11/09/2008
Hello Nunzio,
how are you? We were very happy to hear from you. We are well and busy as usual. We do a brief account of our activities. Starting this week, Maria, Roberto, Vicky and Marina go every day to Neghelli to paint the exterior walls of the school. Sunday came the Sister Teresa Adanet and ask them to send someone to decorate the exterior of the school. The school is new and very beautiful. The classrooms are bright and airy, the furniture made of wood, it looks like a school of the art. Everything is normal. The work of drawing and painting would have lasted two days, but you can not! It 's so detailed and perfect, under the leadership of Lieutenant / Colonel Maria, also known as the small Nunzia Abba from Silvio, who will not be finished before Saturday. For a few days before going to Neghelli, were also from Sister De Foucault to help. Vicky and Navy have placed the little sister of the pharmacy and sent three or four children, the government hospital. Maddalena it takes a little bit 'of various things. Does the cleaning in the annexe for guests' arrival, the youth of the missionary movement, 6 or 4, I think.
He works the garden, ranging from Sister De Foucauld, takes me a few times by women. We were a bit 'divided the tasks. I usually go to the markets. I'm with Tariku to do the shopping for the children of the house standard. With some of the money the sponsor Aversana "agree with Silvio I bought Abba: 1 q. rice, 1 q. sugar, 20 gallons of oil, tomatoes and tef. Thus, ensuring the milk and bread are covered for about six months. I made a decision, I know you approve, so share! I did repaint the house standard. Then on Monday and down the shops to buy paints, brushes and more. With some older boys have pulled out all the rooms. The stench of urine was unbearable. Out of the beds, lockers broken, and fleas and insects that seemed crazy. Now it seems more like a dump. The rooms look like new. The room is smaller than a chicken coop. I did some drawings on the walls, simple things, very Naif, clouds, sun and birds, some blue wave that reaches to the baths. I also bought new mattresses and new planks for the networks, on the advice of Abba. It appears that these do not fleas. The old ones were soaked in urine. The new mattresses, those of the smallest, will be held a waterproof tarpaulin. I got to the market with Abu blankets, with the money of your sponsor.Ho also bought the sheets, pillows, pillow covers and curtains from blue that I did pack an Arab merchant in Such, I saved! At the suggestion of Vicky will do a poster with regulation of short simple rules that children should learn to respect, otherwise it seems that everything is their due and in danger of falling nell'assistenzialismo. I thought, to assign a person responsible for your room, make him a photo and record its name to the computer so that it could accumulate notes on where the group is under the responsibility you were to follow the rules. Monday we plan to deliver everything. You will still need to fix the broken cabinets. Laveremo and so the children can sleep between fresh sheets and new. I'm sure that if you get used to the good will end sooner or later with his refined sensibilities. Abba Silvio seems happy, especially since they arrived Vicky and Marina. It 's always very ironic, poignant and sometimes even a little' sarcastic. We are so happy to see him. We have already celebrated three times the non-birthday, complete with hats and streamers ...!! As for the women then, I'm dealing with the general reorganization of the home laboratory. I made changes and of course it took new furnishings. I did repaint the two rooms where they store the ovens. Has become a wardrobe-room, the other is a pseudo nurse for the project "Prevention". The ovens have been all out in another store, and I made them do an iron grate for protection. Some wedding dresses I have I washed and ironed, three more in the laundry. I bought new hangers and new envelopes, and I asked wakes begin to rearrange. The clothes are now so many and they need more spazio.Alcuni we have settled on a new stand. The fact is that these women would need to be followed more. Shetaie is full of good will, but again botched in the work of aprons and embroidery. I explained that to be more 'accurate and if you follow the things is good and explains to the others. Intended it should be a bit ' wake up and be more 'proactive, I spoke with Sister Jackie but she more' than once, then every day, can not 'follow the women. It would take someone who acted as a super-visore.Abbiamo sister also spoke with the possibility 'of 5 women in the project to include other micro-credit. But we must see ... 'cause - "women do not decide for themselves, they must decide whether the husband or parents should enter or not in the Micro-credito.E' a mentality of 'you can not change from day to day" - says sister Jackie. For the bride, then we are preparing a photo book, the flyers to throw a little 'clothes (so to speak). Account go to Addis Ababa qualcuno.Il proceeds to sell it to the sister would leave De Foucauld as agreed with Father Silvio. I would like to organize a small "parade", and Invitro laboiratorio them in a little 'people, but I do not know if I succeed'.!!!
hug, and we love you.
