Report by Judith Staats, office manager ARHF (Netherlands) and Christel Ahrens (Germany; second part)

In September, I travelled to Ethiopia with the intention of reawakening ARHF projects. Leading up to this journey, I connected with Daniel, who has long been involved with ARHF and has work experience in Ethiopia and with Christel, who, in many ways, feels half Ethiopian to me. Working together with her was wonderful. She became my invaluable guide into the culture and the wider African worldview, while I contributed the experience and understanding of Resonance Healing and ARHF. Together, we formed what I like to call a golden duo. Our focus was on exploring possibilities in and around the capital Addis Ababa, for implementing ARHF programs.

Photo: Judith, Christel and Daniel

We approached this from two angles:

– The official route, securing approval from the appropriate authorities, and
– A grassroots approach, encouraging communities to take initiative themselves.

We achieved early successes, we initiated conversations at a political level, several medical
professionals agreed to work with the PC remedies, and a number of schools expressed enthusiasm
for implementing LEAP. The foundation has been laid.

Why Ethiopia? Because it is the birthplace of PC remedies! The very place where Peter Chappell had his first remarkable success with PC1 (for HIV). Yet due to various circumstances, the remedies have never been able to flourish sustainably, in part because of the complex political
challenges in the country.

Daniel chose his own path as he had previously been working in the Bonga region, the legendary birthplace of wild Arabica coffee and where remnants can be found of the ancient Kingdom of Kaffa. He made use of previous contacts to introduce LEAP there, an initiative from which we hope to see beautiful results in the near future.

 

Photo: Meskal flowers (the beautiful national flower of Ethiopia)

The need for our work is immense. Think of the countless traumatized and sexually assaulted women in the Tigray region, the many victims of malaria, which has become increasingly prevalent in Ethiopia in recent years, and the large number of people affected by ongoing civil unrest.
For me personally, the trip was deeply impactful and often confronting. Witnessing the poverty and the extremely limited living conditions touched me profoundly. It also heightened my gratitude for the abundance in my own life, an abundance I feel called to share with my brothers and sisters in this part of the world.

Photo: Elias, a new member of amma4africa, meeting Judith (middle) and Christel

 

Joining ARHF in Ethiopia.

By Christel Ahrens (Germany)

I have spent most of my life in Ethiopia. I am a nurse midwife with a MSc in Mother and Child Health. For the last 15 years I have worked with people affected by podoconiosis, which is a rather unknown neglected tropical disease widely prevalent in Ethiopia with 1.6 million people affected.
Podoconiosis (or mossy foot) causes severe leg swelling and skin changes, as a result of genetic sensitivity to irritant red clay soils found in tropical highlands, typically affecting people who walk barefoot.

The community-based approach showed me the power of working with local people and volunteers.
40 districts started podo self-help groups and 25.000 people with podo were reached. If you like to
know more click on this link: http://podoev.info/en/

Photo: Christel attending to a patient with podoconiosis

In 2023 a doctor friend from a rural hospital in West Ethiopia sent me an email, communicating that malaria was back and worse than ever before, completely overloading their facility and they saw many deaths. In the previous years a well-organised malaria control program was in place, but post COVID funding dried up.

During my search for solutions I came across ARHF and now on our joined trip I saw with my own eyes what I could hardly believe when I read about it. We treated a number of people with PC remedies and introduced LEAP. Weeks later I am receiving emails from Ethiopians who are
showering me with blessings because of the improvements they have noticed. This makes me very happy and I thank Judith for her coming.

We met authorities, NGOs and doctors and introduced the amma4africa program to them. With Judith’s knowledge of the PC Remedies and the principles of Resonance Healing, and my knowledge of the cultural backgrounds of Ethiopian community, we formed a good team.

For doctors that are working for governmental medical institutions their license does not allow them to practice alternative medicine, so further contact with authorities is required for doctors to get permission to use PC Remedies. One of the doctors attending the meeting felt free to use the resonances, as she is pensioned.

Photo: Training and supplying new amma4africa volunteers

In 2026 my intention is to visit Tigray, the northernmost region in Ethiopia. The Tigray conflict (2020-2022) inflicted catastrophic trauma on this region, involving widespread killings, mass displacement, widespread sexual violence used as a weapon of war, and destruction of infrastructure, leading to deep psychological scars, food insecurity, and ongoing humanitarian crises, with many survivors suffering severe PTSD, depression, anxiety, and ongoing lack of mental health care despite peace agreements. As there is vast experience in using PC Trauma Resonances, my intention is to treat as many traumatized people as possible, and to train others on how to do that and leave them with sufficient supplies.

Photo: The slums of Addis, where Peter Chappell started treating HIV/AIDS in 2001