IN THE BEGINNING...
God made the mission and the trip, and He saw that it was good. (-: And so went the planning of one beautiful journey to Ethiopia...
A few days before my departure, I had the sweetest send-off in the world... My church had a special service run entirely by the children. During communion, five children gathered around me to pray for “Miss Mary Beth’s safety” and, especially, for the orphans in Ethiopia. I was moved to tears by their precious prayers-- which I later shared with the orphans!
Our two-week trip consisted of joyful days playing with orphans (see "mission" link) and one side-trip to Lalibela- famous for its rock-hewn churches considered to be the eighth wonder of the world!
Views of St. George...
On our last day, we returned to the Kechene Center to say good-bye to the children and staff we had come to adore. Inspired by a teammate who had given her sandals away in Lalibela, I decided to give mine away, too. I asked the director if anyone needed a pair of sandals, and she brought in the cook. The sandals fit her perfectly. We then gathered as a group to pray. When the prayer ended, the cook told our interpreter that she had a vision. She said she had seen wings flying around our mission team, that we would go out into the world and that healings would occur. The wings landed on two people: our Ethiopian friend, Almaz, and myself... HELP! (do you think it was the sandals?!)
Some of my favorite kids from the Kechene Center... I gave my pink Bible to the girl, Meskerem. She helped me tremendously with the music station. An absolute doll!
Kechene staff and team in powerful prayer...
A few days before my departure, I had the sweetest send-off in the world... My church had a special service run entirely by the children. During communion, five children gathered around me to pray for “Miss Mary Beth’s safety” and, especially, for the orphans in Ethiopia. I was moved to tears by their precious prayers-- which I later shared with the orphans!
Our two-week trip consisted of joyful days playing with orphans (see "mission" link) and one side-trip to Lalibela- famous for its rock-hewn churches considered to be the eighth wonder of the world!
Views of St. George...
On our last day, we returned to the Kechene Center to say good-bye to the children and staff we had come to adore. Inspired by a teammate who had given her sandals away in Lalibela, I decided to give mine away, too. I asked the director if anyone needed a pair of sandals, and she brought in the cook. The sandals fit her perfectly. We then gathered as a group to pray. When the prayer ended, the cook told our interpreter that she had a vision. She said she had seen wings flying around our mission team, that we would go out into the world and that healings would occur. The wings landed on two people: our Ethiopian friend, Almaz, and myself... HELP! (do you think it was the sandals?!)
Some of my favorite kids from the Kechene Center... I gave my pink Bible to the girl, Meskerem. She helped me tremendously with the music station. An absolute doll!
Kechene staff and team in powerful prayer...
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