Giving Tuesday is almost over but your chance to make a lasting impact is not. Please consider changing a child’s life through education in Liberia by contributing to our mission school at our website…just hit this link and you’re on your way to offering a gift that lasts longer than a Tuesday! http://www.gbarngamission.org Thanks!

Thank you to all who have supported our mission with time, talents, treasures and prayers – and comments on my blog – this year!

A reminder as we approach that most capitalist of American holidays – Black Friday – that your purchases can become contributions to Gbarnga Mission. Here’s the link again…thanks: Support us when you shop on Black Friday. Go to smile.amazon.com/ch/46-5637972 and Amazon donates to Gbarnga Lutheran Mission Project Inc.

I’m fortunate to have two Thanksgivings this year – a Liberian Thanksgiving earlier in November with my African family and the upcoming American Thanksgiving next week with my biological family. When you’re lounging listlessly on the couch with a stomach full of turkey and the conversation drifts to Christmas present ideas, please remember to share… Continue reading Smile – Free money from Amazon

I sit at the Monrovia airport so it’s blog time…. The last day in Liberia is usually the busiest – except for this trip when the last three days all seemed like a last day. Everyone who wanted to have “a talk” came visiting me at the guesthouse. The Makor family (which has three children… Continue reading A three day last day

Yesterday after church was Bible distribution day. Each book now has a dedication label placed in the front cover. A list of member’s names was read off and Bibles were given to those who could read with the goal of helping the illiterate members learn to read at least one scripture verse this year. Each… Continue reading Barbar and the block makers

It’s a national holiday today – it’s Thanksgiving! Schools and shops are closed. The campus is buzzing with activity despite being a holiday. It appears to be a sort of community work day with people tending to overgrown grasses and much of the school staff here on the campus tending to our various garden plots… Continue reading Thanksgiving Day – Liberia

I hate doing dishes. I know this comes as a surprise to Kathy, but it’s true. Besides having a reliable vehicle on modern roads, I would say the convenience I miss most is a dishwasher (the machine, not Kathy…although I do miss her a lot, too!).  I don’t mind cooking every meal but I need… Continue reading As the world turns

It’s a big day in the Lutheran Church today celebrating 500 years since Martin Luther shook things up – one of the big changes being to put scripture into the language of the people and let them read it for themselves instead of priests being the sole interpreters. Today I had the pleasure of helping… Continue reading Reformation continues