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.

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Safe to Dubai...On to Addis!

Monday Oct 22

All is well!  We enjoyed a smooth final packing/redistribution of stuff in the SFO international terminal.     A final prayer at the gate and we were off to Dubai.  It was a great flight, team-mates were able to sit next to each other, hear each others' stories, and get whatever rest they could.

In Dubai, we were able to get into the hotel, have about 45 minutes to freshen up (what does that mean?....) and then hop in a van for a windshield tour.  Then back to the hotel for some ZZZZ's  

Amazing place, very different from where we'll be in a few hours.


On the Bus to get a windshield tour of Dubai...after 15hrs on the plane!

On the Beach on the Arabian Gulf

Only $2000-$36,000 a night!  Maybe next year?.......

Please keep us in your prayers as we're about to board the plane for Addis....

MVN

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