Greetings from Gondar, Ethiopia!

The initial set of books has arrived with more on the way in the next couple of weeks.

In our spare time, we have been meeting with librarians, school heads, parents, and children.  Each and every person we have talked with has been extremely grateful and let us know what a difference they think this will make.

While talking with some friends' teenage children in Addis last week, we asked them, "Which Hogwart house are you in?"  They looked at us with an odd grin and said, "Gryffindor!"  However, they had not read the complete series and were shocked when we later brought them books 2 and 3.  Now, that should be an interesting dicsussion!

We will be sure to keep you posted as the school year starts – after the Ethiopian New Year – September 11.

Again, our gratitude to all of those who helped us with this project!  Your generosity is indeed making a difference!

Wow!  What can we say to our extremely generous and giving friends, family, and co-workers who helped us reach our target in the first 24 hours?  A giant thank you for the support you have shown to us and this project.  We are hoping that the project will make a difference in the lives of our future friends in Ethiopia as well and we are so grateful for your outpouring of support.

We thought we would share one of the titles that we had selected called “This is How We Do It” by Matt Lamothe (2017).  It chronicles the lives of 7 families from around the world.  It includes what they wear, what they eat, and what they do in a normal day.

This title seems to be a great way to share the differences – but, more importantly, the similarities -- that families around the world share.

If you would like to see a brief video of some adorable neighbor kids helping Tim practice for story time in Ethiopia, check out this video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffQcpOuxiiI

Our hearts are full of gratitude…thank you!

Tim, Peggy, and Janet