Today at church we viewed a DVD from friends of ours who are still in Addis, teaching at the same school that we were at earlier this year. Their family is also supported by our church.
At the beginning of the DVD was a short promotional bit about the school, and about life in Addis. We saw scenes of streets we knew, buildings we recognised, places we’d been, and students and teachers that we recognised.
I loved watching it! It brought back so many memories and tugged at my heart. It made me realise that I really did leave part of my heart in Addis.
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It is always wonderful to see again somewhere that had a strong effect on one’s life. Good to know, too, that the work is continuing!
I was completely surprised by how seeing it all again affected me. After we had watched the DVD, I had been asked to get up and pray for our friends who are there, leading the whole church. (I think that is the first time I have ever prayed in front of the whole congregation of several hundred people, and I was quite nervous!) I was really very emotional. Some in the service commented that I was the perfect person to pray for our friends, as I was “there” and it took them there too. I replied that that was the problem – my heart is there, and I am not!