The time has come for me to return. In July I will be going with Ordinary Hero Foundation. Two friends from church and two friends from North Carolina are also going on this trip. I'm excited to return and experience this country again.
We will be visiting orphanages, distributing humanitarian aid, loving on kids, and most of all sharing the HOPE of Jesus Christ. It will be the first time for three of my friends to be in Ethiopia so sharing this experience with them will be a joy.
I need to raise $3400 by the end of May. I already have over 25% of what I need. If you feel led to help me on this journey, please go to my fundraising page to give online. Or you may mail a check to Ordinary Hero Foundation, P.O. Box 1945, Brentwood, TN 37024. Put a note with your check that has my name on it so they will know to which account to apply the funds.
There are many memories I have of my last trip but the one that stays in my mind is the people. I ask that you join with me in praying for this trip - for us to stay healthy, for God appointed opportunities, for all of us to raise all our money for the trip.
“It shall come to pass
That before they call, I will answer;
And while they are still speaking, I will hear."
That before they call, I will answer;
And while they are still speaking, I will hear."
Isaiah 65:24
One of my favorite memories is the coffee ceremony this beautiful woman did for us. We were in her 10'X10' home for almost 2 hours. She wanted to give us her very best as a "thank you" to one of our team members for sponsoring her son to go to school. She used paper to lift the hot kettle off the fire. I sent her some hot pads with a team that went over later that year.
Popcorn is part of a coffee ceremony. Her little girl served us some very tasty popcorn. What a smile!
A treat for the kids was to have goat for lunch. The last day we were there, our team purchased five goats and the ladies who cooked lunch for the kids we were serving prepared the goats for lunch. It was quite a ride hearing five tied up goats moving on top of the van. You can tell from this boy's smile that he was excited about lunch.
Every time we went into Korah, a very poor village of Addis Ababa, children flocked to greet us.
It was not unusual to see older children feeding younger children. This "older" child couldn't have been more than six or seven years old but she made sure her little brother had food to eat each day.
This girl had a smile on her face every time we saw her even though she only had one leg and had to wait for someone to serve her to meet her needs.
One of the "streets" in Korah
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Bound for Ethiopia!!
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