children would decrease the quality of our efforts.

Success Stories

When they came to PEFAN they were enrolled in vocational schooling.  Yhared attended cooking school and went on to work at a popular café in .

Future Vision

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You can contact me with any questions or ideas: ssenbetta@gmail.com.

Thank you for your time today and for listening to our story!