in the bush today...

There was so much that we did today. We traveled 6 hours into the bush to meet families, see our sawmill business, visit Professor village and his community and so on. I will try to share our experiences with you here as best as I can.

At the beginning of the year, GOO was blessed with a sawmill donation. It has taken most of the year to get it operational. From the sale of the lumber, we will be able to help fund some of our projects as well as use lumber for building projects. This business also produces much needed jobs for the men in the area. I had opportunity today to see the sawmill in operation. It is a remarkable machine. Just shows God can use anything or anyone for his kingdom.

This is Dickson- he is the field manager. He is remarkable and does his job so well. And what a great attitude he has. Its an honor to have him as part of our team.

This log was huge!!

Global is involved in a reforestation program once the production is complete. We do select cutting.

Yep there I am- wearing Dickson's hard hat. I asked to try my hand at running the machine...they got a kick out of me running the machine although I dont think I can be trusted to do so..

Dont these precious children DESERVE to have clean safe drinking water? Do you know how far we drove to get to them? It is at least 3 hours to the nearest clinic. So when one gets sick with cholera or dysentery, there is no help. The next pictures are their water source for the village. Would you drink their water?

Does this look clean and safe to you? It reminded me of bath water once your kids were done in the tub.

He uses a rope to lower a jug down to the water and pulls the water out to dump in his pail.

We had to walk quit a ways to get to the water to begin with. It certainly was not convenient.

Cara enjoyed her first trip to the bush.

This is Gbarnsue Village. 500 people + children live there. None of these children go to school as there isnt one. They have a teacher that lives in village. His name is Samuel Flomo. There is nothing to do for these kids. No books, no school, no toys, no soccer balls. I cant imagine what they do all day long. We have agreed to partner with the community to bring a school there. They can build the blocks and we can produce the lumber. They have the people to build. They need zinc and nails and school supplies. Yes that simple. Lets help them, teach their children.



We met the village chief and speeches were given..yes I had to give one too.. But I didnt speak Pella. They had a good interpreter.


On the way to the bush we stopped to see Anthony Kollie's family. They were so excited to hear about him and receive the many pics I took. This is Anthony gpa who asked- when will he come home? How sweet..

Here Daniel and I are sharing the letter and pics with Miatta, Anthony's mother. She is so happy to know that we are taking good care of her son. It has to be hard for a mother to make the decision to send her child a world a way for a medical miracle. We all hope for the best.

While there, I met Hope's auntie. Imagine our surprise when we were sharing our picture book of kids we were helping with medicals and she said "ooh! that my niece". Small world. She too was happy to meet the people who were going to help her. It was reassuring to her to see Anthony pics and talk to his mother about this process.

And this is sweet Hope- I dont think she could possibly get any more adorable. She has really come out of her shell since we have been here. She climbed in my arms and was ready to go to America. You cant help but fall in love with her personality.

I met Issac today. He is 8 yrs old. He drank caustic soda which is what they use to make soap here. His mouth and throat are scarred. He throws up alot and is very small due to malnourishment of this injury. We hope to direct him to the right doctors who can help him.
So sad to see this happen as this is a life long injury he will struggle with.

Daniel is sharing our picture book with the community and the children we are helping with medical outreach. They are so excited to hear and be able to see with their own eyes.

We also met with Barvor's mother and sister. Barvor is here getting help for his eyes. His mother and brother are blind. His older sister is sick. His younger sister lives in our FMN foster homes. She too was happy to hear the updates and it is assuring to her that medical help might be the difference in preventing him from having the end result she has with her eyes-total blindness.

Barvor and Korpu's sister.

And of course.. we are always snapping away pics of the children and communities we visit. They have resilience. They encourage each other- they do have hope. All is not lost because they are born in a poor country. They have so much to give and so much to teach us as we help them.

*Dont forget to visit our FMN blog on the left of this page- Catch up on all our wonderful children in our FMN foster homes.!!