Your impulcinati kittens.
Vicky and Marina: We want AMBULANZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! Ehehe
Maria M. Zito!
08/13/2008
Hello Boss,
how are you? We good! This morning we left early to Addis Ababa. I took four gowns, the most beautiful. We had an appointment with Mulugeta who accompanied me in some shop for a small market survey. Sure, the prices of clothes can not be compared to ours, but perhaps something we can draw from them. I left him, his clothes, because given the time constraints he would then calmly proposed to some prospective buyer. The other guys, I went in while I shopped around for you. Abu waiting for us as always discreet and patient. Addis is becoming more like a European city. You build some bridge, tall buildings and roads still flooded with beggars and cripples, poor people crippled by leprosy or another. There are many poor and living on the margins, you can find them on sidewalks and in everywhere. Are those that flow from the countryside looking for the best but here are the worst. It grows more and more distance between the rich and the poor. Mulugeta said that buildings are made from the rich that somehow damage also work, but that's not enough to heal the scourge of poverty. I do not like these buildings that mimic the northern cities of the world to distort the morphology of this beautiful land. Addis Ababa is teeming with busy people, even some kid brought a leash seems to be in a hurry. Somebody stop dozing under a tree, many of those who sell goods on the sidewalks. The eye-catching billboards, attract the eye as a tribute to the god "consumption". We stopped at a traffic light, I counted at least a dozen beggars who approached to ask for alms. Women with babies on their backs, and especially invalids. Mulugeta tells me not to give anything, it would be useless. I do not know! But it is very hard to pretend nothing has happened. Maybe put a small charity in good conscience, but then what?!
later I find myself with the rest of the group, in the street of shops. They bought many beautiful things, we continue with the shopping in the pharmacy. As you can see, we do not subtract the allure of consumerism, however, bring a little 'home from Ethiopia! E'd'obbligo. The afternoon was beautiful, the sun finally! It 'full of charm surrounded by the landscape afternoon light, everything seems to shine, will be the reflection of the sky in large puddles, the deep green of the trees and the white veils which surround women. The old and narrow in their gabi assume a solemn and ancient, ancestral almost takes you back to the archetype. The sun is setting behind the mountains, from the moving car are kidnapped by the spectacle, Roberto filming everything. We pass to a swamp that stretches for about a kilometer is completely covered with flowers of a lilac and lilies appear, the leaves close to each other and form a green carpet and the water can hardly be seen. We ask Abu slow down, the excitement takes us by the throat. Cows, goats and children returning from pasture. On the other side of the lake in shallow water, some white flamingo fishing with the long beak. As the sun slowly and was swallowed by a cloud. Suddenly and evening, a flock of birds blacks goes south. It's raining again, Abu skillfully dodges cows and horses, which suddenly, in the dark, the car's headlights illuminated. E'incredibile do not move from the street. Some vultures are having a party around the carcass of a horse abandoned in a ditch. Excellent dinner tonight for them. Our day ends the tune "O sole mio." We doth all the Neapolitan and international repertoire. We all have been played, but very happy. It 's late! I hear the howl of a hyena in the distance. Tomorrow we go to Wondoghenet with children. Hello
impulciati your kittens.
NB: We will put all the reports on the blog without any modification. We can not send at all because 'we can not access your email account without a password.
Let us know if this is the last report of voltontari we sent you must put them on the blog. Hello ... Thanks
Maria M. Zito!
08/17/2008 17/08/2008
Hello Nunzio,
attached to the latest report "web log" Pina.
I enclose an inventory of the first things we send in suitcases. In the retail price in birr and quantity of items purchased. I found clothing with shells like those videos of Massimo, I've only got 5. Will you let me know if I should take and how many others? I also wanted to ask you to check out the clothes I've found, are not beautiful but they are the only ones who recall the old embroidery or the local tradition. For the rest all by China. We also managed to buy the baskets, we take other, how many? What do you think? Vicky
stresses let us know the amount of things to buy because it has become very good at bargain prices.
