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 27, 2012

Picturepalooza!

Saturday, Oct 27th  4:57pm

Yup ~ we missed a day blogging ~ been pretty busy over here!

Rather than using words to describe our clinics, operations, projects and teaching - I thought we'd let the pictures do the talking today, so without further ado:

How many Wills is too many Wills?  None is the answer.   Will F. and William B. in the OR on Saturday working on Bileyew, an 8 year old boy with a large, vascular mass needing resection.  William B. donated a unit of blood for transfusion.

Mary Ellen, Sally and Mary H. made time this afternoon to create boxes for the sutures we brought, working alongside Tigi, the head nurse in the OR and Dr. Fekadu's wife.

Mike, Raquel, and Anya with Hanan and her mother.  Hanan is their sponsored child through Compassion International and they were able to meet for the first time on Friday



Some of the clinic team along with several of the nurse translators we've been blessed to work with...

Dr. Bill - happy in the hospital

Mike and Dr. Fekadu working on Bileyew...

Brothers?  Yup, just not biologically.  Charles and Michael enjoying a free moment in clinic...

Who knew Click and Clack had uniforms?  These guys are sooooo organized!  Jerry and John celebrating their unity.

Can't say enough about Deme - we're blessed beyond belief to have our lives intersect with such a wonderful man.  Here Sally is getting some very coveted TWD (Time With Deme)

Finally Isabella has gotten to be with the kids this year - here she is getting some time with LumLum, one of the house children and a brilliant student.

The walk to the school from the apartments where we are staying is a highlight of the day for us, it gives time and space to walk, talk, and enjoy each other...

LumLum, Mary Ellen and Donna out and about...

Rochelle and Kathy are happy walkers...

Laura, Anya and Donna with a new friend...

Charles doing what he does best - loving on kids and taking great care of them....



Hope you can get the flavor of what's happening here in Ethiopia.   We are doing well and thankful for the opportunity to be here and serve the people of Yetebon.


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