Our Team

Our Staff


More Than A Job

Our ministry/organization has more than 50 Ethiopian national employees working together in various aspects of the ministry.

Most of our staff have remained with us for multiple years and have become a vital part of the Ebenezer family. In that vein, there is a mutual understanding that each plays an integral part in caring for the children and others we are called to serve. Day in and day out, our staff love and serve each of the children. From the practical duties of ordering and preparing food to providing clean laundry, caring for sick kids, to changing diapers, making sure the kids take naps, to singing songs together… they demonstrate a willingness and care that is invaluable and selfless. This is more than a job for any of us. By God’s grace, all the staff and children have become like family to one another.

Ayele Family

Argaw and Rachel Ayele are the founders of the local NGO, Ebenezer Supporting and Development Association (ESDA), and oversee the Ebenezer Family. They, along with their five children (Adonijah, Elias, Genesis, Gracie, and Stella), each play a role in caring for the needs of and loving on the kids, staff, and beneficiaries of ESDA.

If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution towards the Ayele Family, you can do so through their support ministry.

ESMA is a 501c3 U.S. non-profit organization and your donation or sponorship is tax-deductible to the fullest extent the law allows.