Village life

Dear Friends

Here are some pictures from the village. There are always many children around who love to join our walk.

Amy  speaks fluent the language and is well received in the village.

Kids love the attention of a visitor

A new friend

Grab a hand if you can

In The Jungle the mighty Jungle

Today Aaron showed me some more of the towns area. We went to the river and through some jungle area. The bamboo and trees are very impressive.

Impressive vegetation, its easy to feel small among such giant trees

The way down to the river

In the rainy season the water is much higher

Aaron was invited to be part of a village meeting. Men from a conservation group came to introduce method's to make a living rather then hunting animals in the forest. I took some pictures of a girl carrying parts of an animal, but they are too gruesome to show here. It's a different world for sure.

The village meeting under a big tree

Together we can find the way

Liberia lfe

Visitors are a normal part of life here. Today I tried to keep books of how many people come to see us a day. By the time we had breakfast a gave already up my ambition. The count was already higher then two hand full. :)

Spider before it met Aaron's shoe

After the encounter with Aaron's shoe

One of the unpleasant visitor I had the first night. The spider thought my mosquito net is a great hang out point, until he encountered Aaron's shoe. First we thought its a tarantula but closer inspection reveal it is not a dangerous one. The palm sized spider was a good reminder to check my bed in the evening.

Starting to make friends

One of the village children

Freetown Liberia

Dear Friends
After a long adventurous trip I finally arrived at Amy & Aaron's village.

The landing strip

Houses along the airstrip in Monrovia

One of the bridges we crossed on the way to the village

We made it safely over it, thanks to Aaron's driving skills

A typical village scene

Food Distribution for Widows and Single Mothers

Jambo Friends, a long day in the country side draws to an end and I am grateful how God has answered prayers. Together with a small team of friends I went to Diama to distribute food items to widows and single mothers. I was able to share with the women and enjoyed fellowship with them. We gave out over 200 bags of food and made new friends.

The women enjoyed  our time together. My favorite part is our dancing!

Welcoming dance, the guests are invited to join in

Sharing with the women about the widow of Nain, one of my favorite bible stories

Agnes, my new friends

Typical African home

Beautiful country side

Women carry the food on their heads

Schools in Kenya

Day Care and Kindergarten

We visited several schools already and got a first glimpse into the life of a student here. Its really fun to connect with the students and teachers.

Reading a book is so much fun

Stacy was welcomed with many smiles

Listening very carefully

Stacy is teaching the kids

High School Boys are paying attention to Miss Stacy

They loved their teacher from America

Group picture at the end of the class

Stacy eating with her hands the delicious fish

Doesn't that look inviting

Stacy is good in making new friends, here two Masai

Jambo Friends
My friend Stacy arrived safely from the US and we did all sorts of things already. Have a glimpse in all our activities.

First walk in the Indian Ocean

Sharing with Single Mom at  church

Watching monkeys on the road side

Ministering to the Girls Go Beyond

Having fun with the girls in the small group

Catching crabs in the tide pools

Sea Spiders are beautiful creatures

Full moon on the beach