Bonfire

After the children left on that last day we all went back to the hotel to rest and settle our thought.  After resting for 2 hours we headed back to the care point for a bonfire.  Grace Baptist Care Point teachers, pastor and others who help out held a bonfire in honor of our team.  Some of the older kids were still there and this was the time we got to encourage the staff of how awesome they were and how strong they were to be doing what they are doing for these kids.  It was odd because they were honoring us for helping them and giving them hope but they were the ones that needed to be honored.  

When we got back to the care point everything was all set up for a bonfire. 

Becka, Heidi, Sarah T. and Zalolem

In Ethiopia you have coffee and popcorn at a bonfire...here the ladies are popping 

the popcorn.  This popcorn is the best ever.  Instead of salt they sprinkle 

sugar on it while it is still hot.  It is awesome with Ethiopian coffee

We began with a prayer.  Imagine praying while in the background of the city you hear Muslim call to prayer over the loud speaker.  This was very powerful and you could feel God's presence as we prayed to God with the Muslim prayer in the background.  I'm not sure I can even explain it very well.  

In honor of our help and as a Thank You to our home churches

 the care point had banners made for us.

Derek accepted our churches banner.  

With our team of 16, we had 6 home churches from the U.S.

Abby and Derek with 2 of the care point kids whose

 family member helps out at the care point.

Rob and Greg (the pastors on our team) got the honor of lighting the bonfire.

Rob don't be mad at us for posting this pic

 but it's an awesome pic of the bonfire.

If you look closely you can see the ladies getting the coffee ready.

We had leftovers from the feast that day, bananas, popcorn and coffee.  

This is a very special lady.  This is Rachel, the main teacher for all 160 kids. 

She works so hard to advocate for the kids.  She speaks English and Amharic.  She was a great help translating for all of us while we were there.  God put her on this earth for a reason and she is making a huge difference in these kids lives.  They are lucky to have her.