A good reminder from day to day!
This is a picture of the courtyard inside the college. The tallest building you see is part of the International Ethiopian Church (the college and the church share space). The campus is really beautiful.
My class (from the left): Dawit H., Dawit G., Tsegaye, Gashaye, Teklewelde, Balcha, Awoke, Zewdi, Fikir, and Chala. Next to me kneeling is Yoseph.
Teaching the class...
Still teaching the class!
I am cracking a joke about the picture taking..
Presented with a gift from my class (a traditional Ethiopian outfit).
Displaying the gift...
In front of Frew's church, which we visited on the second Sunday. The Kale Heywet church is a large denomination. I was thankful to have a young Ethiopian sitting next to me who could tell me most of what people were saying!
The team I was able to join: (Back row: Raymond, Jack, Cassandra, Eric. Front Row: Me, Sarah, Marcia, and Steve)
10,727 feet!! I force a smile even though I am ready to collapse. Raymond gives a "look of victory" for the camera.
Another shot from 10,727 ft. Did I mention that we were over 10,000 ft??
Eric...that dude loved the animals!
It takes tough, secure men to admit their joy for flowers.
Catchin' a ride. The restaurant we ate at had half a car bolted to the wall. Raymond and I were ridin' in style!
Eric Mounts...enjoying a much deserved rest!
Eric Mounts (Senior Pastor at Southgate Church in Ohio) and Frew Tamrat (alum of Gordon-Conwell and Academic dean of ETC)
Our daily chariot to get to ETC. The car is even smaller than it looks!
Open air markets. I think this picture is of the Mercato.
Construction of a new Mosque (I think). The wood scaffolding is a bit precarious for my taste..
A woman at Selam Children's Village making wat.
Another shot from Selam Children's Village.
The group who went to Selam Children's Village. From left, Raymond, Me, Marcia, Sarah, and Aubrey (the short guy in the back is Eric)
Young girls who act as shepherds of nearby sheep and other livestock.
Steve Strauss communicating with the girls and telling us what they do..
The coffee ceremony. What hospitality! She roasted the beans herself and here she is grinding them.
Pouring the coffee.
Eric Mounts first ever sip of coffee! Caught on camera. It's faaaantastic!
A picture from outside the college.
A photo into someone's backyard.
Purchasing some bananas outside the SIM compound. If you can see inside the "tent" to the left, you will see some beds in the back corner.
The SIM compound. The building to the left is where we stayed. The building to the right is where ETC used to hold classes in the attic.
Some donkeys just trying to get by.
This is the main Ethiopian dish: Injera. It is quite good if you develop the taste for it.
A lunch for the summer faculty. There are 4-5 of these platters of injera and people eat off the same platter.
Mounts gets his shoes shined.
As if a group of foreigners in Ethiopia didn't stand out enough, we rode around in this bus for a few hours. This thing sticks out like a sore thumb. We definitely caught a few people's eyes!
As seen on Oprah (I think). I'll allow your questions to force me to comment on this..
Define irony: the two young guys are sucking wind while the "more mature" folk are way up the hill taking our picture!
Caleb and Stephen in their traditional Ethiopian garb
Lookin' good fellas!
Hitchin' a ride.
Raymond needed to take my picture. That was our excuse for stopping. Hard to breathe at that elevation.
Working hard. Or waiting for an incredibly slow internet connection to call up my wife's email!
Shining shoes.
