New Years Day

I have made a number of posts in the same day to catch up. So look at previous posts to keep the days in order :-)

We got to sleep in this morning which was so exciting! This meant that instead of the girls rolling out of bed at 7:45 to get breakfast at 8, we were rolling out of bed at 8:45 to get breakfast at 9. We then spent an hour of quiet time which was much needed for all of us. We then got our supplies ready to go to the STS property and the Rafiki Children's Village.


A couple we had met at the NGO party came by with their daughters who make jewelry so we could buy some. We then headed out the property. When we showed up, guess who? Michael was there! Now those of you who don’t know who Michael is, he is the guy who makes the bullet crosses most of you have. He is a biz type of guy who Rodney has sort of taken under his wing. Michael is incredible in the fact that he knows were we are almost always and we don’t know how. We did get to see Rodney talk about the vision of the property and saw the wall going up which was very encouraging. We'll be helping to build that wall tomorrow possibly.


We then went to the Rafiki Children's Village. This was probably the highlight of my visit so far to Liberia. The village has only 21 children but it is growing and has locations in 10 countries in Africa. It an orphanage for TRUE orphans to help them grow up in a Christian, safe environment, get the best education possible, and grow up to either go to college or get a trade. Ultimately they want the children to grow up to be leaders in their countries. I talked to the curriculum director for a huge part of the time which was awesome. If I had to be a missionary, I would most definitely choose Rafiki to be where I would serve. Don’t get nervous Mom, I have not signed on to anything yet.


The group did one of our VBS days that we had planned for next week with the kids and it was a huge hit! The children are between the ages of 20 months and 7 years old. They only take children in between the ages of 18 months to five years of age. However, once they are in the orphanage, they will stay there until they are 18 years old. It truly is a great organization.


We are going to be getting to go there tomorrow morning as well which is very exciting! We will also be visiting JFK hospital to encourage the patients and people there.



Right now I am sitting in the Kendeja Resort with Rodney, Annie, and Brent sending out blogs and checking e-mail since the internet is down at Christine’s still. Hope all is well stateside! I miss you all and hope everyone had a great New Years!!

So Blessed,

Lindi

PS. My Dad’s ear is so much better now. My stomach is still causing problems to continue to pray for me. I was able to eat tonight for the first time without feeling ill afterwards.