Week have been flying by here in Liberia but we are learning a ton!
In Liberia The flag is the same color as ours.
With Stars and Stripes and the way they display their flag it catches me off guard and I think I am always seeing American Flags.
This last week was another busy one.
We went to see several Wells and Latrines (water Projects)that were made by the previous Humanitarian couples.
Some were for schools and some were for communities. Some were just Latrines and some were wells with the Latrines. Some were in communities outlying where water just isn't.
These boys are flying kites outside a community which used to be a small displacement camp.
This community is so glad for their Latrines. The community is called the Chicken SOup Factory community.
Their community was a mess due to no sewer disposal. LDS Charities put in Latrines and septic tank and taught Community Hygiene. This has really improved their community
We also looked at some schools that are in need to determine if they were possible future projects.
Issac Tondo School Latrine on right.
This young Lady is drying, smoking fish in a fishing village, Banjor, north of us. The community received a well and Latrines, The hygiene training helps them learn how to manage the latrine and well and keep it clean. They also learn how to organize as a community to keep their well pumping water.
These fishermen travel in these canoes between this port and Sierra Leone.
The fish here looked so very good and fresh. We just had no where to carry cold fish in our truck.
This picture is of the leader of the VOA (VOice of America) displacement (Refugee) camp.
He organized and leads the people still in the Camp. 10,000.
The camp is made up of Muslim belief made up of several countries.
They fled to Liberia and now they have no where to go.
This man is an exceptional man.
It was amazing to meet him.
It was also very sad to see their conditions.
This is very common to the bigger houses in the camp.
This leader told our site monitor that the one thing different in the LDS church is that they don't have any prejudices with people. They help all people. They have no boundaries.
This next community is one of my favorite.
Better Days School
I will also include a picture of this school and orphanage run by a reverend. He takes of Children orphaned by war and now Ebola. His school is close neighbors to the Refugee camp of the Muslim community and a couple villages.
He said during Ebola the disease went all around him. He could hear the crying and screaming from pain move from village to village all around him. He said he kept his children close to him and prayed and used the water from the well that was just put into his village at the outbreak of the disease. These were some of the hardest hit areas. He lost no one in his little school area.
He said 'God heard my cries and he protected us and kept all of my children safe.
So To those who donate to LDS Charities and Humanitarian....They say 'Thank You!
Do you see what your little donation does?
The Reverend and his wife and teachers.
Just drying the Laundry.
The Reverend and some of his children of his orphanage.
Another Proud caretaker of a well and Latrine in his community. His is next to the VOA community. His community is the one of the most successful well committees we have seen . They have been so good at working together and caring for their project.
THis is another sweet home from the refugee camp.
We also have some sweet tender mercies happen that are worth all of it.
So Sunday at church was a wonderful reward for our work this week. Our branches were so welcoming and opened up to us.We are caring for 2 right now. Paynesville 2 and 3.
John was able to get both his branch clerks trained (it will be a slow and lengthy process) and the auxiliaries got through most of their lessons. The spirit then could come into their classes. They also asked me who the people in Daughters of our kingdom were. They didn't know about Joseph and Hyrum in Carthage jail. They had no idea about the Nauvoo temple burning or the crossing of the plains.
We had a great lesson on how the women of that time kept their covenants, left their homes and beautiful temple they just finished and that because they left and kept their covenants we have a church, missionaries who come all the way to Liberia and temples all over the world.
IT was wonderful day.
Well that's all for this week.
We love you all. We miss our family a lot. Communicating has taken some time.
We had a great visit with Erica and Willy though ....They are having a Baby!!!!!!
Love to you all and Merry Christmas.
Remember us here in Liberia !!!
This Girl kept saying to dad when we walked by her..."I want you to take me home. You know what I talkin bout I want to go home witch yu."!
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