Omo‘s Morningstar Children: OMC: Name History

Omo's Morningstar Children (OMC)

Omo's: South Omo is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region (SNNPR). This zone is named for the Omo River.

Morningstar: When a morning star raises (i.e., venus), the sun and brightness follows. Our Morningstar children are the hope for the future - OMC offers them a way out of the darkness into the brightness - a brighter future for pastoralists children.

In Revelation 22:16b Jesus says: I am the bright Morning Star. We hope that Omo's Morningstar children step into Jesus' footsteps and believe in a bright future when Jesus will return.

Children: We focus on children, because they are representing the next generation. The bible teaches us to share the Good News with them: Psalm 145:4 (NLT): Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts, let them proclaim your power.

About OMC

Omo's Morningstar Children (OMC) is a nonprofit organization (NGO) providing school education for pastoralists' children in South Ethiopia.

We focus primarily on girls, because they are usually not given an opportunity to attend school. This is because (a) child marriages (engagement as early as age 11), (b) the parent's desire to obtain a high bride price (usually goats), and (c) their role as work horses (i.e., fetching water, collecting fire wood, etc.) interferes with any desire to receive education.

Children in need (i.e., orphans, poverty-stricken, etc.) are selected to participate in OMC's activities and to grow up in one of OMC's Project Sites.

Omo's Morningstar children:
- Live in a safe environment (away from harmful traditional ritual malpractices (i.e., mingi, FMG-circumcision, whipping, lip cutting, etc.)
- Raised in a multi-cultural setting to promote peaceful relationships with neighbor tribes, despite traditional animosity
- Learn Christian values through lifestyle and daily exposure to the Gospel

Omo’s Morningstar children represent the next generation and OMC will help them to become future leaders. You can help and support us!

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