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Jan 21, 2024
January 20 - Bucha
Today is our second day of countryside work. For those new to the blog, I must note that we do not stay out in the villages as part of...
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ddlee3809
Jan 21, 2024
January 19 - Moloto
We met for breakfast around 8:00 and I ordered my usual fetira with honey. A fetira looks like a pizza with a layer of cooked egg on top....
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ddlee3809
Jan 21, 2024
January 18 - Heading South to Hosanna
Today is another day of travel, but more importantly a day of reunions. Getting to see our fellow Ethiopian workers after a year is...
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ddlee3809
Jan 21, 2024
January 16-17(ish) - From Here to There
Greetings friends. Thanks again for your interest in our Ethiopian gospel work. This begins my third trip to Ethiopia. I began my trip to...
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ddlee3809
Nov 30, 2023
January 17 | My Last Day in Ethiopia
Today was my last day in Ethiopia. Ryan and Randy met us at the Hilton around 9am and we rode together to Kotebe. Zerihun has worked with...
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ddlee3809
Nov 30, 2023
January 16 | Together One Final Time
Jordan and I spent most of the morning resting and waiting for the countryside team to arrive from Nazarit. I’ve enjoyed the downtime,...
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ddlee3809
Nov 30, 2023
January 15 | Sunday in Burayu
This morning we worshipped with the church in Burayu. It is an area on the west side of Addis, about 45 minutes from our hotel. It is one...
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ddlee3809
Nov 30, 2023
January 14 | An Unexpected Wake-up Call
I had just woken up this morning when I heard an abrupt noise at my door. “Housekeeping!” Half-awake I stumbled to the door wondering...
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ddlee3809
Nov 30, 2023
January 13 | Heading Back to Addis
Today was another long road trip in the car. Zerihun and I travelled to Addis and the rest to Nazarit. If we had gone straight there it...
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ddlee3809
Nov 30, 2023
January 12 | Program in Hosanna, Day 3
We concluded our training today in Hosanna. I wish we had another week to do this together. These young men and women have touched my...
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ddlee3809
Nov 30, 2023
January 11 | Program in Hosanna, Day 2
Today was much like yesterday, but we hit our stride much quicker. We arrived around 9:30 and jumped right into bible study. Ryan taught...
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ddlee3809
Nov 30, 2023
January 10 | Program in Hosanna, Day 1
There are so many things I enjoy about this work. But today is one to which I have been looking forward since I got here. Instead of our...
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ddlee3809
Nov 30, 2023
January 9 | Bucha
Today we went to Bucha. Like other days, it is about 2 hours from Hosanna and the road is rough. That’s really the hardest part of this...
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ddlee3809
Nov 30, 2023
January 8 | Canko & Busluga
This was our first Sunday in Ethiopia. We always split up so we can see more brethren. Ryan went to Bushluga and I went about 30 min down...
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ddlee3809
Nov 30, 2023
January 7 | Christmas Day in Tita
Today is Christmas Day in Ethiopia. Like in the US, many businesses are closed, and people travel home to be with family. However, most...
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ddlee3809
Nov 30, 2023
January 6 | Jukara
Since I went to bed so early last night, I was ready to go after nearly 11 hours of sleep. I felt great and so did everyone else. There...
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ddlee3809
Oct 17, 2023
January 5 | Traveling to Losho
As expected today was a really long day. Ryan landed in Addis and made it to the hotel around 1:15am. Since we were sharing a room for...
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ddlee3809
Oct 17, 2023
January 4 | Buying Bibles
I spent much of the morning preparing to teach tomorrow. We plan to leave around 5:00am to travel to Hosanna. When we arrive, we will...
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ddlee3809
Oct 17, 2023
January 3 | A Rest Day in Addis
Today was scheduled as a rest day, and I’m glad. Jet lag hit much harder than I expected. Mesfin came to the hotel around 11:30am and we...
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ddlee3809
Oct 17, 2023
January 1-2(ish) | Getting There
I began my journey at DFW airport on January 1. My wife dropped me off at the airport at 4:00pm to catch my flight at 6:30pm. The plan...
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