Donkeys all over the city carrying loads many of them will be traveling alone as they know there way back home.
Meeting the ladies who where once on Entoto Mountain carrying the big loads of lumber down the mountain on their backs and all are HIV positive. Breanna meeting one of the ladies.
They are spinning the cotton by hand.
Shara is getting the hang of this as they teach her how to spin the cotton.
Sometimes they even bring their little ones who sit with them all day.
Diane greeting her old friends
Anna tries her hand at this.
See how easy this is!
The results of a good day. they sell this to another person who will weave it into scarfs. We are trying to purchase some looms so that they can learn this and make more money for their families.
The 3 Stone girls, Austin Stone that is.
Here are some of the necklaces that they are making. Most are now made out of coffee beans, very unique. The store 10,000 Villages has made a big purchase to sale in their stores around the US and on their web site. This will be very helpful.
One lady resting outside.
Breanna checking out the coffee beans as they soak.
Kamilla splitting hairs
Even some of the young girls help their Moms as they are not in school.
Saying goodbye for the day to our team.
Sometimes some of the boys get in trouble
Not it is time for a bit of talking to for his actions.
Lots of beauty in the country
We spent lunch this day at the Lucy Restaurant, some beautiful grounds.
This is Anna who leads the Entoto project from Oklahoma City, she has been there for 3 years now.
We saw this all over the country.
The bones of Lucy!
Here is Lucy dressed up by the locals.
The girls loved this Papaya drink everyday
This one has a mix of avocado drink in the middle, they said that it tasted very well.
Cicely loved her coffee
Anna's favorite was strawberry, can you tell.
Diane could have been Lucy
If the ladies have coffee left over that they can not use for the jewelry then they crush it up and sell to the public. Nothing goes to waste.
When we returned after lunch there were many ladies working on making the jewelry.
They had run out of clasps earlier and were worried about what they would do but then when Diane gave them 400 new clasps that we brought with us they were so excited. God works in many ways, right?
There are always little around
When they pouch the needle through the coffee bean it only goes through half way so they pull the rest of it through with their teeth.
Everyone loves the little ones
Shara had a blast with all the little kids. I wonder what she does for a living or wants to be?
They had asked for safety glasses in the spinning group as little pieces fly off some times into their eyes.
They were so excited to have these and they all put them on immediately
We had the opportunity to go up on Entoto Mountain to visit one of the small villages that Beza works with there and met with the 2 of the families.
Always kids around to grab hold and not let go.
14 families lived in this small village all with HIV positive.
This man lying down has been sick for 4 months and is having a hard time. His wife is trying to provide for them.
The girls are looking at the family pictures of a young women who was widowed and had lost her only child.
Anna giving her a big hug after praying.
All the girls surrounding her. She was so happy that they came.
This is the wife of the fellow who was sick washing clothes.
The 2 ladies that we work with.
Their homes, 4 together each door is a home.
Shara with another baby and her Mom
Coptic priest walking down the road.
We found a field and of course soccer game began.
Also time to jump rope.
They get up pretty high.
Kids and their crazy faces
Breanna in her element
The view over looking Addis Ababa from the Entoto Mountain
These are the ladies that we are working with. They carry these heavy loads down the hill daily for maybe $.50 a day maybe three times a week.
By working at the Entoto project they are making soon much more per hour wanting to work all the time so the more business we can give them the better off they will be. They are really hard workers. The plan is to get them all off the mountain.
If you need a taxi they are BLUE.
