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At the Soddo Christian Hospital in southern Ethiopia there is a great need for an anesthesiologist, and Kari and Asle have been asked to give a helping hand. This web site will provide news and updates during their stay.
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Below you will find the latest update from Asle and Kari.
Kari, April 21st 2012, Addis Ababa
Hello dear readers. We are back in Addis for a couple of weeks, and are now preparing for our next move within Ethiopia. 
Every 2 weeks we are driving to Hawassa to make sure there is progress with the renovation of our new home. It goes slowly, but they are doing a good job. They had to replace all the ceilings, because a lot of bats had inhabited the attic for many years. A lot of bat poop dropped on the floor when they were working. Outside they replaced all the wood, to make sure there are no openings for new residents. They also let light penetrate the roof, because then the bats are not interested in living there. The next step was to make the ceiling nice with African style molding. I liked that. I have bought tiles for the kitchen and the bathroom, and the kitchen will be pretty unique. I have never done anything so dramatic before. I look forward to showing you pictures when it's finished. We hope to move in around mid-July.
Emptying the house before the remodelling
Outside our new home
Easter celebration in the "lappa"
Easter has passed, and we have had two Easter celebrations. In Soddo we had Easter morning service at 8.00a.m. After the service we all contributed to a pot luck and served a nice brunch in the outdoor-seating area, the "lappa".
The Ethiopian Easter was the following weekend, and at that time we were in Addis and attended the International Church. Easter is a big family event here in Ethiopia, and they celebrate in the churches for several hours. After church they serve a nice meal and invite the extended family. When we drove through the city the day before Easter we saw all the sheep and chickens for sale. The next morning we saw all the animal skins for sale, and there were a lot.
In line to buy meat for Easter
Here you see Maria enjoying an Ethiopian meal on Easter Sunday. She eats with her fingers in the local tradition.
I am now back at "My Sisters" teaching English for two weeks. All higher education textbooks are in English, so it's very important for them to know the language. After graduation at "My Sisters", the students will need two years of practice in school before they can apply for higher education within the school system. It's a privilege to be able to help them. 
New graduation class
May 3rd I will leave Ethiopia for a couple of months, and I hope to see some of you either in Norway or in the States. Asle is too busy to take two months of vacation, so he will not accompany me to the States this summer. We will meet in Norway and join the general assembly for the Norwegian Mission at Lillehammer. Hopefully we will see a lot of family and friends then.
In the beginning of August we will enter a new mission field, and it is very exciting to see what God wants us to do. He is faithful and we will trust in him. Please join us in prayers.
Kari.