Mary Briggs and I left Albuquerque on United Airlines at 5:35 am on Jan. 2.  We flew to Houston, Washington, DC, and then on the Brussels, Belgium. In Brussels we met up with Kristen Johnson and Brian Johnson (not related) as they had flown from Denver, where they are from, to Newark and then on to […]

Yesterday was Sunday, and what an exciting day we had!  First of all, we were invited to worship at two church service – one, a church literally next to the ocean.  When I looked out through the brick, I saw the beach and the ocean. The name of the church is the International Fellowship of World Changer. […]

Each day gets more exciting!  We had our team of 8 Liberians and 4 Americans who went to the prison right away at 10:00 am this morning when it opened.  The officials had called ahead, and they were expecting us. They were very welcoming, they opened the huge metal prison gates, and we drove onto the grounds. […]

It is SO wonderful traveling with the Liberian Team Members!!!  I can’t say enough about them.  They are helpful, participate in everything, and are soaking up our teachings in powerful ways. There is so much to say and so little time by the time we finally get to a room with Wi-Fi and or even electricity.  But I’ll […]

I’m sitting on a small table, like a coffee table, writing this entry.  The power went off at 5: 45 am.  and it got very hot in Mary’s and my room and then the community came alive with all the talking, music, etc. so that was the end of sleep.  Actually, it got very hot, so I decided […]

We have just arrived at the Wings For LIFE International Liberian office.  We have problems with the car we’ve been renting (a friend of Raymond’s because otherwise a rental car would probably triple the cost), so he is trying to find another car for us. As a team, we will trying to describe the beautiful countryside […]

Yesterday Raymond spent a lot of time trying to find a vehicle for us to use.  We were at his home/office, as were other team members.  So, we spent some time training and demonstrating how we do various bible stories, we sang new songs, and they shared songs that they know and like to sing too.  It is […]

After we left Monkey Island, Raymond drove us to the Libassa Eco Lodge.  It was a very fancy lodge, where rooms go from $125/night, $250/night and $500/night.  What was really special about this lodge is how they tried to be so ecofriendly.  The individual lodges were round and built off the ground about 3-4 ft. They didn’t have […]

Today’s visit to Monrovia Central Prison was quite an experience. This prison is commonly known as “South Beach” and is the largest prison in Liberia. 1360 inmates occupy South Beach and it is common to have at least 17 inmates per cell with 318 sharing one toilet! When we walked into the prison, we encountered […]

Yesterday we headed into town to do some “early morning” shopping – 10:00 am, and to visit the United Methodist Liberian Church Office. The Bishop wasn’t it, but the Assistant to the Bishop, as well as the woman in charge of all the clinics for the Methodists and their 700+ congregations, graciously welcomed us in. […]