Sunday April 21, 2013 2:55 AM Texas 10:55 AM Ethiopia
We are in Ethiopia! After a 13 ½ hour flight from DC that included two cumulative hours of sleep, one hour of standing in line to get our Visa, 45 minutes to get all our luggage and a harried drive to Adera's Addis Abbaba office, we have showered, if you can call it that, and are ready to drive to our home base in Western Ethiopia.
From that base, we will drive daily to three remote areas to preside at two day conferences, one of which is in our sister city, Gunchrie. During lunch on Monday we will tour the girls Hostel you are building that will minimize the risk of 100 young ladies dropping out of school and continuing the poverty legacy of their family. The work you are doing here is important and impacting. You rock St. Matthew!
Though tired and flight weary we are ready to get on with the work knowing God will provide the strength and energy needed because of your prayers and the presence of the Holy Spirit. We are proud to represent you and feel in a sense that you are with us. We are here in the name of Jesus Christ on behalf of the people now called St. Matthew. By the time we leave they will love you even more because they will hear of your faith and commitment to share the love and grace of Jesus Christ them and with as many people as you can.
Intenret access may not exist where we are going, if so I will still blog every evening and post when we get back to Addis on Sunday.
We are praying for you. Please continue to pray for us.
Peace
