great question!

okay so Angie wins the prize for the best question so far!

"I had someone ask me about issues with head lice while we are over there. Did you have any problems while you were there? I looked online and found some natural preventative shampoos and I am wondering if I need to get some!"

that is a tough one. :)

i personally did not have a problem with this. i stayed in some really nice places AND some not very nice places. at the not very nice place, my friend got some "bites" that to me, looked like bed bug bites. AND, i was not staying in Ambo but stayed in Addis the whole time. that being said, i think if you want to take precautions, bring the shampoo and pack your OWN pillowcases. i was planning on bringing my own pillowcase and forgot to put that on the packing list, so i will add it now!

we will also likely bring a couple of lice treatment kits just in case. keep in mind we will be loving on these kids and lice in orphanges is VERY common. the orphanage we are working in is cleaner than alot of them, but i think there is still a chance it could happen. i know when we traveled to pick up Eden, they told us to expect her to have lice and bring the treatment just in case. she didn't have lice (they shaved her head), so we just donated the treatment to the orphanage. ...



"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' (Matthew 25:37-40)

i know you guys get it. you know that Jesus means business--that we OUGHT to DO something!

while i was gone last summer, my husband blogged in my abscence. i only just this week had time to go back and read some of his blogs. they were pretty good. i loved this one and this one.