What

For many years now my mum has been talking about her trips to Ethiopia and i have always wished to join her and now i finaly can. My family and a group of about 15 other people are off to Addis Ababa capital of Ethiopia to help the local people and for a fantastic experience. You can keep coming back to this blog and catch up on the latest and found out how its all going.

The Start

Well its not long now until we go to Ethiopia and all is going well. We have been collecting clothes, books, games and toys for the children out there. While we are there we plan to do many things. We plan to spend one week working at St Mathews Library with the children snd young Adults and the other traveling and exploring Ethiopia seeing sites such as the famous monoastries and rock hewn churchs in the North of Ethiopia and viseting charities . I know i want to work with the children in the library helping with English, Maths and science but the others in our group plan to spend time with the older students and Adults in the library and to teach and work with them. There are also some people going who are good with computers are plan to help set up a working computer for them in the library. An other thing some people will go on is a trip to a care home for disabled children and work with them, playing games and having fun with them. I really can't wait until Saturday 13th October the day we are due to fly and when i come back i will be full of stories and adventures to tell my friends and family.

Pray

Please could we ask you to pray for us as we travel and work in Ethiopia.
Could you pray for
-Safe travel
-That everyone has a safe 10 days there
-That the work we do will be benefit all
-That we had connect with the children and that they will be keen to learn
-That we all benefit from the experience
-For our visas
-for everyones health in the group, that we may all be hale and hearty and have a blessed time in Ethiopia.
-That we will have a great time and really enjoy the whole experience.

If you could remember us in your prayers
Thank you

Pictures

Children from the library with their new clothes on.

Children at the holiday group run in 2005

children enjoying lunch

The singing fountains at the Sheraton Hotel

Children in the library

A street in Addis

Ethiopian Paintings

The Blue Nile Falls





Lake Tana

Amharic- Ethiopian Language

Tenastallin = Hello
Dehna Deri = Good night
Chow = Good bye
Gobez = Well done
Le = No
Awo = Yes
Allem? = Do you have...?
Semsa Ellie No = My name is ellie
Amesegenalo = Thank You
Ishi = Ok/Great

Intinery (flexible! we are in Africa)

Sat 13th October
Dep Birmingham 06.10 Arr Amsterdam 08.35
Dep Amsterdam 10.50 Arrr Addis Ababa 21.10
Transfer to Ras Amba Hotel

Sun 14th October
10.30 Service at St Matthew Church
Afternoon Paper Chase Over Addis

Mon 15th October - Fri 19th October
Working in the library and compound
Viseting Charities and Projects eg Christian Aid Project, British Embassy

Sat 20th October
Plane trip to Lake Tana

Sun 21st October
Boat trip over Lake Tana and Dega Estefanos

Mon 22nd October
Fly to Lalibela and viset the churchs

Tues 23rd October
Treck on the mules

Wed 24th October
Fly back to Addis
Last night dinner in Serenade Restaurant

Thurs 25th October
Mercato (the largest market in East Africa)
Shopping at Ethiopian Supermarkets
19.30 To airport
22.50 Dep Addis Arr Amsterdam 05.45
07.00 Dep Amsterdam Arr Birmingham 07.15