Ethiopian Update 2

We have been busy here at the project despite a visit to a local spa which we hear you all heard about! Last week we spent most of our time with support groups. Most of them put on coffee ceremonies in celebration of Jennifer's return. This involves roasting and grinding fresh coffee beans and the making of coffee which has as much sugar in it as coffee! They serve it with delicious freshly made bread and popcorn, which suprisingly go really well together! Jennifer shared God's Word with most of the support groups. With the groups who didn't do a ceremony we made friendship bracelets with them which they really seemed to enjoy. Last week we also took the teenage girls group. We made fruit scones with them which we served with jam and cream. While they were baking we again had a devotional time with them.

This week we have spent our time with the new sister project in Bole, which is smaller in size and the support groups are not as far on as the original project. The worker there is finding it quite difficult as some of the women are reluctant to pray so she was encouraged to have the support. We also went on some home visits with them to spend a bit of time with the beneficiaries on their own and pray with them which was humbling and enjoyable.

We also have been helping out on a more practical level; organising and itemising the pharmacy on the premises. This was sooooo boring!! but it helped them a lot to put all the info on a computerised system. We have been eating a lot of that good Ethiopian food that we served you but we have had quite enough now. Dying for some good old tatties!

We have all been tremendously blessed, inspired and encouraged by the people of Ethiopia. Even though most have little or nothing they still praise God for their many blessings. This we can all learn from.

Pray for continued safe travel

Pray for Jennifer as she continues to share Gods word in the support groups

Pray for the beneficiaries in the project; for salvation and growing faith for those who are believers.