Team Liberia 2010

Wednesday:
Today we were up early, we had a lot of work to do and we knew with the books gone that we had free range to really get rolling. First things were first when we arrived we had to pray immediately due to the news about the earthquake in Haiti as Noah's daughter Nikki and her husband Jemps (James) live there. We saw an e-mail of the the tragedy right away this morning and were very thankful to find out latter that they both are ok. Also heavy on our mind was Luke's dad, Don, who was going into surgery this morning. Prayers went up immediately.
During the morning hours Noah and his local apprentice was able to construct two of the tables, while Cal, Eric and Rob were able to get up the majority of the rest of the light fixtures in the main front library area. Mark and Loren struggled with remounting the bookshelves on the wall due to insufficient anchors and Luke wired up the back office walls. Several locals enjoyed coming in, lending a hand, holding the ladder, wood or whatever help that they could. The biggest goal accomplished for the morning was Moses (the plumber Tony hired) completed the overhaul and reinstall of the toilet and sewer in the rear apartment area. Prayers were answered, due to the fact that none of this team wanted to tackle that challenging and filthy task.
After lunch we were able to finish mounting the rear bookshelves and some other wiring. The existing front signage was repainted and part of the office door framing was started. We worked a little later than usual today due to the lack of timely delivery of materials. Very frustrating, so, keep that in your prayers as well. Lots of work to do with only two days left...might have to burn the midnight oil once the lights get completed.
Of course, as is true every night, we have the privilege of being able to cool off by jumping into the ocean when we return to ELWA; Even Tony, made the dip with us tonight as well! We also enjoyed a dinner prepared by Kolegar's (Tony's brother in law) daughters this evening.
Thank you so much for all of your prayers and support.
We miss and love you all.
(Thanks to Loren for being our guest writer tonight)