The following post comes from CBF partner church, First Baptist Church in Austin, Texas. AUSTIN, TEXAS– This past Advent season, the congregation of First Baptist Church of Austin challenged themselves to “spend less, in order to give more.” In the generous spirit of a community that serves in love and compassion, First Austin members participated … Continue reading
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TV news coverage of Duke football players’ trip to Ethiopia
David and Merrie Harding’s work in Ethiopia received more attention on Friday when WTVD-TV in Raleigh-Durham aired this news story about the trip that their son, David, an offensive lineman on the Duke University football team, organized for his teammates and coaches. Continue reading
Duke football players on a mission, in Ethiopia
Check out this story about Dave Harding, a football player at Duke University and son of CBF field personnel David and Merrie Harding. Dave and members of the Duke football team are headed to Africa to build a well. Duke football players on a mission, in Ethiopia: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/04/30/3207312/duke-football-players-on-mission.html Continue reading
Skyward
Their little arms were raised in the air. They wanted nothing more than to be held by us. They pulled at our pant legs if we did not see them below us. They cried out wanting to be lifted up to touch the mobiles hanging from the ceilings. They were reaching skyward for love. We … Continue reading
Images from Ethiopia – part 2
images from Ethiopia
Here are a few images of the team from Ethiopia~ (more to come later!) Continue reading
back to Addis – back to Israel – July 12&13 by Karen T.
July 12, 2008 We awoke Saturday morning to a rainy, dreary day. Breakfast was again an exercise in trying to eat, discuss our day, and fight off the monkeys that were intent on sharing or stealing our breakfast. We would be leaving Awassa just after breakfast to journey back to Addis Ababa. Some were … Continue reading
Awasa – July 10 by Caitlin
On Thursday we traveled about an hour and a half from Langano to the larger city of Awasa. We had lunch with the Röschlis, a Swiss couple. Mrs. Röschli shared their story with us. Their journey began when Mr. Röschli lost his job in Switzerland, and they decided to move their family to Israel. While … Continue reading
Water is Life – July 8 by Jen Wilmore
Lake Langano, Ethiopia I’m not sure if we’ve already established this in previous posts, but it is the rainy season here in Ethiopia. This means that sometimes even the most well-laid plans get washed away with sudden showers, as was the case this morning when heavy rains kept us from going out early as planned. … Continue reading
July 6 & 7 – MDG 7 Environmental Sustainability – by Jacob S.
MDG #7: Environmental Sustainability Taking care of the environment is necessary for taking care of God’s people. In Ethiopia, we have seen how communities are coming together to build wells that provide a clean water source. Our guides on this portion of the journey are David and Mary Harding. They have shown us … Continue reading