Thursday night I got the chance to talk to a woman with Nurses with a Purpose, who just got home from Ethiopia! She was at Bethel on Monday!! I couldn't believe it. Thank God for the internet, and the fact that our paths crossed. Here are some highlights of our conversation:

There are only 19 children at Bethel.

The doctor who runs the orphanage is a very Godly man. He is a workaholic- but very gentle and peaceful. All the kids call him "daddy" (in Amharic of course). He comes to visit the children every Sunday, and really loves all the kids.

The caretaker of the orphanage is also a wonderful man who really cares for the kids. He speaks English!

Everyone is very laid back and relaxed about everything. The nurse commented that it would be so hard to be an adoptive family, because the Ethiopians take their time on everything! (She has NO idea!)

The children go to school everyday and there is a separate building for it, but she wasn't sure how much time they spent there.

All the buildings are very simple, and not very sophisticated, like the old modular school buildings we have in the U.S.

Monday night the orphanage had a bonfire for the nurses and made them a meal. All the children were singing worship songs, in praise to God. One little boy even prayed specifically for the group of nurses. She says that the children know about Jesus!

Although the nurse couldn't remember our girls specifically, she did make a very deep connection with one little boy in particular. We realized throughout our conversation that I know who his adoptive parents are! She had so much information on this precious young boy, and I was so excited for his parents-to-be. Hopefully they will talk soon. The crazy part about all that is both the nurse and the adoptive parents live in the same area code, in the same state!! So this is the beginning of hopefully, a life long connection. How cool is God?

We cherish this information and will store it away to share with the girls someday. I am sure they will remember this devoted group of nurses who came to spend time, play, eat and worship with them!