After a very long seventeen hour plane ride, we are here! Sadly, Simon’s video camera was confiscated at the airport. Go figure. We didn’t anticipate any problems in customs, but this is a big deal. Simon is here specifically to capture these stories so we can make videos that tell the story of Ethiopian children. These videos are for people like you to share your passion for Ethiopia with your friends. We have to go to the Dept. of Information tomorrow to get it back.

We drove down Bole Avenue, the central street of the city. I don’t think I’ve seen anything quite like it before. Apartments, business, shanty towns, and tons of people lined it for miles. It was dark out so we couldn’t see much else We’re now at the Cherokee house where we will stay the next few nights. Sam and Jamie just walked in and are here safe and sound. Sam is currently chastising Jamie for not taking his Malaria medicine.

Tomorrow we are off to an orphanage about 2 1/2 hours away. We’ll have some good pictures to show you from “New Hope Center for Handicapped Children.”

Pray we get our camera back!!!