Ethiopia Mar-Apr '09 Glimpses
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, capital city of Ethiopia with 5 million residents
Orthodox Church
Orthodox is the major religion of Ethiopia. wikipedia: "The Ethiopian church places an emphasis on Old Testament teachi
Modern building, ancient building technique
large number of blue buses/taxis sitting in an adjacent dirt lot
Addis Ababa University, gate
notice the Star of David among the other decorations in the frieze plaque. The star of David with a cross inside also ap
School of Tomorrow
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mud-built home
a common site in the Kechene area, as well as other poorer areas
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taxi buses, walking, driving, donkeys... commom modes of transport
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city center
notice the people in the middle of the pile of cars pushing their cart of goods along.
bus stop 1
the older, patriotic-looking bus stop had one person sitting in it while the newer, more commercial one right next to it
bus stop 2
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at the hospital
robot out of commission or old medical equipment? not sure
AIDS
Because you see so many cases of physical disability and eye conditions, you forget you're on a continent that is overta
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coffee
coffee ceremony at Mosaic Restaurant
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the neighborhood toilets
Kechene enjoys the privilege of having public toilets because private ones are not common...
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Jeremy
Media man Jeremy enjoying a shoe polish after a couple hours of souvenir shopping
entertainment
you walk on the streets, the kids flock to you. you gotta give them something, so Jeremy gives them a show. they loooove
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after spending 16+ hours traveling to Ethiopia, the group is taken to the site where the medical clinic will take place.
Dr. Everett Holley
watching from afar as he awaits the Kechene Clinic's dedication ceremony to commence
Bible in Amharic
Young man reading the Bible in Amharic
fotbal
the kids at the school site, playing soccer after classes. ball is makeshift??rags filled with plastic bags or whatever s
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it doesn't matter that the basketball is deflated and falling apart; they're proud they have one. most kids don't have e
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child in the acrobatics troupe practicing for the big show prepared for the med clinic group, hoping to get some donatio
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child's toy... wheels are mounted to a couple of sticks held together with wire for kids to push around. their version o
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the children running after our van as we pulled off the school grounds (clinic site)
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preparing the school site for tents
holes are made in the ground with the metal piece attached to the long, wooden stick and dirt is scooped out by hand.
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notice the shoes...they're not the shoes you'd expect a carpenter/construction worker to wear... they're more dressy...
clinic site
looking out over the school grounds, we have the three white triage tents with the line tents feeding into them, and the
the school bathrooms
the stalls have but a hole in the ground. new structures akin to port-a-poddies were built, with great ingenuity per Dr.
classroom
lacking electricity or running water, the school building had to be wired for medical use
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waiting lines
lines outside the clinic
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security, Matthew, giving out bracelets to those waiting in line outside the clinic gates to see a physician
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Matthew and Lars guarding the gates after the end of the clinic. the kids stuck around just to hang out as did a few des
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child at gate
when the clinic had ended, kids were still waiting outside of the gates since we were still on the compound. they waited
high vantage point used to survey the grounds
The clinic was spread out over the school compound so high vantage points were extremely helpful in observing traffic fl
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woman walking up the small hill from the triage tent area to the school building where the physicians' rooms were. she c
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people waiting outside the physcians' rooms to be seen by a doctor.
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eye surgery patient waiting for post-op treatment
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English teacher, eye surgery patient... came from 60km away, some of the way done by walking at night, with a flashlight
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the single cornea transplant patient
eye surgery patient, young girl, 19 yrs of age...
