Happy Reformation Day/Weekend! The pastors and ministers are having a meeting out in the common room, which means that I need to stay in my room -- but I have AC, my laptop, and plenty of reading to catch up on! So no complaints. We had a workshop this morning again -- I had over 70 kids stuffed into one little room! It really is getting to be too much to be honest -- there weren't as many the last couple of days, and it was much easier to keep control and get them to quiet down. Today, although they quietened down pretty well for the story, by the end of the two hours they were getting very feisty and I could barely make myself heard. I had already done a lot of singing with them, but I eventually had to just keep singing their favourites over and over again in order to keep them in any semblance of order while we were waiting for the adults to be finished. I'm not complaining about the number of kids -- it's great to see so many in! But pray for the situation because I do want the kids to hear the message and be able to learn the Word of God. It would really help if we had a bigger room, because then they wouldn't all be crammed on top of one another.
The picture above is of some of the pastors on the beach, along with a bunch of the kids who came over this evening to go swimming. It was so refreshing!
We went to see some property today that is for sale and might be suitable for building a mission house or residence for a missionary (me?!) It's quite exciting because it's a nice property and a very good price! The next step is to get the deeds checked out to make sure that it hasn't already been sold to someone else -- or a few other people! Apparently that happens quite routinely here. And it would need to be surveyed etc. So pray that these matters will go smoothly and if it's the Lord's will, we might even be able to acquire this property. It would be a real step forward!
Below is my newest room-mate! Although the partnership didn't last long. I thought it was a massive spider when it first went scuttling across the floor, but turns out it was a crab. We've seen several inside the guesthouse so I keep my room door firmly shut now! 
I hope the property works out. What kind of projected time limits are there for building or purchasing? Did any of the info from Daada work out?
ReplyDeleteYou mean time limits generally in Liberia? Not too sure, actually, but I know they say that once you buy a piece of land, you should put a building on it asap so that the seller won't then go and sell it to someone else! Will have to wait and see what the lawyer says. I gave the info to the men, and we'll hopefully meet up with Daada in the spring trip.
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