He wore a whole new outfit the day we met in Ethiopia. New Spiderman underwear even. He folded over and tugged down on the waist band of his pants to show them to me. It was a little awkward.… 
Posts Tagged ‘Ethiopia’
News Of A Departure
Christian Business: “Is This Contradiction?”
I spoke to a group of bright Christian business students at Texas A&M University on Saturday. I explained the core message of Jesus in the first session. And in the second session we talked about how the teaching of Jesus would affect their lives in business: I showed them pictures and told them stories from…
Forgiveness
I’ve never been abused, never been seriously harmed by another human being, never been truly poor or scared for my life, and because of all this I wonder if my capacity for compassion is limited.
Wess’ story is different from mine. Growing up in Kenya, the son of missionaries, he watched his brown skinned childhood friends…
Why Ethiopia?
After the diplomas were handed out at the LDP graduation ceremony a couple days ago, Wess and two other Compassion leaders washed the feet of three of the graduates. It was the final lesson taught: leaders must humbly serve. Wess was to wash the feet of a male student and a female leader was to…
Last Supper
A few hours ago we ate our last supper together in Ethiopia. Paco, Evelyn, Brian, Wess and I gathered around a table in the hotel restaurant and laughed and plotted against the problems of the third world. These have been fast forming friendships and now that we know each other better I’d like to introduce…
About Shaun — Shaun Groves is a communicator who’s known by a lot of titles: Singer/songwriter. Speaker. Blogger. Husband. Daddy. Friend. He feels and thinks deeply and laughs easily. And he’s helping Christians discover what they were saved for, and being a voice for children around the world, desperate to be saved from poverty.
