Working with the Missionaries

Every month or so I have the privilege to work with the missionaries. We visit other members in the branch or visit non-members. Last week, we drove aways to see a family with 2 daughters who are in my primary class. Kalkidan and Beeza are wonderful, bright girls and it was nice to visit with their mom too!

Mitch's B-Day

We celebrated Mitch's birthday with a yummy dinner and a peach pie.....I had two cans of peaches left. You can't get peaches in Addis. The pie was still hot when we placed the candles in to light them. Note: Mitch does not like cake for birthdays. He is a pie man. The candles started melting.........we laughed so hard. Oh well, we ate the pie like there was no tomorrow and it was good....colorful candle wax in all. hee, hee, hee

Lalibela, Ethiopia

Over the Memorial Day weekend, our family took a trip to northern Ethiopia to see Lalibela. We have been told that you can't live in Ethiopia for a few years and NOT see Lalibela. It would be just a shame. Even the children's atlas has details about Lalibella, Ethiopia. All I can say is it was fantastic to see all these rock-hewn churches, to learn about the culture, the Ethiopian Orthodox Christian church and the history. This is why people all over the world visit Ethiopia.

The churches are believed to be built in the late 12 century or early 13 century by King Lalibella's direction. Just google Lalibela, Ethiopia. Go to the wikipedia website or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalibela,_Ethiopia to learn more of the history and details. We took a ton of pictures. Here are just a few.

We had a great time with the kids climbing through tunnels, going inside the churches and seeing the architecture. It was fascinating. If you are ever in Ethiopia, it is a must see.