Oct. 23, 2008 
I realized the other day that I haven’t mentioned how beautiful this place is. I’ve grown accustomed to the lush green bush that is filled with giant palm, mango, papaya and rubber trees. As the rainy season comes to an end the growing season is here and it’s a battle to clear the bush so crops can be planted. There seems to be a rekindled interest in farming in the Mt. Barclay area which I’m excited about. The church that I mentioned in an earlier blog will soon begin “brushing” their donated land which has grown to 50 acres. They are anxious to begin and many from the congregation are planning on spending the week out on the land, returning home on the weekends, until the crops are planted.
Today at Mt. Barclay Christian School a truck drove in with 14 goats that had been purchased to begin their first farming enterprise. The Mt. Barclay campus is surrounded by grassland and lush vegetation so feeding them will not be a problem. If we can keep the boa constrictors from feasting on them, we will be in the goat business! There are also plans to begin an agriculture training school at Mt. Barclay.
It’s really exciting to see the people here make efforts to become self supporting. I am convinced that we need to not only equip people spiritually but also do all we can to make them economically viable so they can stand on their own at some point. They do need some help to get started but life is simple here and a little help goes a long way.
School will be closed tomorrow for the funeral for Pastor Stewart who passed away last week. I’ve learned what a complicated affair dying is here in Liberia. It involves many family meetings to decide all the funeral details and Plan for the Children’s pastoral staff is taking great care to accommodate all their wishes.
Prayer requests:
Prayers for the family of the pastor that passed away. They are left with no one to support them.
Prayer for the women attending Empowerment Program to embrace lives that are committed to Christ
Prayer for God to bless the efforts that are being made to begin farming in the Mt. Barclay community
Prayer that God will provide support and pastors to reach the hundreds of unreached villages in the interior of Liberia
I am doing well and staying healthy. I am finding that life here or at home is just about showing up every day asking the Lord to give you His Spirit of love. Pretty simple. He’s has been so faithful and I remain…
In His Grip,
Jill
I realized the other day that I haven’t mentioned how beautiful this place is. I’ve grown accustomed to the lush green bush that is filled with giant palm, mango, papaya and rubber trees. As the rainy season comes to an end the growing season is here and it’s a battle to clear the bush so crops can be planted. There seems to be a rekindled interest in farming in the Mt. Barclay area which I’m excited about. The church that I mentioned in an earlier blog will soon begin “brushing” their donated land which has grown to 50 acres. They are anxious to begin and many from the congregation are planning on spending the week out on the land, returning home on the weekends, until the crops are planted.
Today at Mt. Barclay Christian School a truck drove in with 14 goats that had been purchased to begin their first farming enterprise. The Mt. Barclay campus is surrounded by grassland and lush vegetation so feeding them will not be a problem. If we can keep the boa constrictors from feasting on them, we will be in the goat business! There are also plans to begin an agriculture training school at Mt. Barclay.
It’s really exciting to see the people here make efforts to become self supporting. I am convinced that we need to not only equip people spiritually but also do all we can to make them economically viable so they can stand on their own at some point. They do need some help to get started but life is simple here and a little help goes a long way.
School will be closed tomorrow for the funeral for Pastor Stewart who passed away last week. I’ve learned what a complicated affair dying is here in Liberia. It involves many family meetings to decide all the funeral details and Plan for the Children’s pastoral staff is taking great care to accommodate all their wishes.
Prayer requests:
Prayers for the family of the pastor that passed away. They are left with no one to support them.
Prayer for the women attending Empowerment Program to embrace lives that are committed to Christ
Prayer for God to bless the efforts that are being made to begin farming in the Mt. Barclay community
Prayer that God will provide support and pastors to reach the hundreds of unreached villages in the interior of Liberia
I am doing well and staying healthy. I am finding that life here or at home is just about showing up every day asking the Lord to give you His Spirit of love. Pretty simple. He’s has been so faithful and I remain…
In His Grip,
Jill
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