Day 2 Part Two and Day 3: Off to Shashamene

After leaving Alem Tena School we were off to Shashamene. This is where Tim spent about 3 weeks in 2005 building a church addition, with Dan, Rick, Mark, Ken, Jack and George.

When we arrived we had just enough time to get some dinner, check out a market,

see some strangely incongruous sights and hit the hay! Coffee Mate at the Market. Oh yeah! 2 plusses for Ethiopia, Diet Coke and Coffee Mate.

Ethiopians are as proud as Kenyans of Obama's rise to the White House.

Street kids in Shashamene, showing us their best moves!
Linda Adams (Director for ICCM), Tim, Pastor Dawit (Shashamene), Jervaun and Hibret

Kindergarteners waiting to start their school day.

ICCM Director Linda Adams surrounded by children from the Shashamene school.
The children were not in uniform on this day as they are washed on Wednesdays and Saturdays!

Tim had fun lining these cuties up for a picture!

These are the bright smiles that one longs to see. Healthy, happy, bright, sponsored schoolchildren. This young lady taught us quite a few Amharic words; she was both leader and teacher among her peers.

Kids hanging out before the start of their school day. Behind this you can see the door and window to one of the guest rooms in Shashamene. This is an additional source of income for the church and school.

Juliette took this photo. I think she has a good eye and I like the composition.

We call it "Hangin' in Shash"