Today I met my son, Markon
Today is the day. After a whirlwind 6 months, I meet my son. I cannot believe the day is finally here. We were picked up at 8:45 along with 2 other YWAM/CHI families. We traveled the 2 hours to the Adama Widows and Orphans Home, and quickly upon arrival found our children. For...
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Markon’s Court Trip… Korah, Et
Wow… Today we visited Korah, Ethiopia, a former leper colony turned slum. Lets be honest and call it what it is. My heart broke today. This is not fair. This is not right. Why did my soul end up in my body, born in America? These people do not deserve...
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Markon’s Court Trip, Day 3
On day 3 of our trip we took our friends, Pastor Nunushe and Tesfaye, on a tour of the Blue Nile Gorge. Pastor Nunushe and Tesfaye have a church in Korah, a very poor “village” of about 120,000 located at the city dump. Back in October, 2011 (the trip during which...
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Markon’s Court Trip, Day 2
On Friday, day 2 of our trip, we took a tour of Addis. We started our day at 9 am by heading straight up to Entoto Mountain. I LOVED it! I was a history/social science major and I LOVE history. Especially the history of my children’s homeland. It was so great learning all...
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Isaiah 58:10-11 And if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday. The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
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What I learned this time…
In the last 18 mo I have spent over 5 weeks in Ethiopia. I really thought that having spent this time there would have given me a pretty good idea of life in Ethiopia. I was wrong. Yes, I saw immense poverty, like I expected. Yes, I met selfless servants who have given up everything to serve the world’s forgotten people. Yes, I saw hope through ministries and people who will never cease to amaze me. But what struck me most, was how clueless I am to the true reality of most Ethiopians. Although I didn’t mean to, I was living with my head in the sand. While I have heard it said...
Read MoreToday I met my son, Markon
Today is the day. After a whirlwind 6 months, I meet my son. I cannot believe the day is finally here. We were picked up at 8:45 along with 2 other YWAM/CHI families. We traveled the 2 hours to the Adama Widows and Orphans Home, and quickly upon arrival found our children. For the last 6 months Jason has been telling me how beautiful and simply precious our little guy is, and now I can confirm….Markon Isaac is a DOLL! He is absolutely darling! He is also busy and funny. Oh my, I am blessed. Meet Markon…. Spending the day at the Adama Widow’s and...
Read MoreMarkon’s Court Trip… Korah, Et
Wow… Today we visited Korah, Ethiopia, a former leper colony turned slum. Lets be honest and call it what it is. My heart broke today. This is not fair. This is not right. Why did my soul end up in my body, born in America? These people do not deserve this. Heartbroken…. We went to church with Tesfaye and heard the quiet, humble Pastor Nunushe become a passionate, loud preacher of the Word. He transformed. The people worshiped the Lord in song and dance in a way that I have never witnessed. I listened to lepers weep behind me during the service. How is it that after all these...
Read MoreMarkon’s Court Trip, Day 3
On day 3 of our trip we took our friends, Pastor Nunushe and Tesfaye, on a tour of the Blue Nile Gorge. Pastor Nunushe and Tesfaye have a church in Korah, a very poor “village” of about 120,000 located at the city dump. Back in October, 2011 (the trip during which Jason actually met Markon), our church sent a missions team to Korah to work with this church. That was the beginning of a God ordained relationship. Our church back home in Idaho is now partnering with their church and I was blessed with the opportunity of representing our church and sharing this news of our...
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