Welcome/Introduction

Welcome to the blog for our journey to Ethiopia. We are a team of 21 people from Northern California who will be heading to Project Mercy in Butajira, Ethiopia on October 20, 2012. We will spend nearly 2 weeks serving the community of Project Mercy by staffing pediatric medical clinics, providing surgical services, developing educational support for the students of the Project Mercy school, delivering public health education, and improving the infrastructure of the Project Mercy facilities.

Far beyond our desire to help with the physical needs of the community, we most want to come alongside our extended family at Project Mercy and extend the healing touch and love of Christ to those living in proximity to Project Mercy. We hope to do this by caring for each person as a beloved child of God, developing relationships, and being authentic followers of Jesus as we treat, share knowledge and live life together. Our hope is that the community sees Christ in us and that we are the aroma of Him to those who do not know his peace and love.

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Made It To The Gate!


We've made it to SFO, got 38 pieces of luggage checked in, passed security - had a soldering iron confiscated but hey... found the gate - all without losing a single member of the team!

We are thankful for all of your support - we recognize the sacrifice our families and coworkers have made to allow us to go.  Keep the prayers flowing!

Next stop - Dubai - in about 15 hours!

MVN


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