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… Read More
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… Read More
You know you’re skinny when Ethiopians tell you to eat more. And that happened to me twice tonight at a traditional Ethiopian dinner. Ephraim, Paco, Wess, Brian, Evelyn (a Leadership Development student’s sponsor) and I toured Compassion’s country office here in Addis Ababa and then ate with almost all of… Read More
My friend Brian is here with me in Ethiopia. His camera and brain are better than mine so be sure to check out his posts on the trip this week. (Teaser: I have video of monkeys. Yep, real live monkeys. Doing monkey stuff. Coming soon.) View Post
When we arrived at the Compassion International project this morning we were treated like royalty. Wess, the president of Compassion, was too sick with a respiratory infection of some kind to leave the hotel and come with us. I suspect the royal treatment was meant for him and not me… Read More
(Internet access is very expensive here in our hotel…and very very slow. I’ve purchased one day’s worth and I’ll post as much as I can before it runs out, but when it does I doubt I’ll be buying more.) When recording artists who work with Compassion International go on trips… Read More
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