We are working on the pictures that are missing in 2008 but some kids are out for the holidays and we can not in finding them. Occasionally someone comes along. Let us not lose hope. For
report cards: Tariku for the moment we have only provided about 240 school reports, and right now we are all translated and spills the passport photos we have developed for each report card. Limat, Abba Silvio Roberto have developed the model and report on Access, Limat Tariku and have already copied the data of all children. Their job is to transcribe academic achievement, each year, and then send the whole. We in Italy should not do is print and mail. It seems a good way, I trust in Limat which is really good, is not lost in conversation. NB: The report cards are in alphabetical order of the children. Father Silvio says that the report cards that will not be able to have enough make a photocopy of any, translate the name with what we need, the class and data. Then tap the photo, the only original thing. I got a good laugh, it went straight in our mind ... I told him that seems to be the only way, but he is not loyal to those who trust in us. So this week we will do a round directly into schools to try to get more marks. Do not despair. He agrees. Nena can give you as soon as it arrives. We have retained some duplication that we need to print photos, 3 of which Vicky will deliver by hand, from H / Mikel Asheraf - Tamal Niguse - Fikadu Ayele (then remember that these are three of us)!
In these days we will clean up the mission, a 'whitened fast, draw a picture of the cartoon that depicts some of the animals of Madagascar, including the zebra who loves Abba Silvio for his Juventus. We were also asked to do some design schools to Tikur Wuha and our asylum. Faja
To fail to do anything, Abba Jaques take care of this village. Father Silvio says it is not the case, to beautify the school because the context in which it is very inconvenient and give importance to the little drawing is not the case. The Church of St. Luke in name only for the rest is described in the report. Abba said in the village are mostly Muslims and therefore now gradually are moving forming catechists for evangelization. So we must wait times and wait with patience and trust. We will adjust the contribution to the roofs of both the school and church because it rains inside. Given our insistence Faja, Abba Jaques will take us to another church nearby, which has passed the phase that is now living the village of Faja, and we can do more. A Faja than hunger, lack the comfort of having a hope in Christ, get up and miss the idea of \u200b\u200b"again". Christ is missing. Even under the consecrated species. So all that is .. hunger and mud.
With the children of Casa Norma, we have often talked of Christmas, We designed and wrote a letter to sponsors. Last Thursday we held a small dinner to say goodbye to Nena and Pina and we took the opportunity to shoot a little 'scenes for our video Christmas. We decorated the room, singing traditional Christmas songs and it's all Ethiopians to see and mount. What is important is that the house do not have all family now and then have written the letter and neither appear in the video. Marina, Robert and Vicky has also taken them to Wondo Ghenet, had a great time and even the weather was favorable, sunny enough.
Center For Women: Pina you will see a few of you asked for towels and tea towels. I like them. If the Your opinion will be the same for him to let me know how much to produce. I could not send the embroidered handkerchief for the sugared almonds but certainly Pina will explain how. She has taste in these things than me. We have created a hypertext archive photos of the center for women, for them a list. Vicky would then propose to the center of some women leaders to realize, in particular a bag that seems to please a lot in Italy. There also in a suitcase is a lot with the colors Ethiopians. We will continue to assist and direct the work, perhaps not as Pina but we will try to engage a bit 'more.
We are mobilizing to prepare a package with a notebook, a pen, a bar of soap and we look your advice to know what to put in more concrete. I pulled out from our list of child's age and the amount of packages to prepare and then by age. For both males and females for the same proceedings. I hope everything will be ready. As usual we
photos and videos in stock. Once in Italy with Roberto prepare the video for Christmas.
Increase in large quantities by children with the new cards to take home some new family, some returning, some new asylum 04 in Max already had the photos. Tariku often shows me the "LEFT" or the children who go out from time to time by the adoption project. Update our list and then hypertext archive photos.
