Best Worst Trip Ethiopia: Day 2, Gifts for the Kids

We stopped by the World Vision office in Ethiopia to drop of the gifts we had brought for the kids.  The best part of the trip is giving kids more gifts in one day than they will receive all year long.

Best Worst Trip Ethiopia: Day 1 Reflections

We spent the day traveling around Ethiopia and seeing some of the most heart breaking things I have ever seen.  There are children everywhere begging in the streets for crumbs.  Sadly, I have seen this before so I was curious what our winners, Dan and Kaylah thought.

Ethiopia Trip: Philadelphia Airport 2

Before heading to Ethiopia we met up with our Best Worst Trip winners, Dan and Kaylah,in Philadelphia.

Ethiopia Trip: Philladelphia Airport

Before heading to Ethiopia we met up with our Best Worst Trip winners, Dan and Kaylah,in Philadelphia and while we were there I thought I would have a little fun.

Best Worst Trip Journal: Ethiopia Day 6 – Shoppertunity

When you come to Ethiopia with money in your pocket it is very easy to feel wealthy here.  To give you some idea of the cost of things 100 birr equals about $7.00.  For example at lunch today: 3 large pizzas and five cokes at Happy Pizza was about $11.00.  I was very thankful for Happy Pizza.  In broken English the owner asked us if our meal “made us feel like his trademark, then pointed…

Best Worst Trip Journal: Ethiopia Day 5 – Words Can’t Describe

As we travel around from village to village meeting what certainly would qualify as the least of these, it is tough to synthesize into words the emotions I feel.  I think about the writers of the Bible trying to describe heaven with words that were inept at best.  They struggled to convey God’s infinite beauty while I struggle to convey sights of unbelievable sorrow. I am so thankful for the opportunity to be here and…