Marty McAlpine, Media Engineer at Desiring God, accompanied us on our trip to Ethiopia to video capture much of what we did while there. The director of the orphanage where the picture below was taken told us that many professional cameramen come through their particular village (a village with 20,000+ known cases of AIDS) to capture footage, but he had never seen any of them sit on the floor to film. They always film while standing in order to protect their health. The orphanage director then went on to say that he was deeply moved that Marty did not hesitate to sit on the floor to film these beautiful children. He saw Jesus in this action. Marty spent most of his time on the floor at this orphanage. I, for one, am very thankful to God for Marty’s service on this trip. My time with him was very edifying.

[Update: Donations to benefit Ethiopian orphans can be made here. Tickets to the Ethiopia Benefit Concert can be purchased here.]

:: posted by dan ::

*see more pics from our trip to orphanages in Ethiopia here.

**Key articles:

A Fresh Look at James 1:27
Thabiti on Transracial adoption and the Gospel
“Abba! Father!” and Transracial Adoption