Why I love Ethiopia?

Why I love Ethiopia?

1. Doro wat
2. Rich christian tradition
3. The only african country that has not been colonized
4. Birthplace of coffee
5. The ark of the covenant is supposed to be in Ethiopia
6. Did I mention Doro wat?
7. The Blue Nile falls
8. The little blue taxis and the wayallas saying Bole Bole Bole!
9. The rich history of kings
10. Beautiful people with excellent hospitality

A flaw in my idea

I originally intended for my wife and I to blog together on thisw blog but how will you know which one of us entered which post. Lightbulb. Look at the bottom cuz we will sign each one

-Ramon

The Bible with translation notes. Cooool

The Net Bible comes with translation notes, study notes, and the original manuscript. Now you can get the real meaning of the text ;)

Kenyan hip hop scene

Hip hop is exploding in Africa. Check the latest story at allafrica.com The title is Kenya seen through Hip-Hop. In the article the writer says "hip-hop has proved to be a suitable medium and most people see it as a point of convergence for people of all cultures"

Just another example of how hip hop is a viable tool for communication across continents and cultures...especially among the youth of the world.

Ethiopia/Eritrea Border Dispute

Here is the latest news on the Ethiopia/Eritrea border dispute Things are not looking good considering that we are planning to return in January. Please pray for us as we have alot of decisions to make. Pray for the peace of Ethiopia.

Top ten Christmas movies

Here's my top ten Christmas movies

1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (The Jim Carrey Version)
2. The Night before Christmas (Tim Burton is mad ill!)
3. Scrooge (The Bill Murray version)
4. Home Alone 1 and 2 (Before Macaulay was hanging with MJ)
5. Miracle on 34th St. (Is he Santa Claus or an old man who lost his marbles?)
6. Gremlins (Little green men raise hell in a small town on Christmas eve)
7. It's a wonderful life (Everybody needs a second chance)
8. Die hard (Spend Christmas fighting terrorists)
9. Friday after next (Santa Claus goes around jackin everybody in the hood)
10. Trading places (It's funny to see Bill Murray as a drunk Santa Claus)

What's your favorite Christmas movie?

Officially Christmastime

It is after Thanksgiving and officially Christmastime. Speaking of Christmastime I am realizing that I have an egg nog addiction. I love the stuff. I can't help it. Do they have a twelve step program for eggnogaholics(made up word)?

This is the story

This is the story of our lives. Marriage, faith, God, hip hop, relationships, culture, travel, pictures, movies, music, food, smiles, tears. It's all part of the madness of life. The Mayo madness :)