The stuff I see

So, I have been here for almost 4.5 months now and the other day, I really started realizing that Addis is the place where I live.  I’m not really on “vacation”…I mean, I work here, go to church here, have friends here, and have typical days.  That doesn’t mean I’m an expert by any means, [...]

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Look-alikes

When I was a child, I was convinced that when God made people, he started with a basic “mold” for faces and then just moved things around a little to make people look unique.  Well, I am not exactly sure if that is how people end up looking the way they do, but I do [...]

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Uploaded

I finally got the photos uploaded…I mentioned them in the previous entry.  Seriously, next time you upload photos and it takes you two minutes, think of me: it took two hours to upload these.  NEVER will I take even semi-high speed internet for granted again!!!   

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Amazingness

Yesterday was a great day.  I had the chance to hang out with my friends Bethany, Sarah, Maren and Josh, which would have been great enough in itself.  But, it was extra great because of the two activities we did: 1) The other girls and I received pedicures.  Now, I have only received one other [...]

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Circus Pony

This is the most accurate way to describe how I’ve felt the past couple of days.  Let me explain: On Sunday, I walked to attend the festival of Timkat (Epiphany) in a part of town where many people were gathered to celebrate.  I was by myself and simply standing off to the side, occasionally taking a [...]

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Book Recommendation

Say, I have just finished a book that I found to be really encouraging.  I am sure some of you have read it, but I hadn’t heard of it before finding it at a used bookstore in Dinkytown last summer.  It is a little book by C.S. Lewis called “Letters to an American Lady.”  It [...]

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Happy Birthday Mom!

Just wanted to take a minute and send a big Happy Birthday to Barb who celebrates yet another anniversary of her 29th birthday today!  I’m sending only love and good wishes for a wonderful year!  I would say that i’d send the warm weather, but, we are actually experiencing a little coldspell this evening…probably only in [...]

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Hard to take

Ethiopia is a poor country, as I’m sure all of you are aware.  Honestly, though, I’d say that as I live my daily life here, I consciously or unconsciously put on “blinders” to an extent ofsome of the poverty or effects of poverty I see here.  I think that if I didn’t become “used to” seeing dirty [...]

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What I’ve Learned In 4 Months

Proverbs 9:7-9  “He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And he who reproves a wicked man gets insults for himself. Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you, Reprove a wise man and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise mand and he will be still wiser, Teach a [...]

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Hey Baby!

Guess how many times I’ve received that recently?  Quite a fw times…and often by middle-aged men.  Nice. Today the guy was talking on his cell phone and paused his conversation to make his comment.  Classy…………..That’s the way to get the girl. 

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