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Most Christians in Ethiopia are members of the Coptic Church.
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A truly novel country will be featured as a Novel Destinations Friday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m., at the library.
Bob Schaffnit will share images and stories from his visit to Ethiopia in 2005 after receiving an invitation from the Coptic Ethiopian Church.
“We were able to visit some sites as well as islands which are off limits even to Ethiopian countrymen,” Schaffnit said. “We visited the capital of Addis, Axum, Lalabella, and then Bahir-dar.”
The journey also included villages where people lived as they did 4,000 years ago, he said.
“We pieced together an ancient history of the Ark of the Covenant as we attended the Timket festival, Schaffnit said. “Ethiopia is the only nation that claims to have the Ark, yet does not care if anyone even knows about this claim. The highlight of the expedition was visiting Lalabella to explore the churches that have been hewn out of rock and then carved out from the inside out.”
After our trip to Ethiopia the History Channel did their own film documentary that was based off of their itinerary, he said.
Novel Destinations is sponsored by the Coeur d'Alene Public Library Foundation with a grant from Mothership Adventures. The program is free, but donations are welcome.
Anyone with a travelogue to share at the library is asked to contact the Library Foundation at 208-769-2380 or by e-mail at cdalibraryfoundation@gmail.com.
Bob Schaffnit will share images and stories from his visit to Ethiopia in 2005 after receiving an invitation from the Coptic Ethiopian Church.
“We were able to visit some sites as well as islands which are off limits even to Ethiopian countrymen,” Schaffnit said. “We visited the capital of Addis, Axum, Lalabella, and then Bahir-dar.”
The journey also included villages where people lived as they did 4,000 years ago, he said.
“We pieced together an ancient history of the Ark of the Covenant as we attended the Timket festival, Schaffnit said. “Ethiopia is the only nation that claims to have the Ark, yet does not care if anyone even knows about this claim. The highlight of the expedition was visiting Lalabella to explore the churches that have been hewn out of rock and then carved out from the inside out.”
After our trip to Ethiopia the History Channel did their own film documentary that was based off of their itinerary, he said.
Novel Destinations is sponsored by the Coeur d'Alene Public Library Foundation with a grant from Mothership Adventures. The program is free, but donations are welcome.
Anyone with a travelogue to share at the library is asked to contact the Library Foundation at 208-769-2380 or by e-mail at cdalibraryfoundation@gmail.com.
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