A Trip to Debre Libanos
Monday, April 6th, 2009 | Uncategorized
A group pic in front of a cool rock formation and water (Can you find me? Hint: I'm the only white person in the picture on the left hand side : )
All of the Bible Study groups from the English service at my church decided to take a day trip to Debre Libanos, which is about a two hour bus ride away from Addis. It was a wonderful and very fun trip. I wasn’t all that impressed with Debre Libanos as a town, but the views reminded me of The Grand Canyon and I had a blast with my friends.
First we went to the local Orthodox Church and Monastery. Then we went to a cave where a man prayed for something like 30 years on one leg. Talk about crazy devotion to God. You can also get holy water from the cave. I didn’t try it. I don’t care how holy people say it is, it will probably still get me sick. Then we went to a hotel that overlooks the canyon, ate lunch, the DRAMA girls and I performed our skit, and then we went for a mini hike. The picture you see above is at the final destination of that hike.
All in all, it was a great day and a great way to get away from Addis and bond some more with my Ethiopian pals!!!
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