In Monrovia

Hi everybody, my first post from Liberia! Please forgive any typos, my connection is bad and the sun is strong! I'm at a restaurant using their wifi since I don't have any Internet connection at my apartment yet. So far the time here has been really busy but good. Gillian and I have spent most of our time preparing for children's meetings and actually doing them, and meeting the church people and getting to know them. In between we've been trying to clean the apartment and do some shopping for basic living. The first morning, I ate my cereal off a disposable plate with my fingers! It was interesting! Although I guess you could say that was my poor planning the night before! The children have responded really well to the meetings. We've been teaching on the life of Christ, and they've been learning choruses and memory verses and doing worksheets as well. I'll get some photos up ASAP. Thanks for your prayers!

in Dublin's fair city

It's 03:30 am, and I'm sitting in Dublin airport trying to be productive since I know I won't sleep anyway on these metal "seats". Our flight leaves at 06:40 -- I say "our" because a friend from Ballymena, Gillian Ferguson, has kindly offered to accompany me to Liberia and stay for two weeks! It's definitely a plus to have company on this trip.
When we arrive in Monrovia on Wed evening, we will have one day to settle in and get prepared for the seminars. Dr. Allison and Mr. Paulcy Cange arrive early Thursday morning, and then the meetings begin on Friday. I'll probably be teaching the children in the afternoons since many of them will be in school in the mornings. Dr. Allison will be teaching the adults both morning and afternoon.
So pray for safe travel for us all, and for the meetings. I'm not sure how quickly I'll get online in Liberia, but I'll update you again asap.

Countdown!

March 21st is the big day -- I fly out of Dublin early in the morning, have a three-hour stop in Brussels, and should reach Monrovia at 6pm. I haven't exactly started packing my case(s) yet, but I do have a whole lot of things sitting in a pile ready to be sorted and packed! The shipment of used books (donated for the bookstore and possibly a library by some brethren and sisters in Ulster), first aid supplies, teaching materials, and a lot of my own books and some personal effects was picked up today. So that's a load off my mind!
I would appreciate your prayer for the "Sending Forth" Service that will be taking place in Ballymena FPC on Friday 16th March. It is organised by the Mission Board here in Ulster, and I pray that God will be glorified by all that takes place that night.