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… 
Posts Tagged ‘Ethiopia’
Why Ethiopia?
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…
Into And In
I attended a college graduation ceremony today for 16 students in Compassion International’s Leadership Development Program – the first graduating class in Ethiopia.
Wess was one of many speakers. I have great video of it all. I just don’t have time to edit it together for you right now, but it’s coming.
He told the graduates “You…
Eating With Adults
On the way to the restaurant Wess (the president of Compassion International) told me a story. In the 1980’s, when Ethiopia was under communist rule and the Church was forced underground by intense persecution, Wess held covert meetings with Church leaders to discuss future plans to bring Compassion’s ministry to their country. On one of…
Playing With A President
I’m rarely speechless. I’m not right now. But I’m close. I need time to process what I saw today before I can describe it adequately here but I will eventually. Essentially, what I saw was a graduation ceremony, worship service, pep rally, and the inauguration of several world leaders. More on that later. For now,…
Counting Stars
I met a man today named Shiferaw, a Ghandi look alike in business casual. He was once the Minister of Justice in Ethiopia, when the communists ran the country. He is a Christian they kept around because they could trust him and he was good at his job. When the curtain fell on Ethiopia and…
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.
