Ethiopian well-wishing

I got the most charming email from a colleague in Ethiopia who heard the news that I was pregnant. This woman is really amazing. She started and runs her own orphanage/child care center in Addis Ababa. Her native language, Amharic, is a very different language from English, with a whole different alphabet. I can't claim to speak any of it, but I love the way Makeda (not her real name) translates to English.

Dear Kate,

How are you doing? I heard that you started a process to bringing new person to our planet that is great!

so how is it going? you are in my prayer to have a peaceful time.

I wish you to have all the best time.
Makeda


The last time she visited here, I helped her pick out some gifts for her daughter, who really wanted some binoculars. We went to Target and found some. She sent me this after her return:

Hi Kate,
Thank you, I arrived safely in Ethiopia all my family members are well. My daughter who get binocular gift, she is very happy for that, and now she planning to go to the nearest forest to see wild animals with it. Please pass my greeting for all staff of Health Inequality Department.
Thanks
Makeda