They truly walk by faith by endlessly working, taking care of their families, and consistently worshiping – despite the hardships they have encountered – all because they know there is hope in God.

Sunday March 7th, some of the folks who accompanied the latest medical team to Ethiopia gave testimony about their experience. Click on the mp3 file to listen.

David and Rob Napping

Pictures of Rob and Rose

Photos from the team in action in Ethiopia

Whenever we are in Ethiopia, all of the calendars in the project office are marked, “the Baltimore Team” or the “Abbott Team”.  Even though our teams are made up of folks from all across the United States, it is Abbott Church that has placed its own unique mark on the work of the project here. It is always exciting for me, as the pastor and team leader, to see who the Lord will call from our church to join in the work that is happening here….

As a pediatric audiologist in New York City, I encounter children on a daily basis who have hearing loss.  ENT physicians and pediatricians are accessible to treat children with chronic ear infections.  For infants and children who have permanent hearing loss, amplification (i.e. hearing aids) is used to provide them with the capability to hear sounds in their environment.  With the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening program, infants who have hearing loss are able to be fit with hearing aids before the age of six months.

Last year, I met Estaphano, a HIV positive child who has a significant hearing loss.  In order …

Greetings from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia!  It is Wednesday afternoon here and the team is working at full speed.  We have already had two very productive days of ministry and today is going very well.  Yesterday and today we have been divided into several different areas of ministry and have been in several different locations for work.  
 
As usual, our primary focus has been on medical care.  The clinic yesterday was held at …

After a day of recovering from travel, our team started the day today by attending worship at St. Matthew’s Episcopal church.  While the service was conducted in English, those in attendance clearly hailed from all over the world.  I rejoiced to hear how clearly the priest delivered the gospel as he preached on the Transfiguration.  Whaddya know?  The gospel message is the same here as it is in the US.  The context, however, is drastically different.

Riding through Addis, on the way to church, one can’t help but be struck by the difference in standards of living between those here and …

The Team arrived safely in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Saturday morning.  After a long day of travel and unpacking, they are on their way to bed.   The trip went well with only some minor issues with customs.  Praise God. (Addis time is 8 hours ahead of EST.)

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