We can not put the reports on the blog, we have difficulty opening our site and is very slow.
continue in the morning to go to the sister: Maria and Roberto for the distribution of food, games and cuddles. Marina and continue to visit Vicky and Cristina with Sister preparing natural medicines for treating children. Fortunately, they also purchased a large parcel of medicines, vitamins and anything else needed for daily sister. We were
Arbaminch this weekend .. and we are ready, completely ready to go.
Marina and Vicky in the course of this week thinking about going to Ropi for a few days, on the advice of Abba Silvio, to do A detailed report on the situation. In most always intended to spend a few days to lend a hand to stem the clinic.
seems to be no more, I'll write soon! Many greetings from ABBA
Silvio Fasil and the little that today the departure of Pina Nena and he would have, gladly, in my suitcase to get them to you.
You do not stress!
hold you tight !!!!!!!
Vicky, Marina, Maria and Roberto!
Journey's end.
I am reminded of "Ithaca" by Cavafy, where they say "when you set out to Ithaca, pray that your path is long and full of adventures." Our course is often unpredictable and the rudder is heavy, but always with my shipmates have "tried" in the complexity of the task that was assigned.
My companions. All
young, mamy call me. What can I say! They are all smart, each with their own talent, sensitivity and acceptance that are able to make available to the other. Maria, a small force of nature, could not always pick the best right arm. Stubborn and determined as it is. Robert wise thinker, man of few words, except when it's the dog with the cat Maria.La its typical expression is "We Guaglio" we all we copy. How I would do without them? ... and then no storms! ...
And Marina, Marina that the sweet delights children with his eyes and his smile. Vicky! The Viking, always with a smile, which seems to have him on his face. Even when she is angry she smiles. The work should see the two future doctors with the "big dream" in mind. But do not think however that your kittens are all honey, underneath it all we give some graffiatine. But I consider myself lucky to have had these traveling companions, although there have been differences between us ... live the differences!
Always good to be among the young even though it is difficult to compare, we are domesticated each other and have established a bond.
day long today and full of emotions.
11.00 am "Parade" in wedding dresses in the garden of the Women's Center. An Ethiopian long carpet rolls out on the stairs between the flowers and completely covered. And in the house, long and soft white stripes drew an arabesque suspended from above. At the center of the room flowers and herbs for the coffee ceremony, a penetrating smell of incense wafted in the notes of a song ethnicity. The women all dressed up in their costumes were beautiful and elegant, with an innate elegance and royal. It breathed an 'atmosphere of refined hospitality, which can give only those who, despite poverty, do not forget their roots. Young women and older people have worn the most beautiful wedding gowns, bridesmaids and girls so that opened the parade waving bouquets of flowers in greeting. The procession wound its way between the two rows of women and onlookers who had settled in the small garden. Workers of the whole street was crowded for a moment the door plate that opens onto the courtyard. Children, beggars, and occasional passers-by. A cow ran annoyed by the noise from somewhere. Everyone seemed to live an all white party in the dust and some puddle of mud left by the rain last night. "At 11.30 I will come to you, but only for a few minutes" I said .- Abba Silvio After mass this morning. He was made to wait a while ', but I was sure would come. Upon his arrival, the stroke of the tongue in greeting. He locked himself in his white raincoat and always bashful said something in Amharic, and soon the women applauded fun. Speech short, as you know. Sister also were present. Then, between us at home ceremonious exchange of gifts, hugging and touching words. For some hours we had a dream. These women have within them a force and an incredible desire to redeem himself. Today's feast, with an understatement that I'm also "show". Was meant that, to plant a seed. In the afternoon, I spent by the children of the house that Norma did yesterday and then we washed the overalls and wearing new shoes that I bought. Seemed Follettina many reds. I finished repainting the exterior of the house. He asked me Abba. So now peeling from the walls before escaping mountains, the same old orange sun, sea and birds at sunset. Tonight, surprise! After delivery and the report made to Abba I knew that would take us all to dinner at Awasa. And this time they celebrated my birthday. You should know that since we are here, every day we invent someone's birthday. Abba to have been celebrated 4. Speech by Vicky, a bit 'of emotion and a lot of tight, tight hug. How lucky to be here and have lived this journey.
soon.
