This is sweet Mekedas in her church clothes. Isn't she pretty? Actually these are special church clothes for singing in the choir or participating in the service(I think). She usually just wears a regular dress or skirt and covers her head with a white scarf. One day I hope to visit her church (Ethiopian Orthodox Christian, which is one of the first christian churches in history) and I am working on finding an English/Amharic bible so we can more easily talk about the scripture verses. She is very devout and last week when we didn't go to church (too lazy) she asked me if we "forgot" I really love having her here. She is a tremendous help around the house and we laugh a lot together. I am so thankful that God brought her to our family.
