The first week of our workshop is finished! Monday 3 of our students will begin teaching lessons. It will be good for us to see what they have learned and to practice before we leave! They eagerly completed their homework yesterday, and have more for the weekend! Praise God for their willingness to learn and develop their teaching skills even further. This afternoon, we took the mobile library out to a rural community for the very first time ever! As we dro...

Thursday, and what a great day it was! Our teachers came early again, ready to rock and roll as we say! Because of their eagerness, we will begin our workshop 30 minutes earlier next week. Our local teachers will also begin teaching, using what we've been sharing. We are so encouraged by the enthusiasm we have seen! The last day of our children's day camp was another fun day. Many of the children were so eager to be there that they were waiting an hour ear...

We began our phonics workshop with the local community teachers this morning! As I watched them enter the classroom, and receive their book bags the two words that came to my mind were: excited and eager! It is such an exciting thing for our team to see so many of the local teachers embracing this concept that is new to them, trying so diligently to learn it for themselves, so that they can encourage and build up the next generation of leaders. Be praying for ...

Sunday in Yekepa! Fell asleep last night to the sound of rain, and woke to the same sound. It truly is the rainy season! Of the 200 or so annual inches of rain this country gets, more than half comes in the 5-6 month period of time called the rainy season. Went to worship this morning at a local fellowship where we heard a great message centered around Psalm 15. We've spent the afternoon getting together the manuals that the teachers will be using during our...

We arrived safely in Monrovia, Liberia last night. As our plane was coming in for its landing, the view from the plane was amazing! My fist thought upon exiting the plane was, 'wow, not nearly as hot as 8 imagined it would be!'. But we've hit here in the rainy season, which helps to keep the temperatures down. So, while it is still humid, it is the sweltering oppressive heat I was expecting. The beach house, right along the Atlantic shoreline, was a nice resp...