Hitting the ground running!

well... the first team has officially arrived safely. they came in last night, and unfortunately there was a misunderstanding about the time they were coming in... and they ended up waiting at the airport for quite a while before we got there! not exactly the way you want to start a team out, but they are pretty easy going guys and it all ended up alright.

today we were able to introduce the team to the Samaritan's Purse Liberia office and staff, allowing them to be a part of our daily morning devotions, and orientate them to some things about Liberian culture. After a quick city tour we visited the THINK home, a home for female ex-combatants, where they go thru a nine month program which gives them counseling, education and presents them with the Gospel, and also teaches them a vocation. an eye opening and effective program for sure. its hard to imagine the things these young women have lived thru in their short lives... things that we probably can't even fathom.

tomorrow we will be heading up to the construction site which is going to take us a good six hours in the van that we have... so you can be praying for a safe journey! we will be up in Yekepa for about two and a half weeks, with the goal of finishing the men's dorms, which will also help house the upcoming teams in the next few months.

i received an email this week from the construction site... with a picture of a 5 foot Gabon Viper snake which was killed this past week... not something i want to be running into up there...so you can pray that those snakes stay away from me and my team!