“The Elephant in the Classroom?” Think seriously of biblical Christianity: faith alone in Christ alone, by grace alone. Now think of every religion, belief system, or ideology you can imagine. Do not forget atheism and humanism. What do all...
Biblical Integration in Education Workshop in Ambo Friday began with a 5:45 am departure from our hotel in Addis in an old Toyota Land Cruiser Solomon hired to take us to our final workshop location in Ambo. On our way out of the city we saw the sunrise. After a...
Biblical Integration in Education Workshop in Sheger (Written Thursday, February 20) We appreciate your prayers for us as God continues to guide us on this ministry trip. We were disappointed when we learned that the biblical integration in education...
COFFEE and MORE Coffee and talking PS78Teachers! That sums up our Monday through Wednesday! The first coffee--talk was with MINTS--Ethiopia director Solomon. It is one thing to talk about a partnership; it is quite another to work through all the details....
Biblical Integration in Education Workshop in Hawassa Saturday: Our day began with a 5:30 van ride to the airport for a short flight from Addis Ababa to Hawassa. The airport in Hawassa was surprisingly nice, but when we walked outside to meet our driver and saw the...
Biblical Integration in Education Workshop in Addis Ababa We completed our first workshop for teachers in Addis Ababa today. We planned for 40 but ended up having 28 teachers attend. Perhaps this was because today was a school day, and not all those invited could get...
Yesterday, we had a productive time at the MINTS office with Solomon, finalizing plans for the upcoming teacher conferences, preparing handouts, and checking out the new MINTS classroom (on the 7th floor with no elevator). God has used Solomon, a humble servant, to...
A Tale of Two Cities Perhaps nothing tells the story of Addis Ababa (and Ethiopia) better than this view from the balcony of our hotel. On one hand it shows numerous modern skyscrapers and more under construction, representing the few with wealth who live here....
On the Way to Addis Ababa We are in the Atlanta waiting for our 14 hour flight to Addis Ababa. Everything has gone well, so far, although there was a glitch with Quentin’s Ethiopian visa since the online payment didn’t work correctly. Nevertheless, after signing...
Upcoming, the PS78 team is headed to Ethiopia February 10-22 to work with Solomon and the Addis Covenant Theological Seminary (ACTS). Please pray as we prepare to teach in four cities in Ethiopia. Check HERE for Quentin’s letter with more details...
Yikes! This flowing river of mud was our road to ARTS this morning! Four-wheel drive for the win, although we weren’t so sure while in the middle of the trek. Greg, our driver, just said, “PRAY!” as he plunged us into the flow. There were ditches on either side and...