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Follow Hanna, an Ethiopian immigrant who lost her eighteen-year-old son, Endrias, to a tragic car accident, as she travels back to her home country to visit an orphanage and begin a work in his name,
Once in in Hawassa, a small city in southern Ethiopia, her story intersects with Lantu's. Born with severe disabilities, doctors told the the orphanage directors they were wasting their time and money on her, but they did not listen, and despite her disabilities, she learned to speak five languages fluently, and touched countless people's hearts and lives. After she passed away, donations came pouring in, and within a year, a home for orphaned children with disabilities was opened in her name.
As the two stories come together, a message of redemption and healing unfolds. These young people's lives, which were cut so short, continue to have a lasting legacy through the lives of children who carry a loss of their own.
Follow Hanna, an Ethiopian immigrant who lost her eighteen-year-old son, Endrias, to a tragic car accident, as she travels back to her home country to visit an orphanage and begin a work in his name,
Once in in Hawassa, a small city in southern Ethiopia, her story intersects with Lantu's. Born with severe disabilities, doctors told the the orphanage directors they were wasting their time and money on her, but they did not listen, and despite her disabilities, she learned to speak five languages fluently, and touched countless people's hearts and lives. After she passed away, donations came pouring in, and within a year, a home for orphaned children with disabilities was opened in her name.
As the two stories come together, a message of redemption and healing unfolds. These young people's lives, which were cut so short, continue to have a lasting legacy through the lives of children who carry a loss of their own.
This project is being made in memoriam of Endrias and Lantu.
Learn more about Lantu's Home at Ebenezer Grace.
Learn more about Lantu's Home at Ebenezer Grace.
Thank you to the following for your generous contributions to this film:
Amanda Anderson, Robin Anderson, Matt Anderson, Argaw and Rachel Ayele, Beloved Bakery, Debbie Beem, M.J. Benson, Dennis Bolt, Maggie Bolt, Calvary Chapel the Rock, Carpenter Studios, Catherine Cerda Flowers, Gloria and Ernie Chan, Maria Crane, Hayley Christensen, Katherine Coviello, Dianna Eazell, David Eck, Veronica Eicken, Diane Dewan, Hollie Fortkamp, Ebenezer Shepherding Ministries of Africa, Ellen Fox, Freedom Farms, Kerri and Paige Green, Gursha Catering, Elizabeth Harrington, Cynthia and Dan Hemenway, Beth Keeney, Sandi Hitte King, Kt Design, Rebecca Love, Lovin Lula with Hayley C., Nicklaus Window Cleaning, Karen McLerran, Robin Murdock, Noelle Serena Piano Studios, Noelle Magnell, Nola and John McCarthy, Steve McKenzie, Christopher Mortensen, Montecito Heights Health Club, Leslie Moore, Noli Noli, Kim Cole Oandason, Dayle Owens, Cindy Pedrazzini, Wendy Filben Photography, Francine Rivers, Sebastopol Hardware, Silk Moon Sebastopol, Sonoma Canopy Tours, Sonoma Scone Company, Emylie Springle, John Stringer, Beth Thompson, Kathryn Thompson, Loreen Whirley, Judy Vawter, Jennifer Viale, Katie Wilson, Tigist Woodajo, and Megan Wood.
Amanda Anderson, Robin Anderson, Matt Anderson, Argaw and Rachel Ayele, Beloved Bakery, Debbie Beem, M.J. Benson, Dennis Bolt, Maggie Bolt, Calvary Chapel the Rock, Carpenter Studios, Catherine Cerda Flowers, Gloria and Ernie Chan, Maria Crane, Hayley Christensen, Katherine Coviello, Dianna Eazell, David Eck, Veronica Eicken, Diane Dewan, Hollie Fortkamp, Ebenezer Shepherding Ministries of Africa, Ellen Fox, Freedom Farms, Kerri and Paige Green, Gursha Catering, Elizabeth Harrington, Cynthia and Dan Hemenway, Beth Keeney, Sandi Hitte King, Kt Design, Rebecca Love, Lovin Lula with Hayley C., Nicklaus Window Cleaning, Karen McLerran, Robin Murdock, Noelle Serena Piano Studios, Noelle Magnell, Nola and John McCarthy, Steve McKenzie, Christopher Mortensen, Montecito Heights Health Club, Leslie Moore, Noli Noli, Kim Cole Oandason, Dayle Owens, Cindy Pedrazzini, Wendy Filben Photography, Francine Rivers, Sebastopol Hardware, Silk Moon Sebastopol, Sonoma Canopy Tours, Sonoma Scone Company, Emylie Springle, John Stringer, Beth Thompson, Kathryn Thompson, Loreen Whirley, Judy Vawter, Jennifer Viale, Katie Wilson, Tigist Woodajo, and Megan Wood.
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we were able to complete production of The Way to Hawassa. We are now greatly in need of finishing funds. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to help finish this film!