We are pleased to be able to provide a few images from our Ethiopia missions trip (despite the sometimes rather slow internet connection).

The members of this medical team have experienced a combined total of 28 past medical trips to Addis. And everyone agrees that each trip is unique and different from any of the ones we have been a part of before. The project changes, the beneficiaries change, the city changes

Today was unique among “first day” experiences for medical teams that I have been part of. Our day began with staff devotions at the project office in Lideta. One thing that was different for me was the fact that my brother, Andy, the project director, was not there. …

It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost seven years since we started the music school at Abbott. For some of you reading this, you may be thinking, “I haven’t heard much about the Abbott Center for the Arts lately,” and I’m sure that there are those who are unaware that we even have a Center for the Arts at Abbott.

The Abbott Center for the Arts had a humble beginning. We started with 2 piano teachers and 8 students, most of whom were either Warrens or Leiningers, and we’ve grown from there. Two factors have dictated …

It is no secret that many students in America’s schools test consistently below grade level. When this failure to succeed in school is combined with the broken families, drug availability, and gang presence that are ever present in our nation’s urban culture, it is not hard to understand why many children are making decisions that will ultimately handicap them the rest of their life.

Situated in Highlandtown, Abbott Memorial Presbyterian Church is no stranger to the issues that confront the population in the area. Programs such as We Care have flourished for decades as a result of its members’ …