http://abbottchurch.org Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:33:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Please take a few minutes to enjoy this wonderful tribute put together by Bill Garrison Junior in loving memory of Dianna C. Garrison 12/03/1947 - 02/14/2008. http://www.mobydisk.com/Dee/ http://abbottchurch.org/news/in-memory-of-dee-garrison/ Please enjoy this slideshow from the mission trip to Ethiopia. You can view the individual pictures in the online gallery. Pray for safe travel as the team makes their way back home. http://abbottchurch.org/ethiopia/ethiopia-slideshow/ The last day in Addis. I imagine that it’s not unlikely that by the time this is posted and read we will be in the air or maybe even home. As I think over the past couple weeks it feels pretty daunting to even attempt summarizing it all. ... http://abbottchurch.org/ethiopia/final-update/ We had the privilege of joining the team during the second week of ministry. After a busy last few days at home (Lookout Mountain/Chattanooga, TN) which included a send-off dinner with Andy and Bev Warren, who are there on furlough, we headed for Atlanta and boarded our flight. ... http://abbottchurch.org/ethiopia/update-from-henry-and-wendy-williams/ It is evening, east of sunset, and we are at rest at the mission’s guesthouse after working in our respective capacities in the Kebele. This is usually a time to begin the effort to digest or contemplate the events of the day. A third visit to Ethiopian soil, and initial observations ... http://abbottchurch.org/ethiopia/update-from-mark-renner/ When I left Texas, two weeks in a country utterly foreign to my own seemed like just enough time. Now, facing only three more days here, I find myself wanting to stretch time and make each minute a day unto itself. It is so exciting to cross an ocean (was ... http://abbottchurch.org/ethiopia/update-from-christiana-sahl/ Dear Friends, In January I made a trip back to Ethiopia to check on the project and our co-workers. So many things are happening that it is difficult to keep up from 10,000 miles away. Th e biggest change is launching treatment support programs in 7 governmenthealth centers. We hired ... http://abbottchurch.org/ethiopia/letter-from-andy-warren/ Our schedule is very full and time for writing updates is limited. I am planning on having other team members share some thoughts as soon as possible. Perhaps tonight I can convince a couple of them to write an update and we will post it tomorrow. Let me give you a ... http://abbottchurch.org/ethiopia/week-two-begins/ Monday, February 25, 2008 the start of our second week. It started out like every other day here. If you slept well as I have, the alarm goes off at 6:30am, breakfast at 7am. We had devotions and boarded our bus at 8am. The project staff has devotions and prayer ... http://abbottchurch.org/ethiopia/ethiopia-from-rose-rode/ The work of our team today reflects the array of service that the Project in Addis Ababa carries out for the sake of Christ. The staff and interns have laid a deep foundation that allows a short-term team like ours to share in the privilege of serving others. We began ... http://abbottchurch.org/ethiopia/rev-vito-aiuto-ethiopia-update/