Barbara Olson

Teachers Barb and Clark Olson, together with their two children, moved to Gondar, Ethiopia in 1971. For four years, Barb kept a detailed journal of the family's experiences in this east African nation. This Christmas book highlights five Ethiopian Christmas stories taken from the journal, two of which were published elsewhere. Barb and her husband now live in Springfield, Illinois, U.S.A., where she continues to write, and works as a community organizer. Her complete journal, GONDAR, Ethiopia, Guests in the Ethiopian Highlands and Children of Zemecha, will be available soon.