{"id":1086,"date":"2013-05-05T21:42:33","date_gmt":"2013-05-05T18:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dknolte.com\/?p=1086"},"modified":"2013-05-06T05:47:03","modified_gmt":"2013-05-06T02:47:03","slug":"what-i-have-i-did-what-i-dont-have-i-dont-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dknolte.com\/?p=1086","title":{"rendered":"“What I have, I did. What I don\u2019t have, I don\u2019t need.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

T<\/strong>his is Ethiopian Easter.<\/p>\n

The last time we were at the hill eating dinner, Hiwot asked us if we would like to come to her house for Easter dinner.\u00a0 When we realized she would be alone that evening, we asked her to come to our house instead.\u00a0 Surprisingly, she agreed.\u00a0 We gave her money for taxi and told her 3:00.<\/p>\n

At four, she arrived and brought injera<\/em> and bread with her and some Ethiopian chicken dish to add to the lamb and vegetables Terese cooked.\u00a0 Usually she wears slacks and a white shirt at the restaurant, so it was nice to see her in an Ethiopian dress.\u00a0 Below are a few pics. \"IMG_2473\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"IMG_2477\"<\/a>\"IMG_2475\"<\/a>During the dinner we talked.\u00a0 She speaks pretty good English and loves to carry on a conversation.\u00a0 For once, she actually got to sit and talk with us.\u00a0 I hid a notebook nearby so I could jot down notes on what she said, and with Terese\u2019s help, I can regale some of the conversation.\u00a0 Only problem to that, is I can\u2019t read what I scribbled down.\u00a0 Anyone knows what, \u201cPehartion Sym Junestat Bot\u201d means?<\/p>\n

She doesn\u2019t want to go to class tomorrow, because she knows she will probably have to deliver a baby, so she told her Instructor, she will not be in on Monday because of all she will eat on Sunday. (Easter).\u00a0\u00a0 The Instructor told her, I\u2019ll have medicine waiting for you.<\/p>\n

Last week, she was told that the Midwife will not tolerate anyone coughing or sneezing during the delivery, so Hiwot suddenly developed a cough.\u00a0 The Instructor said, She was not coughing earlier!\u00a0 But the Midwife said, No, get me another student, and sent Hiwot out.<\/p>\n

I spoke with her about continuing her schooling to become a doctor and she said No, but the more we talked, the more she said she may.\u00a0 She said the cost of continuing to become a doctor is 3000 birr a month. ($166).<\/p>\n

I asked her if she is on Facebook and she said, Yes.\u00a0 So I said, we will stay in touch with you and if you want to become a doctor, we will pay the tuition for you.\u00a0 She said, Ok.<\/p>\n

In a further conversation about being a Christian nurse, she said her mother told her:\u00a0 \u201cChristians not work for money but to help people.\u201d\u00a0 And then Hiwot stated, Every time I help someone, God writes it down.<\/em><\/p>\n

To give you an idea of her outlook on Life, when we were talking about all she is doing with her life and education, she made the statement, What I have, I did.\u00a0 What I don\u2019t have, I don\u2019t need.<\/em><\/p>\n

Wow!\u00a0 I wish I had that way of thinking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is Ethiopian Easter. The last time we were at the hill eating dinner, Hiwot asked us if we would …<\/p>\n

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