ike's house Mekelle

1Hi, I'm home having buna ( coffee) with my guys.  I'm so glad to be home, but it was an amazing trip.  The highlight of the trip was meeting the kids in Mekele.  It was really hard to see all these beautiful children who don't have families.  However, the ones who live in the cell homes are in a great environment where they are loved and cared for.  My mind is full of so many images that are so different from the USA.  We went out into the countryside and I saw camel caravans, children herding goats, and went to a village market full of exotic spices, grains and produce.  I kept saying " I feel like I'm in Africa!"  I loved getting out of the city.  I've already received an e-mail from one of the guys at Ike's House.  He called me his American Mom!!  God is good,  love, Tess