Pina
Hello Nunzio,
how are you? We were very happy to hear from you. We are well and busy as usual. We do a brief account of our activities. Starting this week, Maria, Roberto, Vicky and Marina go every day to Neghelli to paint the exterior walls of the school. Sunday came the Sister Teresa Adanet and ask them to send someone to decorate the exterior of the school. The school is new and very beautiful. The classrooms are bright and airy, the furniture made of wood, it looks like a school of the art. Everything is normal. The work of drawing and painting would have lasted two days, but you can not! It 's so detailed and perfect, under the leadership of Lieutenant / Colonel Maria, also known as the small Nunzia Abba from Silvio, who will not be finished before Saturday. For a few days before going to Neghelli, were also from Sister De Foucault to help. Vicky and Navy have placed the little sister of the pharmacy and sent three or four children, the government hospital. Maddalena it takes a little bit 'of various things. Does the cleaning in the annexe for guests' arrival, the youth of the missionary movement, 6 or 4, I think.
He works the garden, ranging from Sister De Foucauld, takes me a few times by women. We were a bit 'divided the tasks. I usually go to the markets. I'm with Tariku to do the shopping for the children of the house standard. With some of the money the sponsor Aversana "agree with Silvio I bought Abba: 1 q. rice, 1 q. sugar, 20 gallons of oil, tomatoes and tef. Thus, ensuring the milk and bread are covered for about six months. I made a decision, I know you approve, so share! I did repaint the house standard. Then on Monday and down the shops to buy paints, brushes and more. With some older boys have pulled out all the rooms. The stench of urine was unbearable. Out of the beds, lockers broken, and fleas and insects that seemed crazy. Now it seems more like a dump. The rooms look like new. The room is smaller than a chicken coop. I did some drawings on the walls, simple things, very Naif, clouds, sun and birds, some blue wave that reaches to the baths. I also bought new mattresses and new planks for the networks, on the advice of Abba. It appears that these do not fleas. The old ones were soaked in urine. The new mattresses, those of the smallest, will be held a waterproof tarpaulin. I got to the market with Abu blankets, with the money of your sponsor.Ho also bought the sheets, pillows, pillow covers and curtains from blue that I did pack an Arab merchant in Such, I saved! At the suggestion of Vicky will do a poster with regulation of short simple rules that children should learn to respect, otherwise it seems that everything is their due and in danger of falling nell'assistenzialismo. I thought, to assign a person responsible for your room, make him a photo and record its name to the computer so that it could accumulate notes on where the group is under the responsibility you were to follow the rules. Monday we plan to deliver everything. You will still need to fix the broken cabinets. Laveremo and so the children can sleep between fresh sheets and new. I'm sure that if you get used to the good will end sooner or later with his refined sensibilities. Abba Silvio seems happy, especially since they arrived Vicky and Marina. It 's always very ironic, poignant and sometimes even a little' sarcastic. We are so happy to see him. We have already celebrated three times the non-birthday, complete with hats and streamers ...!! As for the women then, I'm dealing with the general reorganization of the home laboratory. I made changes and of course it took new furnishings. I did repaint the two rooms where they store the ovens. Has become a wardrobe-room, the other is a pseudo nurse for the project "Prevention". The ovens have been all out in another store, and I made them do an iron grate for protection. Some wedding dresses I have I washed and ironed, three more in the laundry. I bought new hangers and new envelopes, and I asked wakes begin to rearrange. The clothes are now so many and they need more spazio.Alcuni we have settled on a new stand. The fact is that these women would need to be followed more. Shetaie is full of good will, but again botched in the work of aprons and embroidery. I explained that to be more 'accurate and if you follow the things is good and explains to the others. Intended it should be a bit ' wake up and be more 'proactive, I spoke with Sister Jackie but she more' than once, then every day, can not 'follow the women. It would take someone who acted as a super-visore.Abbiamo sister also spoke with the possibility 'of 5 women in the project to include other micro-credit. But we must see ... 'cause - "women do not decide for themselves, they must decide whether the husband or parents should enter or not in the Micro-credito.E' a mentality of 'you can not change from day to day" - says sister Jackie. For the bride, then we are preparing a photo book, the flyers to throw a little 'clothes (so to speak). Account go to Addis Ababa qualcuno.Il proceeds to sell it to the sister would leave De Foucauld as agreed with Father Silvio. I would like to organize a small "parade", and Invitro laboiratorio them in a little 'people, but I do not know if I succeed'.!!!
hug, and we love you.
