Harrisburg
Trip Start
Mar 26, 2009
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Trip End
Apr 04, 2009
Monrovia, Liberia
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
We brought 10 bags of rice and passed out school supplies to all of the children. There are local children in villages that come for school each day, so we gave each child a baggie of rice (about 2 1/4 cups) to take home and share with their family. We did not distrubute the clothes we brought because we thought it would become too chaotic.
Johnny gave us a tour of the land and showed us where they have planted okra, corn, potatoes, green beans, pumpkin and casava. As part of thier schooling each grade takes on a part of the farming and learns by hand the value of planting and growing your own food. Johnny also earns money by making coal- which is a month long process.
We brought soccer balls and jump ropes and watched the kids play with them for a while before we left. They loved having their picture taken! Seeing the pictures instantly on the digital camera was fascinating to them.
It was a great day. Not a trip for people who have never been exposed to deprivation or those with very sensitive souls. It is very tough to imagine that they live in those conditions day in and day out- AND that 6 months of the year it rains almost daily.
In the late afternoon Dawn and Rosie met with the attorney regarding adoption and Hague issues.
