As the three Americans prepared to leave Gambella, and soon Ethiopia, we could say with confidence the order of construction and who would see it through. Abrham had his men; all lean masters of the pickaxe, hoe, machete and of attitude. There is a joy in hard physical labor, it seems, and the men at our site could not hide their smiles.
For us, there was and is Jess and Isaacs. These two will transplant from Mattar for a time; going where the work is. I am utterly confident in the trustworthiness of these two men. Jess will provide job-site security and oversee the daily construction progress, like my dear friend Ervis Reka had at the Fushë-Krujë church in Albania. Isaacs will provide a second layer of over-site in Gambella and will communicate weekly with the people in Lincoln, Nebraska.
I was not sad to leave Gambella, but I had fallen in love with the people there; the men and the women. Almost without exception, and I mean specifically that on only two occasions over the course of a few hundred interactions with the locals, did I not find a smile, and a kind word, almost a delight in the people I met.
I was delighted too.
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Excellent pics of the land, the people…they show the work; we see the labor of love, the tangible future from our monetary investment.
I’m glad you enjoyed the reading. God has a plan in Ethiopia