{"id":67426,"date":"2025-10-09T13:23:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T18:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/?page_id=67426"},"modified":"2025-10-22T11:25:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:25:37","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/am\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row row-container\" id=\"row-unique-0\"><div class=\"row-background background-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-inner\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/soddo-panarama-e1760140428413.png);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center bottom;background-attachment: inherit;background-size: cover;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bg-overlay style-color-202899-bg\" style=\"opacity: 0.4;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"row exa-top-padding exa-bottom-padding single-h-padding full-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_center column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"color: #fff; margin-bottom: 10px;\">Our Story<\/h1>\n<p style=\"color: #fff; opacity: .95; max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto 20px; font-size: 1.15rem;\">From a single surgeon\u2019s vision, to a flourishing teaching hospital, Soddo Christian Hospital exists to <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">share the love of Christ<\/span> through compassionate, excellent care.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><span class=\"btn-container\" ><a role=\"button\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/am\/mission-faith\/\" class=\"custom-link btn border-width-0 btn-yellow btn-accent btn-icon-left\" title=\"Mission &amp; Faith\">Explore Our Mission<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-0\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-0\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-0\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row style-color-182893-bg row-container\" id=\"row-unique-1\"><div class=\"row triple-top-padding quad-bottom-padding no-h-padding limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><\/p>\n<div id=\"y1970s\" style=\"position: relative; border-left: 4px solid #fbb002; padding-left: 18px; padding-right: 8px; margin: 50px 0;\"><!-- dot --><\/p>\n<div style=\"position: absolute; left: -9px; top: 0; width: 14px; height: 14px; background: #fbb002; border-radius: 50%;\"><\/div>\n<!-- watermark year (optional) -->\n<div style=\"font-size: 110px; line-height: .8; color: rgba(30,39,56,.08); font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.02em; margin: -10px 0 -6px;\">1970s<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; color: #1e2738;\">Humble Beginnings<\/h2>\n<p style=\"color: #1e2738;\">In the 1970s, Soddo was home to a Christian mission hospital in Otona, perched above the town. Missionary surgeon Dr. Harold Adolph and his family served faithfully, providing surgical care to thousands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"uncode-single-media  text-center\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 50%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  img-round img-round-lg tmb-img-ratio tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper img-round img-round-lg\"><div class=\"dummy\" style=\"padding-top: 80%;\"><\/div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-67541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/slide0021_image011-1-e1760809106323.jpg\" width=\"460\" height=\"368\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/slide0021_image011-1-e1760809106323.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/slide0021_image011-1-e1760809106323-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/slide0021_image011-1-e1760809106323-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/slide0021_image011-1-e1760809106323-350x280.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-1\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-1\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-1\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row style-color-xsdn-bg row-container\" id=\"row-unique-2\"><div class=\"row quad-top-padding no-bottom-padding no-h-padding limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-middle pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><\/p>\n<div id=\"y1974\" style=\"position: relative; border-left: 4px solid #fbb002; padding-left: 18px; padding-right: 8px; margin: 50px 0;\">\n<div style=\"position: absolute; left: -9px; top: 0; width: 14px; height: 14px; background: #fbb002; border-radius: 50%;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 110px; line-height: .8; color: rgba(30,39,56,.08); font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.02em; margin: -10px 0 -6px;\">1974<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; color: #1e2738;\">A Hard Season<\/h2>\n<p style=\"color: #1e2738;\">A political coup brought Communist rule to Ethiopia. The government assumed control of the hospital, forcing many missionaries to leave. Despite these challenges, Dr. Adolph carried a deep desire to establish another mission hospital in Soddo\u2014one where both physical and spiritual healing could take place in the name of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-2\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-2\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-2\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row style-color-182893-bg row-container\" id=\"row-unique-3\"><div class=\"row triple-top-padding quad-bottom-padding no-h-padding limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-middle pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode_text_column text-color-xsdn-color\" ><\/p>\n<div id=\"y1987\" style=\"position: relative; border-left: 4px solid #fbb002; padding-left: 18px; padding-right: 8px; margin: 50px 0;\">\n<div style=\"position: absolute; left: -9px; top: 0; width: 14px; height: 14px; background: #fbb002; border-radius: 50%;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 110px; line-height: .8; color: rgba(30,39,56,.08); font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.02em; margin: -10px 0 -6px;\">1987<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; color: #1e2738;\">A Vision Reborn<\/h2>\n<p style=\"color: #1e2738;\">With Ethiopia\u2019s new freedom in 1987, Dr. Harold Adolph and his friend, Ethiopian physician Dr. Kelemu Desta, founded St. Luke\u2019s Health Care Foundation\u2014laying the groundwork to rebuild a Christ-centered hospital in Soddo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"uncode-single-media  text-center\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 50%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  img-round img-round-lg tmb-img-ratio tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper img-round img-round-lg\"><div class=\"dummy\" style=\"padding-top: 66.7%;\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-67480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12-acres-for-SCH-uai-1791x1194.png\" width=\"1791\" height=\"1194\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-3\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-3\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-3\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row style-color-782041-bg row-container with-parallax\" id=\"row-unique-4\"><div class=\"row-background background-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-inner\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image021.