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    The Sacred
    David Ayers
    • Oct 10, 2015
    • 4 min

    The Sacred

    The Sacred Through the sound of the rain drops on our metal roof, I heard a soft mewing sound from my front porch.   Dave’s voice came...
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    suffering in HOPE…
    David Ayers
    • Apr 12, 2015
    • 2 min

    suffering in HOPE…

    I sat around my big wooden table today. I watched his family receive life-altering, devestating, “God, how can this be??” diagnosis from...
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    A HARD GOOD BYE
    David Ayers
    • Oct 19, 2014
    • 0 min

    A HARD GOOD BYE

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    Ayer Tribe…October
    David Ayers
    • Oct 12, 2014
    • 0 min

    Ayer Tribe…October

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    First week in Soddo…Perfect Provision
    David Ayers
    • Sep 7, 2014
    • 2 min

    First week in Soddo…Perfect Provision

    THIS WEEK: GRATITUDE… I am in awe of God’s perfect provision and gifts…my house helper said this morning (translating loosely from...
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    Soddo School Begins!!
    David Ayers
    • Sep 4, 2013
    • 4 min

    Soddo School Begins!!

    This week marks the beginning of our first week of our first FULL YEAR of school in Ethiopia.  As far as I know…I am not moving three...
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    Harvest at Home…
    David Ayers
    • Dec 1, 2012
    • 1 min

    Harvest at Home…

    “Mommy, I have such happy tears right now!” “We’re all going to heaven together!” She walked around our table, whispering a blessing into...
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    David Ayers
    • Oct 20, 2012
    • 2 min

    Prayer

    Sometimes Life is Life, no matter where you are. The past three weeks have been full of battling bugs here in Addis. I think we have...
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    David Ayers
    • Aug 15, 2012
    • 3 min

    What Africa is doing to us…

    Maija’s PRAYER…She is SEEING. She’s getting it. “Jesus please bless all of us in this room tonight. Thank you for our warm house and...
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    A night of Dorro Wat and THANKS.
    David Ayers
    • Jul 21, 2012
    • 1 min

    A night of Dorro Wat and THANKS.

    ALL the kids with my awesome teacher, Abebe…He told his friend last week he would miss his own wedding day to be with our Tribe!! WOW!!...
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    David Ayers
    • Jun 19, 2012
    • 2 min

    Happy 3rd Birthday Evie-Bear!!

    Today is Evie’s 3rd BIRTHDAY! Oh, we love our delightful, STRONG-willed Evie-bear! She has been an amazing trooper in all the transitions...
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    April~grace and seeing
    David Ayers
    • May 22, 2012
    • 5 min

    April~grace and seeing

    The official signing...the house is SOLD!! Sell Everything… Well, here we are at the end of two huge weeks…I can barely believe that God...
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    David Ayers
    • Apr 17, 2012
    • 2 min

    The process…continues

    This week is passing quickly…the boxes are stacking higher…I’ve sorted, packed, thrown, reminisced over so much.  There is joy in this...
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    David Ayers
    • Apr 12, 2012
    • 2 min

    Thoughts from Dave…

    Well, I think I’m due for my annual blog post so thought I’d offer a few of the random thoughts that have been bouncing around this...
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    new life…
    David Ayers
    • Apr 1, 2012
    • 2 min

    new life…

    I walked with my 5 this morning…tromping through the woods felt freeing.  It was life-giving.  We were thanking the Giver of Life as we...
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    The FACES of HIS Grace.
    David Ayers
    • Mar 10, 2012
    • 2 min

    The FACES of HIS Grace.

    His Grace amazed me today.  For 2 days, sweet sisters in Christ came and scrubbed and laughed and weeded and shared their lives with...
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