Friday, Feb. 29
To Stallings Drive: All is well here in Awasa, Ethiopia, a city of
1 1/2 million. We traveled here last evening from Yirgalem, where
we had taught for six days. We travel today back to Addis and then
in the morning retrace our steps to Nazareth, where we will spend
a week teaching preachers, preaching in villages, etc. Weather this
AM is mild. Dust makes sneezing a common occurance. The brethren in
Yirgalem send their greetings and appreciation for our being here;
we are here because of your interest in this kind of work.
Love to all, randy harshbarger
Wednesday, Feb. 27
Hi, on a short break from teaching this AM. Brother Curry
is now teaching. We leave Yirgalem tomorrow, back to Awasa and then
to Nazareth on Friday. Brother curry will go back to Addis for the
weekend and then return to countryside on Monday where and when we
resume our work together. His plans to teach for 3 weeks in Addis
had to be canceled - couldn't find a place to meet.
Feel fine. All is well. Dusty and hot and some normal sneezing! rh
Sunday, Feb. 24
Dear Friends, Internet connections here in Ethiopia are unreliable
at best, so I will make this note short, just in case it doesn't even
go through. Brother Melvin Curry and I arrived safely in Addis Ababa
after a 20 flight--all without major complications. Our luggage arrived,
too, for that we are glad. We are now in the countryside and have
just finished our second day of teaching; this is Sunday, the Lord's
day. Yesterday we traveled to Dubo, a village near Yiraglem, where
we taught for 4 hours. It takes about 2 hours from Awasa to travel
there; Awasa is where we are staying until tomorrow. Today we went
back the same way to another village and worshiped with the congregation
there (I can't remember the name). Brother Curry and I both taught
2 lessons each. We began at 10:00AM and finished at 2:30PM. Many folks
walk for 2-3 hours to attend today and same for yesterday. We leave
Awasa tomorrow and move to Yirglem to teach for 4 days - 35 preachers
from countryside will meet with us for this time. We are staying at
a nice compound that was built by the Irish government--for Ethiopia,
as I understand it.
More later, thanks for your prayers. Ciao, Randy Harshbarger
Saturday, Feb. 23
Today is saturday, the first time I have had access to internet. hope
this goes through, so will not make it long. am writing about each
day and when i can download it all to a reliable server will send
then. just finished teaching in yiraglem - about 100 folks - taught
4 hours - many of people walked for 2-3 hours to come. staying in
nice hotel - brand new - 33 usd per night. will stay monday through
thursday in a camp like facility that the Irish government built for
the Ethiopians. Dusty and hot but have stayed well so far. Dry air
- some dry throat. not staying in the hilton in Addis - too expensive.
RH