Your impulcinati kittens.
Vicky and Marina: We want AMBULANZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! Ehehe
Maria M. Zito!
08/13/2008
Hello Boss,
how are you? We good! This morning we left early to Addis Ababa. I took four gowns, the most beautiful. We had an appointment with Mulugeta who accompanied me in some shop for a small market survey. Sure, the prices of clothes can not be compared to ours, but perhaps something we can draw from them. I left him, his clothes, because given the time constraints he would then calmly proposed to some prospective buyer. The other guys, I went in while I shopped around for you. Abu waiting for us as always discreet and patient. Addis is becoming more like a European city. You build some bridge, tall buildings and roads still flooded with beggars and cripples, poor people crippled by leprosy or another. There are many poor and living on the margins, you can find them on sidewalks and in everywhere. Are those that flow from the countryside looking for the best but here are the worst. It grows more and more distance between the rich and the poor. Mulugeta said that buildings are made from the rich that somehow damage also work, but that's not enough to heal the scourge of poverty. I do not like these buildings that mimic the northern cities of the world to distort the morphology of this beautiful land. Addis Ababa is teeming with busy people, even some kid brought a leash seems to be in a hurry. Somebody stop dozing under a tree, many of those who sell goods on the sidewalks. The eye-catching billboards, attract the eye as a tribute to the god "consumption". We stopped at a traffic light, I counted at least a dozen beggars who approached to ask for alms. Women with babies on their backs, and especially invalids. Mulugeta tells me not to give anything, it would be useless. I do not know! But it is very hard to pretend nothing has happened. Maybe put a small charity in good conscience, but then what?!
later I find myself with the rest of the group, in the street of shops. They bought many beautiful things, we continue with the shopping in the pharmacy. As you can see, we do not subtract the allure of consumerism, however, bring a little 'home from Ethiopia! E'd'obbligo. The afternoon was beautiful, the sun finally! It 'full of charm surrounded by the landscape afternoon light, everything seems to shine, will be the reflection of the sky in large puddles, the deep green of the trees and the white veils which surround women. The old and narrow in their gabi assume a solemn and ancient, ancestral almost takes you back to the archetype. The sun is setting behind the mountains, from the moving car are kidnapped by the spectacle, Roberto filming everything. We pass to a swamp that stretches for about a kilometer is completely covered with flowers of a lilac and lilies appear, the leaves close to each other and form a green carpet and the water can hardly be seen. We ask Abu slow down, the excitement takes us by the throat. Cows, goats and children returning from pasture. On the other side of the lake in shallow water, some white flamingo fishing with the long beak. As the sun slowly and was swallowed by a cloud. Suddenly and evening, a flock of birds blacks goes south. It's raining again, Abu skillfully dodges cows and horses, which suddenly, in the dark, the car's headlights illuminated. E'incredibile do not move from the street. Some vultures are having a party around the carcass of a horse abandoned in a ditch. Excellent dinner tonight for them. Our day ends the tune "O sole mio." We doth all the Neapolitan and international repertoire. We all have been played, but very happy. It 's late! I hear the howl of a hyena in the distance. Tomorrow we go to Wondoghenet with children. Hello
impulciati your kittens.
NB: We will put all the reports on the blog without any modification. We can not send at all because 'we can not access your email account without a password.
Let us know if this is the last report of voltontari we sent you must put them on the blog. Hello ... Thanks
Maria M. Zito!
08/17/2008 17/08/2008
Hello Nunzio,
attached to the latest report "web log" Pina.
I enclose an inventory of the first things we send in suitcases. In the retail price in birr and quantity of items purchased. I found clothing with shells like those videos of Massimo, I've only got 5. Will you let me know if I should take and how many others? I also wanted to ask you to check out the clothes I've found, are not beautiful but they are the only ones who recall the old embroidery or the local tradition. For the rest all by China. We also managed to buy the baskets, we take other, how many? What do you think? Vicky
stresses let us know the amount of things to buy because it has become very good at bargain prices.
