Ethiopia

I leave at 3:45am for Ethiopia! I am so excited and a little nervous. Today, Mekedes and her friends gave me money, gifts and letters to take to mothers, boyfriends and friends. It is a privilege for me to be able to do this for them. Muna (Mekedes' half sister) asked me to please take a picture of her mother for her. They asked me to check on Mekedes' nephew who is being raised by Muna's family because the mother and father have both died. He is eleven years old, like my oldest son.

For me, going to Africa, to Ethiopia, seems a little scary, foreign and unknown. But, to these sweet young women...it is simply home. And I could tell by the wistful look in their eyes that they miss it.