April Newsletter
መልካም ፋሲካ (Melikami Fasīka) OR Happy Easter
Today marks exactly THREE months of living in Ethiopia! This past Sunday, we had the joy of celebrating Easter with wonderful saints here at IEC. We had increased COVID restrictions so we had to triple our outdoor seating. Thankfully it is not rainy season and we were able to accommodate all who attended. If you want to listen to Steve’s sermons, learn more about IEC or follow IEC on social media go to iecinaddis.org.
Answered Prayers
All our needed (for now) paperwork has arrived and Steve received his work visa. This is a huge step, but still need residency and driver’s licenses.
Noah was having a small infection and I was looking through our first aid box and found the exact antibiotic cream he needed!! It was left from the family we bought our things from.
Everything went well on our quick visa run to Dubai.
Faith- Our faith is being shaped daily by dependence on the Lord in every way.
Food- We have found chicken nuggets and stocked our freezer. We found pizza that everyone loves and even a restaurant within walking distance with donuts and America-style pizza and cheeseburgers!
Friends- The boys would all say they have met new friends. It takes a while to form a friendship but we are on our way. Steve and I also have found friends as well that we can be with as families. We were so welcomed here.
Fun- We have had lots of fun at a lake, at a “mall” with laser tag and ninja course, playing with our new pets, jumping on our trampoline, and going to friend’s birthday parties. And a quick spring break visa run to Dubai.
Prayer Request
Pray our remaining needed documents to be processed - residency cards and driver’s license.
Pray for us to find the right car for Margaret. 20-year-old cars here sell for what a new car cost in the US. Also, automatics are very difficult to find!
School next year to be full days and to allow sports - due to COVID restrictions they do not offer sports and school is only half a day.
Boys to continue to adjust.
Pray for peace as there is unrest in the northern region of Ethiopia.
Pray for the upcoming elections in Ethiopia in June.
Pray for IEC as there are challenges of congregational life during covid. Ethiopia COVID numbers are very high.
Pray for one of our elders whose wife died last month and one of our missionaries whose father died on Easter.
Pray for the staff and congregation at IEC as we have had a few unexpected changes that are difficult.
Pray for the IEC Youth Center construction to begin and for the cost to drop. Construction materials have literally doubled in the past two months. Getting a construction project started here is very difficult and moves very slowly. Pray for patience and wisdom. Click here for info & video (great view of the church).
The boys made video to give a tour of our church - IEC. Click the picture above to watch.
We had to go on a visa run to Dubai and got to visit good friends!
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