We are working on the pictures that are missing in 2008 but some kids are out for the holidays and we can not in finding them. Occasionally someone comes along. Let us not lose hope. For
report cards: Tariku for the moment we have only provided about 240 school reports, and right now we are all translated and spills the passport photos we have developed for each report card. Limat, Abba Silvio Roberto have developed the model and report on Access, Limat Tariku and have already copied the data of all children. Their job is to transcribe academic achievement, each year, and then send the whole. We in Italy should not do is print and mail. It seems a good way, I trust in Limat which is really good, is not lost in conversation. NB: The report cards are in alphabetical order of the children. Father Silvio says that the report cards that will not be able to have enough make a photocopy of any, translate the name with what we need, the class and data. Then tap the photo, the only original thing. I got a good laugh, it went straight in our mind ... I told him that seems to be the only way, but he is not loyal to those who trust in us. So this week we will do a round directly into schools to try to get more marks. Do not despair. He agrees. Nena can give you as soon as it arrives. We have retained some duplication that we need to print photos, 3 of which Vicky will deliver by hand, from H / Mikel Asheraf - Tamal Niguse - Fikadu Ayele (then remember that these are three of us)!
In these days we will clean up the mission, a 'whitened fast, draw a picture of the cartoon that depicts some of the animals of Madagascar, including the zebra who loves Abba Silvio for his Juventus. We were also asked to do some design schools to Tikur Wuha and our asylum. Faja
To fail to do anything, Abba Jaques take care of this village. Father Silvio says it is not the case, to beautify the school because the context in which it is very inconvenient and give importance to the little drawing is not the case. The Church of St. Luke in name only for the rest is described in the report. Abba said in the village are mostly Muslims and therefore now gradually are moving forming catechists for evangelization. So we must wait times and wait with patience and trust. We will adjust the contribution to the roofs of both the school and church because it rains inside. Given our insistence Faja, Abba Jaques will take us to another church nearby, which has passed the phase that is now living the village of Faja, and we can do more. A Faja than hunger, lack the comfort of having a hope in Christ, get up and miss the idea of \u200b\u200b"again". Christ is missing. Even under the consecrated species. So all that is .. hunger and mud.
With the children of Casa Norma, we have often talked of Christmas, We designed and wrote a letter to sponsors. Last Thursday we held a small dinner to say goodbye to Nena and Pina and we took the opportunity to shoot a little 'scenes for our video Christmas. We decorated the room, singing traditional Christmas songs and it's all Ethiopians to see and mount. What is important is that the house do not have all family now and then have written the letter and neither appear in the video. Marina, Robert and Vicky has also taken them to Wondo Ghenet, had a great time and even the weather was favorable, sunny enough.
Center For Women: Pina you will see a few of you asked for towels and tea towels. I like them. If the Your opinion will be the same for him to let me know how much to produce. I could not send the embroidered handkerchief for the sugared almonds but certainly Pina will explain how. She has taste in these things than me. We have created a hypertext archive photos of the center for women, for them a list. Vicky would then propose to the center of some women leaders to realize, in particular a bag that seems to please a lot in Italy. There also in a suitcase is a lot with the colors Ethiopians. We will continue to assist and direct the work, perhaps not as Pina but we will try to engage a bit 'more.
We are mobilizing to prepare a package with a notebook, a pen, a bar of soap and we look your advice to know what to put in more concrete. I pulled out from our list of child's age and the amount of packages to prepare and then by age. For both males and females for the same proceedings. I hope everything will be ready. As usual we
photos and videos in stock. Once in Italy with Roberto prepare the video for Christmas.
Increase in large quantities by children with the new cards to take home some new family, some returning, some new asylum 04 in Max already had the photos. Tariku often shows me the "LEFT" or the children who go out from time to time by the adoption project. Update our list and then hypertext archive photos.
