Today Liberia celebrates their independence and greetings of “Happy 26th!” were shared throughout the day. Liberians celebrate by dressing up, visiting friends and enjoying a good meal. It has been our pleasure to host an Independence Day dinner at the Daniel Hoover Mission School each July 26th. The dinner consisted of jollaf rice, potato salad with sausage (hot dogs), fried chicken, soda and a bag of candy. There were approximately 250 children from Hoover Village and the Deaf Home and 100+ adult workers. What a blessing it was to watch the 
children as they enjoyed the meal. Here are a few photos.
We also were able to reconnect with children and friends that we’ve made relationships with over the past several years. Heather has a special place in her heart for the deaf mission students and reconnected with a friend Leo, an older deaf student from the home. While we can only interact with Leo by signing or in writing, he has a special presence about him that we are all attracted to. He’ll be joining us for dinner Wednesday night at the house and we’re looking forward to it.
Dan, Momo, Michal and I had the opportunity to talk with an independent reporter ab
out adopting a Liberian child. We told our story about the love we have for the Liberian people and how Momo joined our family. There has been negative press about the intentions of Americans that adopt, which prompted the reporter to ask Momo how he would respond to the claim that Americans adopt Liberian children to serve as slaves. Momo broke out in laughter and said, “Well, it costs a lot of money for my parents to bring me here to Liberia and I’ve been back three times. Do you think that they would spend that money on a slave?” He was great and spoke the truth. We pray that the words that we shared, along with those of others, will help to reassure the Liberian people that our intentions are pure toward these beautiful children.
We continue to enjoy Adama around the house and Momodu has named him “Surprise” because we’re never sure what to expect from him. This evening he was tired and a small brawl broke out between him and another young boy in the house. Like his brother, Adama was
firmly planted in his rights to the CD and earphones in question. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I intervened, but also like his brother, he responded well to a soft voice and tender touch and we made our way to his bed where he settled in for the night and I was able to talk with him about the situation and pray for him. Amazingly, he interacted in the prayer by acknowledging with a “hmm, hmm” when I asked God to quiet his heart and help him to show kindness to Johnson. Amazing! I asked for pray to make an impact on Adama’s life – but wasn’t expecting that it would happen this way. God uses situations that come about unexpectedly and I’m so thankful that it happens this way so that I operate in His power, not mine.
Lastly, Brad arrived this afternoon and it’s nice to also have him with the team. Tomorrow we will travel to the Harbel, Smell-No-Taste area to share the same type of program as last week. We miss everyone and thank you for your ongoing prayers!
children as they enjoyed the meal. Here are a few photos.We also were able to reconnect with children and friends that we’ve made relationships with over the past several years. Heather has a special place in her heart for the deaf mission students and reconnected with a friend Leo, an older deaf student from the home. While we can only interact with Leo by signing or in writing, he has a special presence about him that we are all attracted to. He’ll be joining us for dinner Wednesday night at the house and we’re looking forward to it.
Dan, Momo, Michal and I had the opportunity to talk with an independent reporter ab
out adopting a Liberian child. We told our story about the love we have for the Liberian people and how Momo joined our family. There has been negative press about the intentions of Americans that adopt, which prompted the reporter to ask Momo how he would respond to the claim that Americans adopt Liberian children to serve as slaves. Momo broke out in laughter and said, “Well, it costs a lot of money for my parents to bring me here to Liberia and I’ve been back three times. Do you think that they would spend that money on a slave?” He was great and spoke the truth. We pray that the words that we shared, along with those of others, will help to reassure the Liberian people that our intentions are pure toward these beautiful children.We continue to enjoy Adama around the house and Momodu has named him “Surprise” because we’re never sure what to expect from him. This evening he was tired and a small brawl broke out between him and another young boy in the house. Like his brother, Adama was
firmly planted in his rights to the CD and earphones in question. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I intervened, but also like his brother, he responded well to a soft voice and tender touch and we made our way to his bed where he settled in for the night and I was able to talk with him about the situation and pray for him. Amazingly, he interacted in the prayer by acknowledging with a “hmm, hmm” when I asked God to quiet his heart and help him to show kindness to Johnson. Amazing! I asked for pray to make an impact on Adama’s life – but wasn’t expecting that it would happen this way. God uses situations that come about unexpectedly and I’m so thankful that it happens this way so that I operate in His power, not mine.Lastly, Brad arrived this afternoon and it’s nice to also have him with the team. Tomorrow we will travel to the Harbel, Smell-No-Taste area to share the same type of program as last week. We miss everyone and thank you for your ongoing prayers!
2 comments:
Momo a slave? How funny is that? It is definitely a laugh out loud thought!! Very cool that you were able to share with a reporter. If only everyone could just see how much we love these kids...especially you Momo dear :). Glad to hear Independence Day went well. I'm sure it was a fun party day! Take care...Deb
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