1st team goes home & 2nd team arrives- Saturday night update

 I dropped the 1st July team off at the airport & they are on their way home.  The 2nd July team arrived & just got to the hotel.  Everyone on both teams feels great but the 2nd team is understandably tired.  All the people are healthy & all the bags arrived so praise the Lord.  Tomorrow is our travel day as we have a 7 hour van ride ahead of us.  Please pray for:

unity with our Ethiopian partners

safety as we travel on the Ethiopian roads

open hearts for the gospel this week 


Check back regularly for updates. 

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