We can not put the reports on the blog, we have difficulty opening our site and is very slow.
continue in the morning to go to the sister: Maria and Roberto for the distribution of food, games and cuddles. Marina and continue to visit Vicky and Cristina with Sister preparing natural medicines for treating children. Fortunately, they also purchased a large parcel of medicines, vitamins and anything else needed for daily sister. We were
Arbaminch this weekend .. and we are ready, completely ready to go.
Marina and Vicky in the course of this week thinking about going to Ropi for a few days, on the advice of Abba Silvio, to do A detailed report on the situation. In most always intended to spend a few days to lend a hand to stem the clinic.
seems to be no more, I'll write soon! Many greetings from ABBA
Silvio Fasil and the little that today the departure of Pina Nena and he would have, gladly, in my suitcase to get them to you.
You do not stress!
hold you tight !!!!!!!
Vicky, Marina, Maria and Roberto!
Journey's end.
I am reminded of "Ithaca" by Cavafy, where they say "when you set out to Ithaca, pray that your path is long and full of adventures." Our course is often unpredictable and the rudder is heavy, but always with my shipmates have "tried" in the complexity of the task that was assigned.
My companions. All
young, mamy call me. What can I say! They are all smart, each with their own talent, sensitivity and acceptance that are able to make available to the other. Maria, a small force of nature, could not always pick the best right arm. Stubborn and determined as it is. Robert wise thinker, man of few words, except when it's the dog with the cat Maria.La its typical expression is "We Guaglio" we all we copy. How I would do without them? ... and then no storms! ...
And Marina, Marina that the sweet delights children with his eyes and his smile. Vicky! The Viking, always with a smile, which seems to have him on his face. Even when she is angry she smiles. The work should see the two future doctors with the "big dream" in mind. But do not think however that your kittens are all honey, underneath it all we give some graffiatine. But I consider myself lucky to have had these traveling companions, although there have been differences between us ... live the differences!
Always good to be among the young even though it is difficult to compare, we are domesticated each other and have established a bond.
day long today and full of emotions.
11.00 am "Parade" in wedding dresses in the garden of the Women's Center. An Ethiopian long carpet rolls out on the stairs between the flowers and completely covered. And in the house, long and soft white stripes drew an arabesque suspended from above. At the center of the room flowers and herbs for the coffee ceremony, a penetrating smell of incense wafted in the notes of a song ethnicity. The women all dressed up in their costumes were beautiful and elegant, with an innate elegance and royal. It breathed an 'atmosphere of refined hospitality, which can give only those who, despite poverty, do not forget their roots. Young women and older people have worn the most beautiful wedding gowns, bridesmaids and girls so that opened the parade waving bouquets of flowers in greeting. The procession wound its way between the two rows of women and onlookers who had settled in the small garden. Workers of the whole street was crowded for a moment the door plate that opens onto the courtyard. Children, beggars, and occasional passers-by. A cow ran annoyed by the noise from somewhere. Everyone seemed to live an all white party in the dust and some puddle of mud left by the rain last night. "At 11.30 I will come to you, but only for a few minutes" I said .- Abba Silvio After mass this morning. He was made to wait a while ', but I was sure would come. Upon his arrival, the stroke of the tongue in greeting. He locked himself in his white raincoat and always bashful said something in Amharic, and soon the women applauded fun. Speech short, as you know. Sister also were present. Then, between us at home ceremonious exchange of gifts, hugging and touching words. For some hours we had a dream. These women have within them a force and an incredible desire to redeem himself. Today's feast, with an understatement that I'm also "show". Was meant that, to plant a seed. In the afternoon, I spent by the children of the house that Norma did yesterday and then we washed the overalls and wearing new shoes that I bought. Seemed Follettina many reds. I finished repainting the exterior of the house. He asked me Abba. So now peeling from the walls before escaping mountains, the same old orange sun, sea and birds at sunset. Tonight, surprise! After delivery and the report made to Abba I knew that would take us all to dinner at Awasa. And this time they celebrated my birthday. You should know that since we are here, every day we invent someone's birthday. Abba to have been celebrated 4. Speech by Vicky, a bit 'of emotion and a lot of tight, tight hug. How lucky to be here and have lived this journey.
soon.
Pina
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