Wednesday, May 26, 2010
On our way home!
Well, I can finally post something! We all arrived in Brussels this morning around 5:30 am their time. Doug Miller immediately headed to his gate as his plane left at 6:45 for the states. Everyone else went to two different terminals to catch their planes - some heading to Munich then to the States.
Frank, Jonathan, Lynn Norman and I are waiting for our flight at noon to DC then Jonathan, Frank & I head to Nashville and home!
The event was wonderful and very well received. There are too many highlights to mention in this short at time span but I will post more when I get home and can also add photos to show you the event!
This was Jonathan's first international event and I can say he was passionate in his sharing! And, the people were very engaged with him!
They loved the streamers we passed out.
Many responded to the forgiveness interaction where they were asked if they still held unforgiveness towards their enemies.
There were about 8 who never knew their fathers and responded very positively to a Father interaction where I had them stand if they never knew their father then had fathers over 40 go to them and repeat over and over (touching or hugging if appropirate) "you are loved". One woman was visibly touched by the interaction.
The translation was not a problem and flowed well.
Yesterday and today we had a tour of UM sites in Monrovia, visiting the campus of the UM University. We visited First UMC Liberia - which REALLY is the FIRST UMC of Liberia - a beautiful building with chandeliers, stained glass windows, etc. We visited JFK Hospital where our host, Roger Domah is administrative assistant to the Hospital administrator. It was a very clean facility. We had opportunity to pray over the bed of a patient who was a friend of Roger's. He was in surgery at the time. We prayed for the others in the room also. We visited an orphanage near the airport on our way to catch our plane where there are 63 orphans.
Please pray for Liberia as they had a long way to go still in repairing the infrastructure of the country. Much was destroyed during the war. There are 3.5 million people in Liberia and 1/3 of them live in Monrovia. Also, pray for Roger. His wife was to come to the school last Friday to meet us and she never showed up. The last he spoke to her was last Thursday then he couldn't reach her cell. As of the time we left he still had not heard from her. Family members of his were trying to find her. He continued to stay with us and care for us even though he didn't know her whereabouts. He's trusting the Lord - pray for Eunice's safe return to family!
That's it for now! I need to let others use this computer but will post more when I arrive home!
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Frank, Jonathan, Lynn Norman and I are waiting for our flight at noon to DC then Jonathan, Frank & I head to Nashville and home!
The event was wonderful and very well received. There are too many highlights to mention in this short at time span but I will post more when I get home and can also add photos to show you the event!
This was Jonathan's first international event and I can say he was passionate in his sharing! And, the people were very engaged with him!
They loved the streamers we passed out.
Many responded to the forgiveness interaction where they were asked if they still held unforgiveness towards their enemies.
There were about 8 who never knew their fathers and responded very positively to a Father interaction where I had them stand if they never knew their father then had fathers over 40 go to them and repeat over and over (touching or hugging if appropirate) "you are loved". One woman was visibly touched by the interaction.
The translation was not a problem and flowed well.
Yesterday and today we had a tour of UM sites in Monrovia, visiting the campus of the UM University. We visited First UMC Liberia - which REALLY is the FIRST UMC of Liberia - a beautiful building with chandeliers, stained glass windows, etc. We visited JFK Hospital where our host, Roger Domah is administrative assistant to the Hospital administrator. It was a very clean facility. We had opportunity to pray over the bed of a patient who was a friend of Roger's. He was in surgery at the time. We prayed for the others in the room also. We visited an orphanage near the airport on our way to catch our plane where there are 63 orphans.
Please pray for Liberia as they had a long way to go still in repairing the infrastructure of the country. Much was destroyed during the war. There are 3.5 million people in Liberia and 1/3 of them live in Monrovia. Also, pray for Roger. His wife was to come to the school last Friday to meet us and she never showed up. The last he spoke to her was last Thursday then he couldn't reach her cell. As of the time we left he still had not heard from her. Family members of his were trying to find her. He continued to stay with us and care for us even though he didn't know her whereabouts. He's trusting the Lord - pray for Eunice's safe return to family!
That's it for now! I need to let others use this computer but will post more when I arrive home!
ALDERSGATE LIBERIA 2018 - I will be leading a second mission team to Liberia this November for Aldersgate Ministry to teach "Life in the Spirit" and "Lord, Teach us to Pray" to pastors and laity in Gbarnga and Ganta. After eight years I have remained good friends with Rev. Benedict Greene who is a District Superintendent in the Kokoyah District. He and the bishop of the Liberia Annual Conference have asked for us to return. I am praying that this will be an international Aldersgate team with members from the U.K and possibly Estonia. Please be in prayer trip and for those God will call to serve on the team. Is he calling you?
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