Most recently I learned of a Tribe in Ethiopia called the Karo Tribe. When a child is born imperfect with any flaws they are deemed cursed and called Mingi. The elders of the tribe will not allow any Mingi children to live in the village as they believe it brings curses upon the land if they do so. So when they come across a Mingi child they drown him in the closest river.
A few people doing YWAM in the area met with a woman hiding from the elders of her tribe. She had a Mingi child and could not bare to see her baby drowned. She agreed to let the young americans take her child and care for it where it was safe. These people set up an orphanage and continually try and save as many Mingi children as possible.
This video shares more about the orphanage:
Drawn from Water from Drawn From Water on Vimeo.
Doesn't that just tear you apart? It's so weird to think that the Karo Tribe is superstitious enough to kill 7% of all children born into the tribe.
If you want to learn more about the Karo Tribe and the orphanage, you can check the Drawn From Water Blog.
I wouldn't be suprised if I found myself serving in this orphanage in Ethiopia.
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