Report from Liberia
We have a report from Bruce McDowell in Liberia:
Our team is doing fine here in Monrovia. We have been getting a lot done and have enjoyed meeting people. Everyone is very welcoming and friendly.
The night before the three others on the team arrived ahead of me Mother Victoria Thomas' home burned down when a neighbor's house caught on fire during the night. A 7 month pregnant woman and her two young children burned to death in the fire. Her husband had been away on a trip. Victoria's house was around the corner from the orphanage home. Nothing is left of it.
When I came to the Kingsville orphanage I found that one of the boys had an accident last Wednesday where he was chasing another boy who closed the door on him and he smashed into it and hit his eye. His eye is very swollen up and has gone blind. This morning he is going to an eye clinic with Mother Victoria Thomas.
Yesterday I worked on repairing broken bunk beds while David and Jonathan worked on building the roof trusses for the orphanage school building. Elaine taught girls cross-stitching. We are hoping that two school rooms can be completed with this project.
Since I missed going to Rafiki last Saturday when the other three did, we will go there on Friday morning again. Saturday we are having a conference at Rock Spring Presbyterian Church for about 130 people expected. Last Sunday David Kent preached and Jonathan taught Sunday school. It was David's first time to preach. I heard it went very well. Pray for the conference Saturday, and for Sunday, as we will have about 20 or more baptisms, and communion after I preach.
We are also enjoying our Bible study together in the mornings as a team going through "On Mission with God", looking at the life of David.
Our team is doing fine here in Monrovia. We have been getting a lot done and have enjoyed meeting people. Everyone is very welcoming and friendly.
The night before the three others on the team arrived ahead of me Mother Victoria Thomas' home burned down when a neighbor's house caught on fire during the night. A 7 month pregnant woman and her two young children burned to death in the fire. Her husband had been away on a trip. Victoria's house was around the corner from the orphanage home. Nothing is left of it.
When I came to the Kingsville orphanage I found that one of the boys had an accident last Wednesday where he was chasing another boy who closed the door on him and he smashed into it and hit his eye. His eye is very swollen up and has gone blind. This morning he is going to an eye clinic with Mother Victoria Thomas.
Yesterday I worked on repairing broken bunk beds while David and Jonathan worked on building the roof trusses for the orphanage school building. Elaine taught girls cross-stitching. We are hoping that two school rooms can be completed with this project.
Since I missed going to Rafiki last Saturday when the other three did, we will go there on Friday morning again. Saturday we are having a conference at Rock Spring Presbyterian Church for about 130 people expected. Last Sunday David Kent preached and Jonathan taught Sunday school. It was David's first time to preach. I heard it went very well. Pray for the conference Saturday, and for Sunday, as we will have about 20 or more baptisms, and communion after I preach.
We are also enjoying our Bible study together in the mornings as a team going through "On Mission with God", looking at the life of David.
posted by M Clark at 3/19/2008 08:40:00 AM
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