Hello again - I've added a few photos - click on the Images of Ganta Liberia West Africa page.  I'm out of time, so will have to add captions later.
Thea

Hello All -

We are having difficulties connecting to wifi, getting posts added to the blog and sending emails.  We had to travel a distance in order to get this connection.  My apologies, I thought this would be a lot easier than it has turned out to be.

Please note that you can add your email address where indicated on the home page of the blog home page, so that you will receive an email message when the blog has been updated.  That way you won't have to keep checking for updates.

A quick update...
We have been working hard all week on the construction site of the vocational school in the Gipo Village.  Trenches have been dug for the exterior and interior walls and we will hopefully be able to start setting the foundation by early next week.  We have participated in the making of cement blocks, removing stumps, gathering gravel from the road and sand from the nearby creek.  Everything is done by hand, there is no construction machinery available.  On Wednesday, we attended the Liberian Annual Methodist Conference in Gbarnga.  It's been a wonderful experience to work alongside the people from the Gipo and neighboring villages on this project.  So many people will benefit from having this school available to them and we feel blessed to have been a part of this project.

After working at the construction site, we have made stops on our way back to the compound.  We have visited the hospital on the mission compound, the Nimba County Rubber plantation and a pineapple farm.

We have a lot of pictures to share with you and will add them as internet connections allow.  We may need to wait until we are back in Monrovia next Thursday. 

Thanks to everyone that has contributed to this project, either through donations or keeping us in your prayers.  More to come...

Blessings, Thea

Hello from Liberia!  We had a 7 hour drive from Monrovia to Ganta on Saturday.  The  roads are in very poor condition, so it was a very slow commute.  We arrived at Reverend Priscilla's house in the early evening, unpacked and had a wonderful meal. 

On Sunday morning, we went to the Miller McAllister United Methodist church located across from the Ganta Mission Station and enjoyed the 2 hour service filled with rich Liberian tradition.  We returned back to the house to change and have lunch.  Then we went to the Leper colony near the mission station.  There we were able to visit the patients being treated for three illnesses including Leprosy and TB and learn about the care that the patients receive.  They have a shop onsite that sells the handmade baskets and greeting cards made by the patients.

We toured the agricultural division of the Ganta mission station to see the livestock managed by Peter, the Field Supervisor.  Afterwards, a few of us stopped to view a kick ball game before heading back to the house for the evening.

We are here!

We are here -Liberia let us in!  Flew from Mpls. to NY, to Ghana and finally to Monrovia.  From the airport we had 1-1/2 hour drive in an air conditioned(!) van to the United Methodist Missionary compound.  Took a quick walk along the beach of the Atlantic ocean.  The water temperature was wonderful!  And now we are eating pizza at Dona Maria on Tubman Blvd.

Lack of WI FI here in Liberia

Hello All
Sorry for the delay in updates and photos
WI FI is hard to come  by in Liberia
I will get updates ASAP
Thank You