Last Minute Thoughts...

So we are about to embark on our journey to Ethiopia. It's been a great few months of preparation, prayer, and learning. I find it hard to believe how quickly this time snuck up on us. And now here we are, on the brink of departure, so I want to leave you with a few requests for prayer and an update on our situation:

• Please pray for peace in the country. The elections are going on in Ethiopia, and there is a slight potential for peaceful gatherings and protests to turn violent. Speaking with some friends on the ground there, they said there's nothing of note to report about. So I'm hopeful that nothing should arise during our time there. However, our missionaries on the ground get to be there when the election results are announced in May and June, so keep them in your prayers.
• Please pray for our travel to and from Ethiopia. Currently, we have a stop in Rome on the way there and on the way back. As of right now, Italian airspace is open, and I'm praying that it will remain that way.
• Please pray for the Smiths, specifically for their youngest son, Moses. He has had several swollen lymph nodes all over his body that doctors aren't sure what they are. They will be removing one for biopsy. Please pray for wisdom for the doctors and comfort for Mo.
• Please pray that God blows us up! Not just the team, but the Smiths, the villagers, the people we interact with...EVERYONE. I have faith that God will move mightily in ways we don't know. Pray with me in this.

Some other things:

• I watched Bizzarre Foods b/c there was an Ethiopian episode. I now intend on feeding hyenas while I'm over there.
• Phone and Internet connectivity out in Langano is pretty close to non-existant. So I'll try to update this while we are in Addis when we arrive. Then again before we depart. For emergencies, we have a sat phone.

That's it for now. I'm sure another post will come out later today...

Love you all,

Paul Go