hoping my little granddaughter will get a kick out of this one...

i share

they say that when life gives you a lemon...make lemonade...i thought i would apply that concept to bananas...wish you were here....i share!

Liberty A/G - Kakata

September 20, 2015, we preached and shared a day of celebration with Reverend John Roberts and his wife. There was much on the program, but we had a wonderful day.

We arrived a bit early, so I went across the road from the church and visited with the neighbors for a while.  I even found a baby to hold – and he wasn’t afraid of my white skin.

           

Pretty nifty umbrella for the motorcycle taxi

 

I made a stop by children’s church, where the pastor’s wife was teaching in an outside room, before going into the sanctuary.

     

Gaylord pictured with the pastor in front of the church

 

Three Sunday school classes were going on in the auditorium at the same time, with the youth and children meeting outside

       

Another tall chair for the big man

   

Ebola protocols are still in place at public gatherings

The church had just concluded an ushers’ convention, so they honored some of their members who had participated.  They “flowered” us as well.

 

We woke up to a flat tire on our vehicle. Gaylord changed it and had  Roosevelt meet us with a spare.  He accompanied us to the church service. Several choirs were present to sing specials, so this is where I found Roosevelt as the morning wore on.

 

               

Due to heavy rains, there was a landslide on this portion of the road earlier in the week.  One lane was still blocked off, but we made it home safely.

 

surprise!

imagine my surprise when I opened the box containing the new clock for our office at the Bible school...it is not like the display model I selected...but rather this item...complete with music for call to prayer...guess we'll be making another trip to the office supply store...and this time opening the box before we leave...

did i mention that it is raining?

good morning to all from our home office here in Liberia

missing fall

another reason to miss fall in texas

Wash . . . Rinse . . . Drain . . .

 

Yep, just like washing dishes…only a bit gentler.  This is how we do it on this side…

crabbie

did you wake up to a crab this morning...but seriously..this guy was on our front porch when we left for school today...betcha thought i meant someone else!

kids

these "kids" showed up at school last night...how cute is that?!

what to do?!

location selected...
ground cleared...
preparations made for the arrival of 3 more 40-foot containers of food and supplies from Convoy of Hope/AGWM USA (now totaling 17)...
in addition to it being rainy season, the two nights and days prior to delivery it rained heavily non-stop...
so what do you do...
place them wherever the truck and forklift can navigate (both having gotten stuck)...
apologize for the mayhem...
promise to locate them properly when rainy season ends...
and thank God for His provision in times of need through donors like you...

Assembly of God Church - Unification City

This community used to be referred to as Smell No Taste (and sometimes still is but not preferred by its members) because nearby occupants had food that the people could smell but did not have access to eat, thus the name.  Unification City is the name now given to denote the desire to bring people together after years of civil conflict.  I can see why they prefer that name.

We were pleased to preach here for one of our Owensgrove Bible Institute students, Pastor Samuel Dogbah. It rained continuously throughout the service, but that didn't dampen or hinder. It was another great Sunday!

 

From the pulpit looking out the entrance of the church at the opposite end

 

I suspect that Gaylord has always thought he would like a throne to sit in.  Today he got a sense of what that might feel like! He is seated next to Pastor Dogbah.

 

We always find it a bit amusing when people try to comprehend that our names are actually Gaylord and Fredna.  But they try!

The choir, complete with Mike Stand.

     

Before the preaching began, we were presented with a shirt and dress made out of traditional country cloth.  The custom is to actually put these garments on you for everyone to see.

 

This is always risky when smaller people purchase for larger people, but, thankfully, both of ours fit, and we wore them over our other clothes for the remainder of the service.     

Gaylord preaching

The ushers in some of our churches barricade the doors when the preaching begins so that people will not disrupt the service by going in and out.

Communion was served at the conclusion of the service, and then we went and greeted the children in children’s church.

 

     

A little shop set up next to the church

Final good-bye glances at the visitors