I have just returned back to Ethiopia and have spent the last 2 days being very busy with meetings.  I was able to pass along copies of the 2014 Charity Calendar to both Ret. President Girma of Ethiopia, as well as Ato. Bekalu, the president Bekalu of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia.. I am trying to cram in as much as I can before the rest of the mission team arrives this Sunday. One positive note is that there are no snowflakes in sight unlike the environment that I left behind in Calgary.Attached is a picture of President Girma receiving his copy of the calendar.

The goals of the Ethiopia  mission trip will be to:
- Conduct a dental clinic
- Hold a eye surgery and cataract clinic
- Build children’s home #7 in the first cluster in Harbu Chulule
- Help out with the volunteer home construction
- Have a Christmas party and sports day for all the sponsored families
- Do some community work.

After that Glenda and I will continue on the Rwanda to take care of the ongoing projects that are there.

Updates will be found at the Hopethiopia Facebook page

Please pray for safety for the team and that we will have many divine opportunities.

All the very best,

Ralph