In Ethiopia

I am writing this from our hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia! Thankfully this hotel has wi-fi so I'm writing this on my phone in my room. How cool!
Currently we are in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. We had an evening and a mornin of training with Crusade staff in Dallas before heading to the airport, heading for Frankfurt. The time was well spent in preparing our hearts for the trips and getting to share how the Lord had called us and shown us His call to be on this team.
The flight to Frankfurt was just over nine hours and I barely slept (as in less than thirty minutes). But I did get to see a beautiful sunrise over the ocean and snap a few photos from my window seat. Had a bit of a layover in Frankfurt, spent playing cards and practicing German. Then we flew a bit over six hours to where we are now.
We'll be here through Sunday at latest before heading to our final, and main, destination.
We got in fairly late tonight si the city was pretty dark and we couldn't scope that much out. But one of the first things I noticed in stepping off the plain is the distinct smell the air has here. It's partially of burning but is mixed with other things depending on what you're passing, but most often it's some good-smelling food. Just had a late dinner in the hotel and are about to hit the hay for some much-needed rest.

Please pray for my team and I, that we would be growing together and deepening our relationships with one another and the Lord. Pray for servant hearts; that we would joyfully do that which the national staff that works here full-time asks us to do to enhance and bolster their mission and ministry instead of having our own agendas. and finally please pray for boldness and wisdom, that we would be bold with our words but use them in an encouraging and loving way, instead of attacking and accusing those with different beliefs and each other if something goes wrong.
I'll update as I can but won't guarantee the frequency. I'm so thankful to be here and looking forward to being here setting in. Can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for us and the people we get the blessing of meeting.