A day of fun

We were blessed to be able to treat the YZM staff to a day at the
Woliso Hot Springs today. Probably one of the few days something like
this happens for many of them. Normally they get a few days off in a
year, but this year has been especially busy. So outside of holidays,
they have been working so hard. And trust me, this is not pencil
pushing work. They are in the trenches of orphan care.

Watching the staff enjoy themselves was beautiful. We have all come
to love these folks so much. And their self sacrificing, servant
attitudes is honestly so touching...and sometimes even frustrating as
we can never seem to out-serve them.

We had some great "processing" time tonight as we were finally able to
gather, study the bible and discuss what we have been seeing the last
couple days. It is a lot to process. Houses with dirt floors, no bed
and holes in the roof are not conducive to raising children, but we
now know a Christ loving woman who does just that with joy in her
heart. Living in a unbelievably cramped, dirty, wet home with three
children and another baby due any day is not ideal for a single woman
with no family to care for her...but it is happening. We have seen
it.

There have been many tears, many prayers and just great discussion on
what we have learned about God, ourselves, other people. We look
forward to sharing these stories about about the wonderful work
Yezelalem Minch is doing and God willing will continue to do for a
long time.

Please keep praying! We need these prayers! Pray for health (so far
just a bit of tummy issues with Mike but otherwise great). Pray for
our hearts. Many times these trips expose things God has been trying
to tell us for a while so on top of overwhelming experiences we can be
overwhelmed with that as well.

Thank you and I hope to give a positive update about the shoes hung up
in customs tomorrow.

God bless,
Dan