I'm *finally* Discerning!

[InPersonaChriste]

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Hehe, I just posted the links in your thread, too, in case anyone was looking for them [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif[/img].

But guess what?

It looks like I'll be going to Ethiopia with the Salesian Lay Missioners [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif[/img]

[url="http://salesianlaymissioners.org/home/"]http://salesianlaymissioners.org/home/[/url]
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YAY! When you said Africa I hoped it would be Eithiopia... My younger brother is from Addis Ababa <3

Prayers! God Bless you!

[MithLuin]

How neat! I will be working at a school in Addis Abeba . I will probably be there for ~ 1 1/2 years. The agreement is for one year, but I probably will not want to leave in the middle of the school year. So, we'll see how long they want me to stay, and I'll try to be flexible with that.

Yes, I'm taking my laptop, and I will try to update occasionally. The internet connection isn't terribly reliable (dial up), and I'm not sure how much time I'll have for that. But stopping by and requesting prayers from phatmass will definitely be on my 'to do' list!

It's funny, I don't feel particularly brave. A bit foolhardy, perhaps, but...it doesn't feel like a particularly courageous decision. If anything...I feel like I was too complacent up to this point, so now I have to *do* something about it.

Edited October 21, 2011 by MithLuin

[brandelynmarie]

[quote name='InPersonaChriste' timestamp='1319202840' post='2324617']


YAY! When you said Africa I hoped it would be Eithiopia... My younger brother is from Addis Ababa <3

Prayers! God Bless you!
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It is such a small world.

[faithcecelia]

This is fantastic news and I am so happy to hear it! A friend of mine taught in Ethiopia for a year some years ago. She found it a wonderful if slightly surreal experience (she was a paid teacher not volunteer and found it odd having a maid, etc) and brought some beautiful things home with her - both in items and experiences.

[MithLuin]

Well, I do get 'paid' a small stipend (which may or may not be considered an actual salary there), but it is small enough that everyone back home would consider me to be a volunteer . So, they provide food and housing...and my wages are $50/month.

It's funny, I don't really know anyone from Ethiopia (I've never tried Ethiopian food, for instance), but I keep talking to people who have been there, or have a friends who's been there, etc. The guy who configured my laptop for me told me he was half-Ethiopian when he found out where I was going. A girl I went to high school with was just there this summer with USAID. Etc. Pretty razzle dazzle!