I just got off the phone with my mom in Ethiopia. She says that they haven't had the internet going on two weeks now and don't expect it until Saturday, the 25th. Also on Saturday Paul Morrell, the guy starting and funding the farm, along with some other newly hired directors are coming to see how things are going over there. My mom says that the farm is still crazy as ever! Unfortunately, there was a death on the farm yesterday, a young mechanic of twenty had diabetes and failed to bring his insulin with him for work one day. Nobody knew he had diabetes and he started feeling sick and needed to go home to get his medicine. His blood sugar level dropped extremely low and they brought him to the clinic to see if they could treat him. He was given some glucose gel trying to get it up, and then an IV with glucose, but his blood levels stayed erratic. He was transported up to Beltu when he got in more stable condition and left there with the health workers there. The next morning it was reported on the farm that he had died. They had a "funeral", more like burial, for the young man today, many people attended. My mom was the only female there, apparently women don't attend funerals in Ethiopia because they are afraid of the burial tomb. Well my mom will have to explain more about that incident and the other adventures there on the farm when they get the internet back up and running on Saturday.
We, my husband, girls and I are planning on taking a trip over to Ethiopia the first part of Nov. We look forward to it and can't wait to see the life my parents have been living in Africa!
Thanks for following,
Morgan (Alan and Shelley's daughter)
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