Gbarnga Mission | Liberia – West Africa

When I was a child, one of my favorite Matchbox cars was a yellow Land Rover with the spare tire on the rear. I had always loved Africa from the Tarzan-Jane-Cheeta-the-chimp viewpoint and definitely not in the go-build-a-Christian-school perspective. So last night was, in a way, fulfillment of a childhood dream as I drove alone down… Continue reading Sunday School

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11:24 Please pray for our mission and the Gbarnga community. My email devotion this morning says this about prayer: When you pray…use your faith. William Ward says: ‘We stamp and address an envelope… Continue reading Pray For Our Mission

If you’d like to support our school project, please CLICK HERE or follow the “Make A Donation” button under the “Support Our School” heading on the left. If you’ve been following along, you know that getting support from the community volunteers has been a challenge.  If you’d like to financially support feeding these volunteers, please CLICK… Continue reading Please Support Our Mission

My morning started at 4:45am when I heard the creaking hinges of the screen door to the common area in the guesthouse.  Good thing it’s not well oiled because I mistakenly set my alarm for 5:45am and Nyekeh was scheduled to pick me up at 5:30am to drive to Gbarnga.  I took a quick bucket… Continue reading Mobilius Stereophonix Juggleitis

I receive a daily email devotion from Lutheran Church Charities and a couple of the recent ones focused on “unity”.  I attended the morning LCL staff devotion this morning and the first hymn was “Bind Us Together”.  Mmm…is there a message in there for me about how to deal with my ongoing “volunteer” issue in… Continue reading Cords That Cannot Be Broken

We last left our star-crossed lovers as the warm ocean waves crossed the atoll and gently washed their bod…OOPS! That’s my other blog…sorry. I meant to say…We last left Sam on his way back to Gbarnga as the cement delivery truck preceded his path to the work site. Sam and the cement arrived safely that evening and the… Continue reading I’m Having a 3-Ton Baby

As I rolled over to extinguish the demonic sound of the alarm, my brain did register that 5:45am had arrived much too soon. I needed to meet Sam at 6:30am to start the anticipated lengthy process of shopping for supplies. The cold bucket-bath-shower did not endear me to the plumbers of Liberia after the previous day’s long… Continue reading Let’s Make A Deal – Liberian Edition

It’s Wednesday afternoon around 4pm Liberia time and the last 32 hours have been a bit of a challenge.  Let’s start with Tuesday… The day started by heading to the property at 8am and waiting for Sam Bundo to arrive with his crew to begin the first day of construction. As we turned the corner… Continue reading No AAA on the Gbarnga Highway

I got an email last night from a young man named, Philip Mckay, who saw me at the church service at St. Mark’s on Sunday. He wanted to meet to see how he could engage the youth of the community to help with the school project.  What?!?!? An unsolicited volunteer work force?  Philip was the… Continue reading Burn Baby Burn – Land is Being Cleared

I’ve been learning many Liberian phrases which are interesting. Instead of saying “a little” as in “just give me a little”, you should say “small small”. When it hasn’t stopped raining yet, the “rain has not rested”.  When you say good morning to someone, they will respond “what news”.  The difficulty I have with understanding… Continue reading Development Isn’t All Laughing