Day 20

Let me first start with the fact that we are exhausted. So much that I even looked up synonyms. This list may explain how we (or at least I feel).

all in, aweary [archaic], beat,beaten, bleary, burned-out (orburnt-out), bushed, dead, done,drained, fatigued, jaded,knackered [British], limp, logy (alsologgy), played out, pooped [slang],prostrate, spent, tapped out,tired, tuckered (out), washed-out,wearied, weary, wiped out, worn,worn-out

Any, or all of these define tonight. We had a great day, with another trip into town to gather information on internet and what is available to both Emmanuel and Titus. We gathered good information and possibly it is something that can be acted upon in the future. Along with the trip into town, we had the party this afternoon. I’ll get to that in a bit.

After breakfast (very sweet cinnamon rolls) and coffee, Leo and I decided to go for a walk before we headed into town. We walked past the school and the new church. This is one that was started at the foundation level 14 years ago on our first trip. I know I’ve shared pictures in my past trips, and the project has stalled a bit as the next phase is the roof. This is being worked on a little at a time. Emmanuel has contracted a welder who makes metal truss rafters and as they have enough money, they try to pay towards another truss. This is a large building, as you can see.

Just inside the front door opening. It is probably 80’ -100’ or greater from one side to the other.

This is a really large building as it is deeper by half than the width.

Leo and I looked around more at the structure and then headed out further for our walk. We heard many times where people recognized us and called out. That is always a good feeling. Every bit of scenery that we see has its own story. Here are a few people we encountered.

This lady carried an impressive load to the market.

We finished our walk, I had time for a shower and afterwards we headed out at 10:00. We didn’t need too much, but the trip to the store regarding Internet was way downtown. The trip took us 3 hours, but we’ve come to expect things like that. We picked up everything we needed and got home in time to eat lunch after 1:00 PM, knowing the party would start around 4:00. We know this is Liberia, so we didn’t expect to eat right at 4:00. Leo and Renee took a little rest and I sat down in the yard to visit. I was able to go and see the WOP ladies working on our meal for the party.