Ethiopia update
Ethiopia...
Team: Jon Cordes, Phil Horton, Carolyn Crumsey, April Mininger, Philip Huffine, Rachel Watanabe, Lewis Reid, Carson & Marcia Day, myself.
No travel problems - praise God for an honest travel agent this time! We did have an unexpected (by us) stop in Khartuom, and a man on the plane had a massive heart attack landing in Addis - Ms Carolyn was quite helpful.
Met with the Warrens, Jim Plunk, other MTW interns (Derek Armstrong, Darcy, Sarah). Team very impressed by the ministry and Andy's story of how God brought it to be what it is now. Especially impressed by the Ethiopian staff: Teddy, Danny, Alemu, Gisaw, Betty, Mekadeh, etc.
The ministry reaches out to those in two poor communities affected by AIDS, helping meet their basic needs, taking care of their kids, working with the gov't and local hospitals to improve care, connecting them with support groups, Bible studies, so much more.
The team is primarily working on the office/clinic property: building new bathrooms, updating computers, fixing numerous electrical and plumbing problems, remodeling an older house for more staff living space. In the midst of this all are going out on home visits, praying and sharing the gospel with beneficiaries of the ministry. Ms Carolyn is working in the pharmacy, and Rachel and April are working with the women and girls groups.
VIsited a lady named Addis, mother of two young children. She is positive, and so far one child is negative - the other two young yet. Her husband is Muslim and although he allows her to go to the ministry she is not allowed to pray or read the scripture, or there are consequences. She is struggling.
Another woman came into the ministry with the test results of her 18 month old childd, asking the nurses to read the results for her. The child was positive, an Ms Carolyn and the others in the clinic were praying with the woman and seeking to comfort her, but were strongly affected themselves. Pray for a cure!
TB is on the rise, a new strain that is resistant. A microbiologist, Derek, has come over to spend a year trying to help with that growing problem, and seek other ways to relieve the many diseases rampant in this part of the world.
Pray for continued good health and safety on the work site, as well as travel home next week. Thanks!
Team: Jon Cordes, Phil Horton, Carolyn Crumsey, April Mininger, Philip Huffine, Rachel Watanabe, Lewis Reid, Carson & Marcia Day, myself.
No travel problems - praise God for an honest travel agent this time! We did have an unexpected (by us) stop in Khartuom, and a man on the plane had a massive heart attack landing in Addis - Ms Carolyn was quite helpful.
Met with the Warrens, Jim Plunk, other MTW interns (Derek Armstrong, Darcy, Sarah). Team very impressed by the ministry and Andy's story of how God brought it to be what it is now. Especially impressed by the Ethiopian staff: Teddy, Danny, Alemu, Gisaw, Betty, Mekadeh, etc.
The ministry reaches out to those in two poor communities affected by AIDS, helping meet their basic needs, taking care of their kids, working with the gov't and local hospitals to improve care, connecting them with support groups, Bible studies, so much more.
The team is primarily working on the office/clinic property: building new bathrooms, updating computers, fixing numerous electrical and plumbing problems, remodeling an older house for more staff living space. In the midst of this all are going out on home visits, praying and sharing the gospel with beneficiaries of the ministry. Ms Carolyn is working in the pharmacy, and Rachel and April are working with the women and girls groups.
VIsited a lady named Addis, mother of two young children. She is positive, and so far one child is negative - the other two young yet. Her husband is Muslim and although he allows her to go to the ministry she is not allowed to pray or read the scripture, or there are consequences. She is struggling.
Another woman came into the ministry with the test results of her 18 month old childd, asking the nurses to read the results for her. The child was positive, an Ms Carolyn and the others in the clinic were praying with the woman and seeking to comfort her, but were strongly affected themselves. Pray for a cure!
TB is on the rise, a new strain that is resistant. A microbiologist, Derek, has come over to spend a year trying to help with that growing problem, and seek other ways to relieve the many diseases rampant in this part of the world.
Pray for continued good health and safety on the work site, as well as travel home next week. Thanks!
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