My next trip will be to the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, a city of almost 3 million. This will be a little longer than most, two full Saturdays of teaching and then every evening for 3 hours. I will also be taking the leader in Addis Ababa to visit another TLI site in Ambo, about a two hour drive due West.

I will be teaching a Biblical Theology course at a potentially new site for TLI. It is a formal site so all the students have at least a bachelors degree. And I will be able to develop my own curicculum.
I will be teaching and traveling by myself. One of the main goals of the trip is to evaluate if the site will be an appropriate venue for TLI. So pray that everything goes well.
It was a dark and stormy night. Quite literally. Texas thunder, apocalyptic lightning, and a frightened 23-year-old girl pacing the carpeted hallways of her apartment.
I traced my finger along the words of scripture. As if I could read it again and find a different edge, a different meaning, (the rest is here)
http://www.andreagburke.com/blog/2019/3/4/when-you-make-your-bed-in-hell
This short article is on point. Burk Parsons knows a thing or two and shares effectively. “If I thought for a second that my feeble prayers changed God’s mind and His perfect will, I would stop praying altogether. I’m sinful. I don’t know everything, and I can’t control everything. Yet because God is omniscient and omnipotent, and because He has our ultimate good and His glory in mind, we can trust Him.” The rest is here.
https://tabletalkmagazine.com/article/2019/03/why-is-it-so-hard-to-pray/