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| One of many coffee ceremonies. |
We arrived safely Sunday morning in Addis Ababa after a smooth, 13 hour flight from Dulles International. Customs moved very quickly and before we knew it, our friends Jerry and Fekadu met us at the airport. Wanna, Micky and four of the Moriah boys were waiting outside to greet us with fresh, beautiful roses.
We needed to have our accommodations moved from our hotel to a nearby guest house for a night because of a huge pan-African conference being held in the city that had overtaken all the hotel rooms everywhere, by government decree. Fortunately, we were able to move to our hotel the next morning (Monday). Following lunch on Sunday, we returned to our rooms to catch some much needed sleep before walking to a nearby restaurant for dinner.
This morning (Monday), we had an opening ceremony at Grace House (Moriah's main house) where we listened to a talk about the ministry and viewed the office setup as we continued learning more about the operations of the organization. We then toured the house and facility. That was followed by the traditional coffee ceremony that shows honor to guests (us).
After a break for lunch, we returned to provide many gifts including clothing, sporting goods, games, school supplies, and dental supplies, mostly provided by Trinity UMC members and friends' generous donations. This was happily received. The boys particularly enjoyed playing with the American footballs. This year, there were three of those and they were leather so they will last.
We needed to have our accommodations moved from our hotel to a nearby guest house for a night because of a huge pan-African conference being held in the city that had overtaken all the hotel rooms everywhere, by government decree. Fortunately, we were able to move to our hotel the next morning (Monday). Following lunch on Sunday, we returned to our rooms to catch some much needed sleep before walking to a nearby restaurant for dinner.
This morning (Monday), we had an opening ceremony at Grace House (Moriah's main house) where we listened to a talk about the ministry and viewed the office setup as we continued learning more about the operations of the organization. We then toured the house and facility. That was followed by the traditional coffee ceremony that shows honor to guests (us).
After a break for lunch, we returned to provide many gifts including clothing, sporting goods, games, school supplies, and dental supplies, mostly provided by Trinity UMC members and friends' generous donations. This was happily received. The boys particularly enjoyed playing with the American footballs. This year, there were three of those and they were leather so they will last.
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| Just some of the games, clothes, and other gifts. |
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| Footballs were fun. |
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