On our way we stopped at the JCC farm to visit Harry and his family. Haja, Harry's wife had just had a baby girl 3 days before we got there. She was very cute and did not have a name yet, they normally do not name the children for a couple weeks while the father thinks of a name.
Haja made bene seed for us which is a small seed stuck together with caramelized sugar and tastes super good plus they gave us fresh pineapple before we left.When I went to Sierra Leone in December Christie and I visited Kpangbama. Madam Hawa, the paramount chief, gave me my Mende name Luba which means blessing. She was very kind to us and let us stay in one of her guest houses and fed us wonderful food, when we left she asked us to please come back sometime. Christie and I decided this would be a great village to visit while our family was with. Again Madam Hawa took great care of us.
Jk's father, Festus, also lives in Kpangbama and runs the clinic there. Here is Christie, JK, and Festus.
This is one of the huts, it is made of clay with a thatch roof.
Here Christie and Jk are giving Madam Hawa a gift we brought for her generosity. She would not let us pay her for staying in her guest house or any of our food. We also brought clothes, toys, and medical supplies for the clinic.
When we first got there many of the children came to greet us. They sang some songs for us, then we sang "Father Abraham" with them. It was a lot of fun to see them enjoying singing.
We walked around the village for awhile and many of the kids came with us. They would all grab our hands and just want to touch us. Each of us had at least 2 kids on each hand as we walked.
One of Lorie's friends made little hats to give away to infants. As we walked around Kpangbama Lorie would give out the hats and take a picture with the mother and baby.
Here we are walking to visit the clinic which was just down the road. Festus was telling us that people from many villages came to their clinic since it was the closest. I am pretty sure he said that they serve people in over 30 villages.
This is the front of the clinic, it is not very big but has what they need.
We brought equipment so we would be able to show "The Chronicles of Narnia" to the village. They seemed to really like it and were even cheering at different points throughout the movie. At the end of the movie our friends JK and Rainny explained the similarities of the movie to what God has done for us and then we all prayed together. It was really nice we were able to share this with them.
They gave us some of the best seating and of course grandma loved being right next to the fan :)
The next morning they had breakfast all ready for us when we came out. It was a delicious meal and even had coffee which was great for mom.
When we left Kpangbama on our way to Mattru mom decided she wanted to take a turn on the honda. She had a great time and even ended up riding in the rain. We asked if she wanted to come in the jeep when it started raining and she said no, she was enjoying the cooler ride.
In Mattru we had to cross the river and this is the ferry they have there. It is a wooden platform on floats that the workers pull across on a pulley system. Christie's jeep is pretty little and more narrow than other vehicles so it takes a little to make sure it is all lined up. Christie is able to get that jeep pretty much anywhere she wants.
Jk's father, Festus, also lives in Kpangbama and runs the clinic there. Here is Christie, JK, and Festus.
This is one of the huts, it is made of clay with a thatch roof.
Here Christie and Jk are giving Madam Hawa a gift we brought for her generosity. She would not let us pay her for staying in her guest house or any of our food. We also brought clothes, toys, and medical supplies for the clinic.
When we first got there many of the children came to greet us. They sang some songs for us, then we sang "Father Abraham" with them. It was a lot of fun to see them enjoying singing.
We walked around the village for awhile and many of the kids came with us. They would all grab our hands and just want to touch us. Each of us had at least 2 kids on each hand as we walked.
One of Lorie's friends made little hats to give away to infants. As we walked around Kpangbama Lorie would give out the hats and take a picture with the mother and baby.
Here we are walking to visit the clinic which was just down the road. Festus was telling us that people from many villages came to their clinic since it was the closest. I am pretty sure he said that they serve people in over 30 villages.
This is the front of the clinic, it is not very big but has what they need.
We brought equipment so we would be able to show "The Chronicles of Narnia" to the village. They seemed to really like it and were even cheering at different points throughout the movie. At the end of the movie our friends JK and Rainny explained the similarities of the movie to what God has done for us and then we all prayed together. It was really nice we were able to share this with them.
They gave us some of the best seating and of course grandma loved being right next to the fan :)
The next morning they had breakfast all ready for us when we came out. It was a delicious meal and even had coffee which was great for mom.
When we left Kpangbama on our way to Mattru mom decided she wanted to take a turn on the honda. She had a great time and even ended up riding in the rain. We asked if she wanted to come in the jeep when it started raining and she said no, she was enjoying the cooler ride.
In Mattru we had to cross the river and this is the ferry they have there. It is a wooden platform on floats that the workers pull across on a pulley system. Christie's jeep is pretty little and more narrow than other vehicles so it takes a little to make sure it is all lined up. Christie is able to get that jeep pretty much anywhere she wants.
Grandma just stayed in the jeep until we got to the other side, then we all got back in to continue on our way. We went and met a few people Christie knows. One of the people who left an impact on me was Pa French. I had met him when I was there in December and he was very kind to us. Christie said that he works at a clinic and has not been paid for the past few months but keeps going to work and helping people.
We were all ready to get back to JCC after the long traveling and were very happy to see the kids and staff again. They came running to the jeep as soon as we pulled in. It was fun to be greeted like that every time. That night we decided we were going to treat ourselves so we turned on the generator and watched a movie and got some chicken, french fries, and pop for the night.
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