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post-op check-up with eye surgeon
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after receiving treatment, the girl was led out and taken to another room to be fitted for footwear... she came in baref
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Becky washed her feet and then had her try flip flops. Her feet were so small there was concern as to whether or not the
waiting outside of the prayer room.
eye surgery patient was exhausted and leaned over on her mom to rest. the flip flops given to the girl were kept tucked
fitted for glasses
eye surgery patients mom being fitted for reading glasses
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one of the examples of prayer happening not just inside the counseling/prayer room
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prayer team leader, Alice, praying for her team members during the morning praise and worship time before the clinic day
prayer room
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prayer room
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prayer room
prayer for a girl possibly affected by cerebral palsy
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prayer for a coptic priest
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praise and worship in the prayer room
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medical treatment administered at the Beta Israel Medical Clinic
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dental treatment
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pediatrics
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MegaVoice
a group of young men listening to the MegaVoice unit??a solar-powered listening device that holds the Bible in Amharic
MegaVoice
woman listening to MegaVoice unit??MegaVoice units are blessings to those who cannot see or read well in that the Bible i
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after a long day of waiting in lines at the clinic, some sit and enjoy a platter of injera and lentils
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young boy carrying the small stool for the elderly man accompanying him
Kechene woman potter
Beta Avraham woman working on pottery using same materials and methods as has been done for thousands of years
Kechene woman potter
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pottery
pottery left to dry in the sun
firing the pots
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young potter
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pottery
beautiful hand-made pottery from the Kechene Women Potters... if only we could fit more in our luggage...
young potter
young potter at the Kechene Women Potters place tending to her younger sibling while her mother continues to work inside
Beta Avraham weaver
this weaver works to create textile like has been done since ancient times using the same technique. he spends all day i
Beta Israel scarf maker
at the Bet Israel clinic, pillow case makers and scarf weavers sit and enjoy each others' company as they produce their
Passover Preparation
The Beta Israel community prepares for passover by making matzah.
Matzah making
passover prep
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wood being cut for the fire used to bake the matzah
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matzah is baked the same as it has been for centuries
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Lotsa Matzah
all the matzah sits in one room before it is taken to be put in a bag with a carrot, a lemon, a potato and some other fo
Beta Israel girl enjoying matzah
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making wine the old-fashioned way
wine is made for Passover by crushing the grapes in hand and adding sugar
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Beta Israel Synagogue (inside)
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Beta Israel pillow case makers
on the grounds at the Beta Israel permanent medical clinic
Beta Israel pillo case maker
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chicken farm
At the Beta Israel center, a chicken farm was set up awaiting its chickens. some 1000+ chickens will be food and livelih
Shabbat service at the synagogue
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Jeremy enjoying the fresh, crisp Ethiopian country side air
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beautiful Ethiopian countryside
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Ethiopian country side
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Ethiopian country side
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Ethiopian country side
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Ethiopian country side
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Ethiopian country side
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Ethiopian cowboy
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Ethiopian country side
Andy shooting some scenes in the Ethiopian country side
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Obama is found and looked upon greatly even in the Ethiopian country side
Jeremy making friends with a very stylish countryman
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men in black
Media men, Andy and Jeremy, by the prevalent depiction??the Black Lion of Ethiopia??carved into the side of the hill on th
boy outside the gates at the Patriarch's place
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white pigeon on the grounds of the Patriarch's place
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Solomon receiving Sheba
commonly seen in Ethiopia, a depiction of King Solomon receiving Queen Sheba of Ethiopia
Solomon & Sheba
commonly seen in Ethiopia, a depiction of King Solomon receiving Queen Sheba of Ethiopia
Jonathan Bernis conducting Passover Seder
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Jonathan Bernis conducting Passover Seder
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Jonathan Bernis speaking at an evangelical church
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JB pronouncing a blessing over Pastor Getahun
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Pastor Getahun's church
the church pronouncing a blessing over the outreach participants
Dave jammin' with the praise & worship team at Pastor Getahun's church
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Cheryl and JB receiving recognition from Beta Avraham community leader
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Visiting the 3 lady musketeers??Bethlehem, Sarah and Roma
at Sarah's place, their one room home
visiting Roma's house
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prayer for this volunteer's family and future
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pool at the Sheraton
enjoying a night stroll on the beautiful grounds at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa
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pretty pattern seen on mattress at a hospital we visited
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sign in Korean and English at hopsital
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exit sign
taken as we were nearing the end of the hospital visit and the trip to Ethiopia and nearing the end of this slideshow
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hope you got a good glimpse of Ethiopia. take another peak in... or better yet, take yourself! see you there!