During one of our visits to the hospital, I met this little guy. He was an abandoned baby found outside a nearby medical clinic at 1 day old. He was in good health, but it broke my heart to hear that he was destined to live at one of the government orphanages in Soddo.
We were thrilled to see our kids do so well in Africa. Taylor was super easy and loved walking around Soddo in the baby carrier and smiling and laughing at everyone. Nate was friendly to the Ethiopians and enjoyed living on the hospital compound. He even made a quick friend with another missionary kid, Nathan. Every morning, the first thing Nate would ask was, "Can I go to Nathan's house, mom?"
Finally, we will leave you with a few things that we learned on our vision trip:
1. Traveling with little kids is hard and whoever said that jet lag does not affect children is a big, fat liar!
2. The Ethiopians were really confused that Nate
1. Traveling with little kids is hard and whoever said that jet lag does not affect children is a big, fat liar!
2. The Ethiopians were really confused that Nate
did not speak Amharic (the national language). Don't worry - he will someday!
3. The poverty, disease, pollution, and lack of development in Ethiopia is extremely sad and overwhelming.
4. We are excited to live and serve alongside our new friends at Soddo Christian Hospital.
5. God confirmed His calling for us to do mission work there, but He did not give us answers to all of our questions. He desires for us to continue to trust Him.
3. The poverty, disease, pollution, and lack of development in Ethiopia is extremely sad and overwhelming.
4. We are excited to live and serve alongside our new friends at Soddo Christian Hospital.
5. God confirmed His calling for us to do mission work there, but He did not give us answers to all of our questions. He desires for us to continue to trust Him.
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