Off to Liberia!

Well, I don’t have much time to write as it is late and I am still packing up for Liberia tomorrow but God has done some pretty amazing things this last week and, needless to say I’ve been learning a lot about trusting in HIS plan not MY plan.

As it happens, ABC Liberia is undergoing some conflict with ABC International (which we did not know about until recently) and although we know that ABC still needs our help, we felt God saying that it would be better to postpone the ABC Project till these issues are resolved. Don't panic though, the amazing part is that this does not at all cause any problems with what we want to accomplish in Liberia. Our amazing God had ready for us a project with African Dream Academy (a project which we were going to visit for a short 3 day survey anyway) where we would be doing essentially the same thing only a few miles away with a group which has been wanting and needing our help for a long time. God has prepared for us a path in advance that none of us knew we would take! I encourage all of you to visit http://www.africandreamacademy.org/welcome.html for more information about ADA and the work that God has been doing through ADA, it’s pretty exciting stuff.

This past week I’ve been looking into Liberia and found out a lot more its history, struggles and current conditions. Liberia has not had it easy due to a civil war starting 20 years ago and only ending a few years ago. As a result 75% of people remain illiterate and there is almost no infrastructure. The work that we will be doing is desperately needed, the opportunities created by this school will be immeasurable. Liberia has a heart to succeed and God has appointed us to give them the tools! Oh how wonderful it is to be a part of what God is doing!

So tomorrow we embark, I doubt I’ll be able to update much but I’ll keep an account while I’m gone so I can give all of you the details of the next 17 days. Please, please, please remember us in your prayers, and remember to PRAISE God for all he has done already.

-Jess

Prayer requests:

Safety in travel

Ability to work in rainy conditions, against sickness and fatigue

An extra measure of energy and strength to accomplish as much as possible as quickly as possible

To spread the love of Christ to each person we connect with, giving glory to God in everything we do

For me personally, that I would seek to serve everyone around me, I would seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit in each of my interactions.

Continued support: I am currently at 5,000 and still need 1,000