While we were in Addis, we were able to tour around and see different areas. One thing that always caught our attention was seeing the loads that the women would carry on thier backs or heads. Women would carry large loads of wood or water, not the men. The men would do the building but women were to bring all the supplies that were needed. Even in the city, it would be the women shoveling gravel, etc.

We also went to see scarfs being made. I was so surprised when we walked into this dark and tiney room and there were six little stations set up. Men and women would sit in here for 8 hours and thread by thread, they would make these scarfs! They were beautiful when they were finished, but talk about a monotonous job!

Brent got the opportunity to go the an orphanage and meet a man who remembered our boys! It wasn't the same place that Mesele and Abinet were, but just knowing that one of the workers remembered them was very special.