My dear Ethiopian  friends all over the world

My dear Ethiopian family

On this Ethiopian Christmas (Genna), I want to send you a heartfelt message of peace and love to the whole world. A world that truly needs to learn from you, from your humanity, your silent dedication, and your way of caring for life with humility and immense greatness.

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your enormous work and sacrifice.
Thank you for saving lives every single day in Gambo, even when no one is watching, when resources are scarce, and when exhaustion weighs heavy. What you do is not just medicine: it is love in action, justice through care, and hope made flesh.

You are truly the best team.
A united, humble, courageous, and deeply human team.
It is a great honor and a true joy to work with such a wonderful team. Every day, you teach me what it really means to serve and to put life at the very center.

May this Genna bring you peace in your hearts,
may the love you give return to you multiplied,
may the world find rest in gestures like yours,
and may you never lack the strength to continue caring for life.

Merry Ethiopian Christmas.
May Love be born every day,
in Gambo, in Ethiopia,
and throughout the world.

With deep admiration, gratitude, and affection,

Dr Iñaki Alegria 

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ውድ የጋምቦ ጓደኞቼ፣
ውድ ኢትዮጵያ፡

በዚህ የኢትዮጵያ ገና (ገና) ሰላምና ፍቅር የተሞላ መልዕክት ለዓለም ሁሉ ልላክላችሁ እፈልጋለሁ። ዓለም ከእናንተ ብዙ የሚማር አለው፤ ከሰውነታችሁ፣ ከዝምታ የተሞላ ትጋታችሁ እና ሕይወትን በትሕትናና በታላቅነት ከምትንከባከቡበት መንገድ።

ከልቤ ጥልቀት ስለታላቅ ስራችሁና መሥዋዕታችሁ እናመሰግናለሁ።
በጋምቦ በየቀኑ ሕይወት ስለምታድኑ እናመሰግናለሁ፤ ማንም ሳያይ፣ ንብረት ሲጎድል፣ ድካም ሲጫን። የምታደርጉት መድሃኒት ብቻ አይደለም፤ ፍቅር በተግባር፣ ፍትሕ በእንክብካቤ፣ ተስፋ በሕይወት ነው።

እናንተ በእውነት ምርጥ ቡድን ናችሁ።
የተባበረ፣ ትሑት፣ ደፋር እና ሰውነታዊ ቡድን።
ከእናንተ ጋር መስራት ታላቅ ክብርና ደስታ ነው። በየቀኑ እውነተኛ አገልግሎት ምን እንደሆነ እማራለሁ።

ይህ ገና ሰላም በልባችሁ ያመጣ፣
የምትሰጡት ፍቅር በብዛት ይመለስላችሁ፣
ዓለም በእንደ እናንተ ያሉ ተግባሮች ዕረፍት ያግኝ፣
ሕይወትን ለመንከባከብ ኃይል ከእናንተ አይርቅ።

መልካም ገና።
ፍቅር በየቀኑ ይወለድ፣
በጋምቦ፣ በኢትዮጵያ
እና በዓለም ሁሉ።

በአድናቆት፣ በምስጋና እና በፍቅር፣
ኢኛኪ

Hiriyoota koo jaallatamoo kan Gambo,
Itoophiyaa jaallatamtuu:

Ayyaana Kiristaanaa Itoophiyaa (Genna) kana irratti, ergaa nageenyaa fi jaalala addunyaa hundaaf isiniif erguu nan barbaada. Addunyaan kun hedduu isin irraa barachuu qabdi—namummaa keessan, hojii aarsaa fi callisaa keessan, akkasumas akka isin jireenya namaa kabajaa fi gad of qabuu guddaadhaan eegdaniin.

Hojii guddaa fi aarsaa keessaniif garaa koo guutuun isin galateeffadha.
Guyyaa guyyaan jireenya namootaa Gambo keessatti oolchuu keessaniif galatoomaa—yeroo namni hin ilaalle, yeroo qabeenyi hir’atu, yeroo dadhabbiin ulfaatu illee. Waan isin hojjattan yaala qofa osoo hin taane, jaalala hojii ta’e, haqa kunuunsa ta’e, fi abdii jireenya ta’e dha.

Dhugumaan isin garee hunda caalu dha.
Garee walii gala, gad of qabuu qabu, jabaa fi namaan guutame.
Isin waliin hojjechuun ulfaataa miti, kabaja guddaa fi gammachuu guddaadha. Guyyaa guyyaan maal akka ta’e tajaajilli dhugaan akkamitti jireenya gidduutti kaa’amu na barsiistu.

Gennaan kun nageenya garaa keessanitti haa fidu,
jaalalli isin kennitan dachaa dachaan haa deebi’u,
addunyaan gochaalee akka keessaniin boqonnaa haa argattu,
humni jireenya eeguuf isin gargaaru gonkumaa isin hin dhiisin.

Baga Ayyaana Kiristaanaa isin gahe.
Jaalalli guyyaa guyyaan haa dhalatu,
Gambo keessatti, Itoophiyaa keessatti,
fi addunyaa hunda keessatti.

Kabajaa, galata fi jaalala guddaan,
Iñaki