The Orphanage

So in America we pay pretty good money to go through a mountainous, bumpy trail in a jeep. Well in Africa you can do it FREE!!!! The only bad thing is you have to go on the ride whether you want to or not to get to certain places. So was my ride Saturday morning to the "Center of the Aged and Abandoned" orphanage. A sweet Liberian couple started taking in children during the war and now there orphanage has grown to 62 children. They are building a new building which they desperately need as the one they currently have is so small I have no idea how they fit all those children in there. We played games, sang songs, and had a bibles story and craft. Then we sat around and played with the children some of the older girls braided our hair which was fun and beautiful.

Today we had some more orientation meetings. They were really good and informative. I didn't realize how much merchy ships does besides the hospital. It is really involved with rebuilding the infrastructer here in Liberia since the 14 yr civil war. It's amazing what they do and how they do it.

Today was really cool. The ward is broken into 4 different sections Wards A-D. I had been taking care of this pt on B ward and todays she wasn't there so I thought maybe she had gone home. Well I went into A ward and there she was so we started talking and I asked her how her hand was doing (she had surgery to release a contracture from a burn) and she moved it completely NORMAL. Praise the Lord!!! I almost started to cry. It is so wonderful to see what the Lord is doing through this ministry.

Keep praying for our pt's many of them have serious infections which are keeping their wounds from healing. The outreach is coming to an end and we need them to heal before we leave if possible for the best outcome for the pt's. I know our God can heal and bring restoration to their lives. Prayer works!!!