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Glad to be Back Home....
August 20, 08 : 10:00 AM CST
Bill Dallas, TX We all safely made it back home, and are very thankful. It was not without event getting everyone home, as we had a few snags. So much has happened in the last week since my last post, and the family is still besieged by the Flu. Turns out it is still Flu season in Africa and the kids caught it, after returning home. Half the family is on antibotics including the family dog, who was lethargic and not eating when we returned home. All that said we are still filled with J ... more -
US visa approved
August 07, 08 : 03:20 PM CST
Bill Dallas, TX We had our embassey appointment. After a wait, we passed. We should get our daughters visa, passport, birth certificate tomorrow. We also had our first full day and night with her in our care. She has done really well and taken to everyone. We are so blessed. Being here also reminds us of all we take for granted in the USA. Life is certainly harder for most here, and even the poor back home may have more than many here. We had a party at the orphanage to ... more -
Next two days in Addas
August 05, 08 : 04:14 PM CST
Bill Dallas, TX We've had loads of fun at the orphanage and taking Meskerem (Muskie, as they call her) out on the town to visit the ministries. All the kids loved the things we brought, and it seems so little after unpacking. The kids are all special, and you can really tell the care givers treat them well. Kids are the same the world over... It will be hard to leave them. We do know the parents for two of them, so that is comforting, and to know that the agency will do all it can ... more -
Ethiopia 1st two days
August 03, 08 : 03:15 PM CST
Bill Dallas, TX Travel was much harder from the UK to Ethiopia. We found out we only got 20kg's per person, and had to pay a large fee to bring all our bags. Our check-in process took quite some time, and the flight was shorter but seemed much longer from the UK to Jordon to Ethiopia. We also had a delay as an elderly women who did not speak english refused to buckle her seat belt and family members and crew had to finally force her to wear it. WE then waited to get visa's and bags, bu ... more -
London Layover
August 03, 08 : 02:53 PM CST
Bill Dallas, TX What a grand adventour we had in traveling to the U.K. and seeing the sites in our one day of touring while there. We were able to see a friend who lives in Exeter and is a missionary there, at Heathrow. He was kind enough to change his plans to be able to have a brief visit with him, before he was off to a youth camp he's putting on. We took in the sights and relaxed for our time before heading to Ethiopia. Took a bus tour, saw the changing of the guards, boat trip down th ... more -
Ethiopia is like time travel in many ways.
July 26, 08 : 03:54 PM CST
Bill Dallas, TX Not only must one go back to the year 2000 to enter Ethiopia, as they are on the coptic calendar which is 8 years behind the US. Much of the statistics of the time mirror the US of about 100 years ago or roughly 1906 from some things i've seen. https://www.cia.gov/librar... The avg. age is 18, and the life expancy is around 49 years of age. The avg wage is close to $100, and 40% are below the poveryt level. There is no speed limi ... more