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;background-size: cover;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bg-overlay style-color-202899-bg\" style=\"opacity: 0.5;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"row exa-top-padding exa-bottom-padding single-h-padding full-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-middle pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #fbb002; max-width: 560px;\">Through the faithful provision of God, funds were raised and a new hospital was constructed in Soddo with the express purpose of glorifying Him.<\/h3>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-4\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-4\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-4\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row style-color-xsdn-bg row-container\" id=\"row-unique-5\"><div class=\"row quad-top-padding double-bottom-padding no-h-padding limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-middle pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><\/p>\n<div id=\"y2005\" style=\"position: relative; border-left: 4px solid #fbb002; padding-left: 18px; padding-right: 8px; margin: 50px 0;\">\n<div style=\"position: absolute; left: -9px; top: 0; width: 14px; height: 14px; background: #fbb002; border-radius: 50%;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 110px; line-height: .8; color: rgba(30,39,56,.08); font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.02em; margin: -10px 0 -6px;\">2005<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; color: #1e2738;\">Soddo Christian Hospital Opens<\/h2>\n<p style=\"color: #1e2738;\">Through God\u2019s provision and global partnerships, a new hospital rose in Soddo. In January 2005, SCH opened its doors\u2014beginning a new chapter of excellent medical care and Christ-centered compassion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-5\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-5\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-5\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row style-color-182893-bg row-container\" id=\"row-unique-6\"><div class=\"row quad-top-padding double-bottom-padding no-h-padding limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-middle pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><\/p>\n<div id=\"ytoday\" style=\"position: relative; border-left: 4px solid #fbb002; padding-left: 18px; padding-right: 8px; margin: 50px 0;\">\n<div style=\"position: absolute; left: -9px; top: 0; width: 14px; height: 14px; background: #fbb002; border-radius: 50%;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 110px; line-height: .8; color: rgba(30,39,56,.08); font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.02em; margin: -10px 0 -6px;\">Today<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; color: #1e2738;\">Healing, Training, and Hope<\/h2>\n<p style=\"color: #1e2738;\">Since opening, Soddo Christian Hospital has served over 330,000 patients, performed more than 68,000 surgeries, and safely delivered over 10,000 babies. Patients travel from across Ethiopia\u2014and beyond\u2014for care and hope.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div><span class=\"btn-container\" ><a role=\"button\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/am\/our-hospital\/\" class=\"custom-link btn border-width-0 btn-color-782041 btn-outline btn-icon-left\" title=\"Our Hospital\">Learn About Our Hospital<\/a><\/span><div class=\"vc_row row-internal row-container\"><div class=\"row unequal row-child\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner row-inner-force\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-middle pos-center align_left column_child col-lg-4 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode-single-media  text-left\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  img-round img-round-lg tmb-img-ratio tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper img-round img-round-lg\"><div class=\"dummy\" style=\"padding-top: 133.4%;\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-67620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SCH_Maternity_Pedi105-scaled-uai-1280x1707.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1707\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column pos-middle pos-center align_left column_child col-lg-4 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode-single-media  text-center\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  img-round img-round-lg tmb-img-ratio tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper img-round img-round-lg\"><div class=\"dummy\" style=\"padding-top: 66.7%;\"><\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-67830\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SCHCTScanner133-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SCHCTScanner133-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SCHCTScanner133-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SCHCTScanner133-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SCHCTScanner133-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SCHCTScanner133-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SCHCTScanner133-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SCHCTScanner133-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SCHCTScanner133-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uncode-single-media  text-center\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  img-round img-round-lg tmb-img-ratio tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper img-round img-round-lg\"><div class=\"dummy\" style=\"padding-top: 66.7%;\"><\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-67751\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SCH_Surgery210-scaled-uai-2557x1705.jpg\" width=\"2557\" height=\"1705\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column pos-middle pos-center align_left column_child col-lg-4 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode-single-media  text-left\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  img-round img-round-lg tmb-img-ratio tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper img-round img-round-lg\"><div class=\"dummy\" style=\"padding-top: 125.1%;\"><\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-67832\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SCH_Surgery111-Medium-uai-614x768.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-6\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-6\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-6\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row style-color-782041-bg row-container with-parallax\" id=\"row-unique-7\"><div class=\"row penta-top-padding penta-bottom-padding single-h-padding full-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_center column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #fff; margin: 0 0 10px;\">Faith in Action<\/h2>\n<div style=\"background: #fbb002; color: #1e2738; padding: 16px 18px; border-radius: 12px; font-style: italic; font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1.55; max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto 18px;\">\u201cWe share the love of Christ by providing compassionate and excellent medical care and training African health care professionals.\u201d<\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #fff; max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto;\">We care for patients of all backgrounds and all religions. 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