Addis Ababa

Even Addis Ababa was memorable. It's a beautiful city but I didn't see much of it this time. The bit that we spent there was mostly in taxi's. These are Ladas. Think of a Soviet-era-Fiat knock-off and you'll picture them nicely. Think of wrapping yourself in aluminum foil and motoring through a major
urban center with no seat-belt and you'll picture me nicely. I think I'm prayed up into the late-2020s. In fact, I may be storing up prayer-points for the populations of medium-sized countries. Nothing like transportation in Africa to prove the existence of God and the need for faith. So, I wasn't sight-seeing. I was staring obsessively at traffic and twitching uncontrollably. Anyway, lovely country. Hope to go there again next year and earn some more gray hair. In fact, we hope to bring a number of Karamojong church leaders with us so they can benefit as we have. We tried to bring Joshua of KACHEP this time but he was turned back at customs - sheesh. At $500 per ticket, that's a major prayer request for October 2012.