Answers to Prayer

Acuka and Selah on Mt. Nimba. It’s getting greener up there!

​Sorry for the lack of communication! Believe it or not, an undersea cable stretching from Europe to West Africa was damaged, cutting off all internet to many west African and Central African countries. This, along with some friends visiting and just the general busyness of daily life, has made it hard for me to get something posted. 

BUT! 

We have answers to prayer to share! Our palm tree mechanic has come through in a big way, and we now have a working car! After bringing back parts from Monrovia we were very frustrated to learn that the engine cover was missing a hole, the hole to bolt it in over the engine. He was able to take it to a carpenter and have him drill a new hole. Somehow this worked, and our engine is now running happily WITH the cover. Our air conditioner will also work again as soon as we find some refrigerant in town to add. It’s a miracle to look at our car now and know that just two weeks ago our engine was sitting on a stump, and we were feeling hopeless about the whole situation. We are so grateful to those of you who gave toward this need. God is faithful to provide what we need, when we need it! Thank you for letting Him use you. 

The Guinea road from above. The border is only a few miles from us.

​Our health continues to be up and down, but overall we are doing well with no serious issues. Boils are still coming and going on various people, but we have a medicine that seems to be helping. It was encouraging to learn that our friends who visited this week (they are IMB missionaries in Ghana) struggled with the same issues when they first moved to Ghana. He was able to give us some good tips to get rid of them for good! 

​Rainy season is here a bit early this year it seems. Although it doesn’t rain daily, it’s coming at least every third day at this point, if not more often. The rain makes things grow so fast that you can almost see it happening! Last night it rained for five hours straight, and having never experienced this before, I started to get worried about flooding. Kenneth kept assuring me that it was very normal here! As soon as the rains started this month I hired a student to help prepare my garden, and it’s now ready to plant. I am so excited to have a garden I don’t have to haul water for! It will also be fun to have things we can’t find in the market such as carrots, bell peppers, lettuce, regular size tomatoes (they only have very small, sour ones), and green beans. Gardening will be a bit different here, but I’m looking forward to the two growing seasons rather than one. I’ve also ordered many varieties of tropical fruit to try and plant here in Liberia. Food forests, here we come! 

Mt. Nimba. All of these photos were taken by our visiting photographer-missionary friends from Ghana. 

​It is always a fun treat for us to have visitors, and this week’s were especially fun! William Haun is an old boarding school friend of Kenneth’s, and they spent the visit reminiscing about all the mischief they did in middle school. Believe me, it was a lot! William also happens to be a professional photographer, and his son, Trey, is well on his way to becoming a professional unicycler. We were blessed by their visit and grateful they took the time to stop and see us!

​​Kenneth’s classes are going well, and he is staying busy overseeing a million different things every day. His soccer and basketball teams are improving daily as well. The basketball team won their first scrimmage last night, and we’re so encouraged to see how far they’ve come in only two months. This morning a player stopped by to share how excited he was to see that they have the ability to win! They are learning positions and offense/defense, many for the first time. Although the soccer team has not won yet, they have progressed from 5-0 losses, and this past week tied the first place team 2-2. Improvement! We are seeing the need for a basketball coach though, and are hopeful that one of you reading this might feel called to come and join us here! 

Praises:

• A working car!!
• Overall health
• Fun visitors
• Rain
• Money to fix our car

Prayer Requests:

• Good friends for our children
• The work on our car will hold up
• We have a number of our students who are struggling to pay school fees
• Kenneth will continue to learn and excel in all the different components of his new job.
• The presence of the Holy Spirit on our campus in the faculty and the students
• For more people to come and join us! (Maybe this is you! If you want to talk more about this, please reach out)

As always, thank you for lifting us up! We are incredibly blessed to have each of you in our lives.