Carlyn

I’ve really enjoyed learning about Ethiopia over the past several months.   Here's some of what I have learned: Ethiopia is beautiful nation filled with a rich culture and heritage dating back to ancient times. Yet, it has one of the highest poverty levels in the world and is considered to be one of the most under-developed nations in the world. There is very limited access to health care and the World Health Organization ranks Ethiopia’s health care 180th out of 190 nations.  Location: It is located in East Africa on the Horn of Africa.  Population: Despite Ethiopia's alarmingly low life expectancy and high mother and child death rates, it is currently one of the fastest growing countries in the world. The current population is 98.7 million. It is the 2nd most populated nation on the African continent and the most populated landlocked country in the world.   Land:  Ethiopia is a ...

James went to the travel clinic last week and got a few vaccines: Yellow Fever, Typhoid, Meningitis, and Hepatitis A.    I went today and got: Typhoid, Meningitis, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis, and Polio Knox got his first dose of the Meningitis vaccine on Monday at his 18-month check up.   Pearl got her Typhoid vaccine today.    But, if my count is correct we still have 33 more vaccines/boosters to go before our family is done with this whole vaccinating process!   18 of those are the 3 doses of the Rabies vaccine that we all need.   And, people complain about the vaccine we need in the US!   I have to confess that all of these vaccines make me a bit anxious!   But, I am casting my cares on Him!   I have been praying over and over that all of these vaccines will do their job and strength our immune systems against these diseases and that we will not have any negative side effects. ...

Until 3 months ago, we had never heard of CURE  International.  But, we feel so blessed that God had lead us to work with this gospel centered organization!  What is CURE??   I'm going to fill this blog with quotes and videos straight from CURE so you can get to know them!  "CURE International is a non-profit organization that operates charitable hospitals and programs in 30 countries worldwide where patients experience the life-changing message of God’s love for them, receiving surgical treatment regardless of gender, religion, or ethnicity. CURE International’s mission statement is simple: healing the sick and proclaiming the kingdom of God." Here is a 4 minute video that was actually filmed at CURE Ethiopia and tells the beautiful story of a Ethiopia girl healed at CURE Ethiopia and meeting Jesus there!  Healing for Eternity   This 6 minute video will discuss all 3 pillars of CURE:   1)Healing for Today 2)Healing for Tom...

Over the past few weeks we have been attempting to wrap our minds around all of the things that we need to do before we move to Ethiopia.   I keeping thinking it would be really nice to have one of those wedding planner type books for this move.   You know, the ones that tell you what all needs to be done 6 months out, 4months out, 1 month out, etc!    Well, I have been making lists and attempting to organize them but I’m not sure if I’m getting anywhere.   There is lots that can’t really be done until the last minute, just like in with a wedding!   So, we have been working on getting anything done now that we can.   So this is what we have done so far: ·       Made lots of appointments-dentist, eye doctor, and vaccines- I have even been to few already! FYI Pearl is getting glasses! ·       Had a yard sale-It was not very successful but gave us a starting point. We are not shipping a crate, so we have LOTS ...