Here are my reflections from my last day in Liberia. Be sure to be apart of our Liberia Festival Webcast tonight at 7:30 and watch Liberia be restored with the HOPE of Jesus Christ.
I just want to say thank you to my AMAZING team. They are the ones who have made it possible for me to share the story of Liberia. Thanks to Joni Byker, Bev Kauffeldt, Hope Blaylock, Ryan Smith, and Matt Powell.
Here is an inside look at my favorite village we were able to visit while in Liberia. This is a beautiful example of how the Lord has used Samaritan’s Purse to help transform the HEART of a village.
I often forget what a life-changing experience it is to travel overseas for the first time. By the age of eighteen I had traveled the world and seen things people only dream of seeing during a life time.
While in Liberia, we got a little muddy. Well, we got really muddy! One of Samaritan’s Purse’s projects is the aquaculture project, and we got to help harvest the fish!
Just like many of you, my heart breaks every time I turn on the news this week. The images from Japan are like none we have ever seen before.
Our first day in Liberia, we headed to Samaritan’s Purse’s northern base in Foya to visit a few of our projects. Here is a clip from the helicopter!
On our last morning in Liberia, I thought back to all the wonderful people I had met, and I realized there was one thing each Samaritan’s Purse beneficiary had in common. Each person I interviewed thanked the Lord God Almighty, first and foremost.
So, we are back home, which means back to reality. I think we are still recovering from the jet-lag a little bit. It is hard to believe our time in Liberia has come and gone so quickly. But I am so excited and looking forward to sharing the stories which impacted my heart.
When I went to Liberia for the first time in 2007, I was not aware of my grandfather’s 1960 visit. It was not until after I arrived, I heard from a few locals about his time there. Many of them were very young when he was there, but they still had faint memories.
It was the spring of 2007 when the Lord laid it on my heart to work for Samaritan’s Purse for the summer. I felt like I’d spent the two previous years living for the needs others in a way that did not allow the Lord to work in my life. I was in desperate need …
Guess where I am heading back to! Well, you probably won’t guess, but I am heading back to Liberia!
Since we have lived in Florida, Corey and I have been blessed by getting to know Mark and Becky Wright, founders of Idols Aside Ministries. Mark is a former Appalachian football player, and Becky use to work at Samaritan’s Purse.