In the summer of 2009, 17 members of Grace Covenant Church, traveled to Zeway, Ethiopia to visit orphans who are raising their siblings. We had no idea what God had in store for us! He has now revealed a 3 year community-to-community partnership with Zeway Food for the Hungry, the Zeway Evangelical Church Partnership and our church in Austin. What a ride God has in store for all those who join this partnership!
Saturday, May 30, 2009
The team is back in Addis attending church this morning. Please pray for Drew and Ariel Vestri who are both a little under the weather.
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Heavenly Father, you are the maker of our bodies and healers of them. Please sustain and heal Drew and Ariel. Allow them, even in the midst of their not feeling well, to still know your presence and theit specific purpose in Zeway. Allow them, even in their sickness to be a testimony. Overcome any tendency to be discouraged! You hold us all in the palm of your hand. Amen!
When we first began serving the orphans in Zeway, we called it the Zeway Project. It wasn't until we met the Zeway church leaders and Zeway FH staff that we understood that God meant for this to be a Partnership.
You see, a project is something you do TO someone. A partnership is something you do WITH someone. We see the benefits of working with the Zeway churches and FH staff as reciprocal. We will learn from them as much and probably much more than they will from us.
So forgive us if we get particular and insist that you say PARTNERSHIP.
Heavenly Father, you are the maker of our bodies and healers of them. Please sustain and heal Drew and Ariel. Allow them, even in the midst of their not feeling well, to still know your presence and theit specific purpose in Zeway. Allow them, even in their sickness to be a testimony. Overcome any tendency to be discouraged! You hold us all in the palm of your hand. Amen!
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