June Prayer update from the Wilsons 
Dear friends,
Greetings from Addis!
Rainy season is just getting under way here; life quietens down quite a bit at this time of year as many foreigners return to their home countries for a couple of months.
Praise God that Abigail was baptised last month – this was very much initiated by her. She said she felt so happy when she came out of the water that she couldn’t stop smiling. We had a lovely day and it was wonderful to celebrate her and God’s work in her life.
A few weeks ago, Chris had his first opportunity to share his PhD research with leaders here in Ethiopia. He gave a seminar on the church and ethnic conflict, which was attended by the leaders of several NGOs, local churches and theological colleges in Addis. This went well, with the participants identifying many similar challenges facing churches here with those Chris has been writing about in the Northern Irish context. Relatedly, Chris is about to travel to the UK for his viva, which takes place early next week. Do pray for him as he comes to the end of this five-year journey, and for the discussions with the examiners to be helpful for churches here.
As we look forward to the next few months, please pray as the Anglican church continues to work on an agreement with the government which would allow much easier access in to the refugee camps. We’d like to spend more time training leaders in the camps but we need this agreement to happen to gain access. Please pray too for Simon, who we have mentioned before - a former student from Gambella who has been helping Chris to deliver training in the camps. You may remember he stayed with us in December to try and find a diagnoses to some significant ongoing health issues. Although there was some progress and improvement, he has continued to struggle with an illness that so far is inexplicable; join us in praying for healing for him.
Do continue to pray for the little boy we are taking care of; he’s been living with us for the last 3 months as he recovers from being malnourished and from surgery to repair his cleft lip; he is really thriving, growing and changing every day. We’d love him to have a family for life, but right now it’s not legal for foreigners to adopt so it is not an option for us, and it seems he's unlikely to be adopted by a local family due to his health issues. Please pray that one of these things would change so that he can grow up as part of a family.
Thanks for all your support and prayers,
Love Suzy and Chris.
Ps. Suzy finally got around to writing something: if you’re interested, click here: https://suzyandchris.wordpress.com/2025/05/27/a-gateway-to-hope/