Category Archives: Uncategorized

After shopping for chocolate at the Brussels airport, we left in the wee hours (4 am Eastern) and arrived in Newark shortly after Noon yesterday. We made it through customs with relative ease, collected our luggage, rechecked it, went through … Continue reading →

After a bumpy 3 hour ride that included a bridge that was out and a subsequent (and suspect!) detour through Firestone’s rubber plantation, we arrived at Roberts International Airport in Monrovia. When we boarded the plane, I headed right to … Continue reading →

Though I haven’t written updates in the last week, my heart has been full — full of love for the people I have met and full of care and concern for the many needs here. As we leave today, I’m … Continue reading →

This morning as I went into the bathroom to wash up for the day, I was organizing my belongings. I lifted my arm to put my toothbrush on the shelf above the sink and lost my grip on it. The … Continue reading →

One of the team members has dubbed me as “the water girl” as it seems that I am the one who frequently retrieves the water from the back porch to fill bathing buckets and the water filtration system for our … Continue reading →

We’ve been busy over the last few days! On Monday, we got up in the wee hours of the morning and loaded into a rented SUV at 5:00 a.m. for an anticipated 4 hour drive to Ganta. There were 7 … Continue reading →

I had my first African worship experience this morning and oh what a joy it was! As a pastor visiting St John’s UMC, I was expected to sit up front and participate in worship. While initially a little anxious about … Continue reading →

A local artist in Harrisburg, Sam McGee, recently approached Ray and Cathy about forming an art school in the community. Though the program is not sponsored by Farmer to Farmer, Sam uses the garage of the guest house on Saturday … Continue reading →

This post will be short, but wanted folks to know that after three flights and a 2+ hour bumpy trek from Roberts airport in Monrovia, we arrived in Harrisburg last night around 12:30 a.m. local time (7:30 p.m. Eastern time). … Continue reading →

In my last post I promised some pictures of me celebrating my birthday week and my new sense of vitality. On Sunday after church my friend Elizabeth and I traveled to Pennsylvania to visit my sister and brother-in-law in the … Continue reading →