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| A grain threshing operation outside of Sendafa, Ethiopia |
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| A small family farm. |
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| A back road between Sendafa and Addis Ababa. This is the road they used before the Government built the highway. |
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| Mother and daughter go to do the family wash at the river. |
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| Headed to the market. |
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| Also headed to the market. This is a common sight here. |
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| The library in Sendafa. Check out the mountain rim in the distance. |
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| New houses being constructed on the outskirts of town. |
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| This is a view from atop the water tank we were working on. |
Hellow Mr Martin,
ReplyDeleteI came by your account in a roundabout way.. by posting a similar comment to Ethiopia Dan. My wife and I adopted two boys, Abera and Wakeiyo Tadu whom I believe were born in Sendafa. Their birthdates are 15Sep2004 and 24May2003 respectively. Their father is in Sheno prison I think, Tadu Bursa. We were never aware of any other family (mother Biritu is deceased). I write to ask if you've come across any family of Tadu or Biritu. I'm having a difficult time believing that the parents had no siblings in the area. A long shot I know but if you know any elders of the community perhaps they are aware of family of these boys. Tadu is in prison for the death of the mother. I don't know the details other than that and a policeman brought them to Kidane Mehret orphanage in Addis sometime around Oct 2006. They were there for a bit over a year until they came home with us in April 2008.
thanks for any info,
Robert Hettinga (orageapeskull@gmail.com)
Good to hear from you Robert. I am so happy to hear that you adopted two boys from our village! That is wonderful. The names that you mentioned do not sound familiar, but I am meeting with several Sendafa "Veterans" (who have been to the village many times) this Sunday and I can ask around for you. As you probably know, Ethiopian names can be tricky since there is no family name. A child's last name is the first name of their father usually. I will let you know if I come up with anything. Meanwhile, please stay in touch, I would love for you to guest write for this blog about your family and share pictures of the boys. I will e-mail you soon. God bless you!
ReplyDeleteMr Martin,
ReplyDeleteI just emailed 4 pics of the boys. Thanks for any help. I wanted to add that the doc we got here introducing us to the boys was signed by Eyerusalem Tesfay.
kent hettinga