The day started earlier for Nesibu and I (Dan). We spent 5 hours in the airport today working on getting the shoes. I am learning about patience and also very good lessons about what it means to live and work in Ethiopia! Praise God, we have all the shoes with us.
Meanwhile, the rest of the team went shopping with Birtukan and got a few souvenirs. Though we all tempered our shopping quite a bit because of we wanted to give as much as possible.
In the early afternoon, I again seperated from the team for a very effective meeting with Nesibu, Birtukan and Tenkir (YZM Director of Board). What a blessing to be able to brainstorm and talk about the challenges we must navigate as we continue to partner to care for orphans and vulnerable children.
The team got to spend some time taking the extra money we brought and deciding how we will give it. I LOVED handing off that job to the team and seeing the excitement of pouring out blessings to the staff, families and overall organization!
Finally, tonight we had a campfire with many of the Addis staff members. We started by unpacking the shoes we brought and celebrating the amazing gift there! Not amazing because we are good, amazing because God is good! We prayed and celebrated together and got lots of pictures and videos. Then we enjoyed some wonderful time together with the staff while the served us...again!
Such a blessed day! It is hard to believe we head home tomorrow. We are anxious to see our beloved families, but it is definitely bitter sweet.
Tomorrow we will meet a couple child headed families. Pray for us...it will be difficult!
We will see you all soon! We love you! We ask you to keep praying.
God Bless,
Dan
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