Early Phases II
Greetings from Pasadena, TX. No, I'm not lost in Ethiopia yet. At this point, I'm still trying to get there; then I'll worry about getting lost. Or found. In any case, I'm finally sitting down to write a few thoughts about the upcoming year, and let people know exactly what I'll be doing (as exact as I know).
In August of '05 I'm headed to Ethiopia with Dan Miller & Co., and after a short stay in the capital - Addis Ababa - I'll be moving to a town in the Southwest called Jimma. Once there, I will work with a local relief agency - Fayyaa - which is Orominya for "Health" or "Well-Being." At this point they are primarily involved in AIDS relief, though they have recently expanded into other area programs like building footbridges, etc. The folks on that side of the Atlantic (that side of the Pacific too... And Indian. Also Red Sea if you went through the middle east. Most do not. I will be going east through Italy, so I'll stick with 'That side of the Atlantic'.) have encouraged me to learn Afaan Oromoo, the language of the southern region of Ethiopia as well as northern Kenya.
Once settled in and language skills begin to slowly come along, I will be the Nazarene representative to Fayyaa, involved in various administrative and fundraising projects, as well as curriculum development, etc. To whatever extent possible, I will also be helping local Nazarene congregations and any Nazarene efforts in the area (I'm thinking W&W team liaison, etc).
In the mean time I am still traveling around the US, raising funds and spending time with family and friends. This morning I spoke for a few minutes at a service in Lake Houston, and tonight I'll do the same at Pasadena First Church of the Nazarene. Tomorrow I'll jump on Greyhound back to OKC. After a few days I'm off again, this time to Arkansas where I'll spend time with grandparents and speak at the Nazarene church in Mtn. Home.
If you know of a Church that needs a speaker in the OKC area on July 17 or August 6, please let me know. These are the only two days left open on my calendar.
Any giving done through a church can be written to the local congregation, with Michael Rodgers - NIVS written on the memo. The church can then write a lump check to Kansas City, with my name - Michael Rodgers - written on it, as well as NIVS and Ethiopia. I need between $10k and $12k dollars for the year.
Thanks for even taking the time to read this, and keep me in your prayers.
Peace
Michael Rodgers
In August of '05 I'm headed to Ethiopia with Dan Miller & Co., and after a short stay in the capital - Addis Ababa - I'll be moving to a town in the Southwest called Jimma. Once there, I will work with a local relief agency - Fayyaa - which is Orominya for "Health" or "Well-Being." At this point they are primarily involved in AIDS relief, though they have recently expanded into other area programs like building footbridges, etc. The folks on that side of the Atlantic (that side of the Pacific too... And Indian. Also Red Sea if you went through the middle east. Most do not. I will be going east through Italy, so I'll stick with 'That side of the Atlantic'.) have encouraged me to learn Afaan Oromoo, the language of the southern region of Ethiopia as well as northern Kenya.
Once settled in and language skills begin to slowly come along, I will be the Nazarene representative to Fayyaa, involved in various administrative and fundraising projects, as well as curriculum development, etc. To whatever extent possible, I will also be helping local Nazarene congregations and any Nazarene efforts in the area (I'm thinking W&W team liaison, etc).
In the mean time I am still traveling around the US, raising funds and spending time with family and friends. This morning I spoke for a few minutes at a service in Lake Houston, and tonight I'll do the same at Pasadena First Church of the Nazarene. Tomorrow I'll jump on Greyhound back to OKC. After a few days I'm off again, this time to Arkansas where I'll spend time with grandparents and speak at the Nazarene church in Mtn. Home.
If you know of a Church that needs a speaker in the OKC area on July 17 or August 6, please let me know. These are the only two days left open on my calendar.
Any giving done through a church can be written to the local congregation, with Michael Rodgers - NIVS written on the memo. The church can then write a lump check to Kansas City, with my name - Michael Rodgers - written on it, as well as NIVS and Ethiopia. I need between $10k and $12k dollars for the year.
Thanks for even taking the time to read this, and keep me in your prayers.
Peace
Michael Rodgers
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