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Leah and Wesley Musgrove

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Selam! (“Hello!” in Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia.)

My name is Wesley Musgrove. My fiancée, Leah Buckner, and I are set to marry on May 22th, 2010 and will be departing for Ethiopia on May 29th. We are participating in an Ethiopia Volunteer Program through Global Volunteer Network. GVN is a non-Government organization which places people in a range of opportunities such as teaching or environmental work in a number of countries. We will be working with a local organization in Ethiopia, called the Mercy Ministry Happy Children Home, for 2 months starting on June 1st, 2010.

Our goal of volunteering in Ethiopia is to offer underprivileged children a future. We hope to provide children with the Message of Christ, as well as the basic necessities of life - love, food, clothing and shelter - and also provide them with an education, so they can advance towards the same opportunities as their peers around the world. Also, we plan on helping them grow in the areas of music, art, and technology. During our placement we will be caring for orphans, street children and abused children at an orphanage