A Just Mission with Mekdes Haddis - (Ethiopia) (English)

Welcome to episode 29 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time. Today’s guest is Mekdes Haddis. She is a speaker, author, business consultant, and coach. Mekdes came from Ethiopia to attend college in the United States. Her parents felt that receiving higher education in the West was the best thing for her. She attended her first year of college in Ethiopia. However, she felt called to ministry and attended a Christian college here. We talked a bit about her life in Ethiopia when she first arrived in the US – how the roads felt so empty and how she enjoys the freedom of being who she wants to be here. Which is something people don’t get in certain countries. And I want to highlight this because those who have never been outside the US or haven’t talked to someone from a different culture may not understand. Mekdes explains how the government in Ethiopia assigns careers for the people depending on the 12th-grade assessment results. For example, if your exam shows that you’re strong in math or science, they may assign you to the engineering or the medical field, and if you’re good at history or writing, they might assign you to teaching or business management. We finish the episode by discussing Mekdes’s book – A Just Mission – Laying Down Power & Embracing Mutuality. You can read my review of the book here. I highly, HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone who has gone on mission trips or wants to attend a mission trip to learn more about what we can do right on these mission trips. As promised in the episode, here are all the links to where you can purchase her book. AMAZON, CHRISTIAN BOOK, BARNES AND NOBLE, IVPRESS.COM With Love, Heidy Connect with Mekdes: ⁠Instagram⁠ MekdesHaddis.com Twitter Facebook Here are a few ways you can support this podcast. 1. Share this episode with a friend. 2. Subscribe on Spotify or Apple podcast. 3. Write a review. 4. Sign up for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 5. Donate money. If you’d like to advertise your business or sponsor an episode, please send me an email at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connected with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Heidy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you or someone you know would like to share their immigration story, please send me a message on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Stay up to date with new episode information sent to your email - sign up for the podcast newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.