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Approximate Schedule:
Arrive -
Monday, July 28
Travel to Sinoe County –
Wednesday, July 30
Revival services -
Thursday, July 31 – August 2
High School graduation Sunday -
August 3
Travel to Monrovia Monday -
August 4
Depart for Atlanta, Friday -
August 8
Arrive home Saturday -
August 9
While we are in Monrovia my Liberia cell phone is
011-231-665-2187. You can also reach Robert Cuppah at any time (he is
not going to Sinoe County) by dialing 011-231-655-3223.
While we are in Sinoe County you can reach us by
Satellite phone by dialing 008821621805769. You will likely have to
provide some sort of payment information such as a credit card in order to
make this call.
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Page last updated: 8/10/2008
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Day 1 Saturday,
July 27
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Day 9 Sunday,
August 4
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Day 2 Sunday,
July 28
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Day 10 Monday,
August 5
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Day 3 Monday,
July 29
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Day 11
Tuesday, August 6
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Day 4 Tuesday,
July 30
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Day 12
Wednesday, August 7
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Day 5 Wednesday,
July 31
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Day 13
Thursday, August 8
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Day 6 Thursday,
August 1
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Day 14 Friday,
August 9
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Day 7 Friday,
August 2
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Day 15
Saturday, August 10
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Day 8 Saturday,
August 3
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Day 1 - Sat
Extended Journal & Pictures
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Scripture
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Proverbs 19:11
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Prayer Needs
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Patience
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Planned
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Finish packing, drive to Atlanta,
meet Dave & Karen Bearchell for dinner, meet Fred and Cathy for
overnight stay, get some rest.
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Actual
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It pretty much turned out this way but
with some pretty high stress prior to finally leaving home for Atlanta
(I failed the wisdom test in the scripture verse for today). Great dinner with Dave and
Karen. Nice to spend time with
Fred and Cathy.
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Day 2 - Sun Extended Journal & Pictures
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Scripture
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James 4:13
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Prayer Needs
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Wisdom to see God’s plans in this
trip.
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Planned
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Get up around 6:00am, prepare to
catch the hotel shuttle at 8:30.
Check in and catch the 10:50 flight.
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Actual
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Called to see what gate the flight
was leaving from and found out the flight on our confirmation was not
leaving today. Finally found out
that we were on a later flight (1:30pm) so spent the extra 3 hours
working on the website.
T.I.A. Getting through check in at the airport was ok and we’re
sitting at gate T11 waiting for our flight to Chicago.
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Day 3 - Mon Extended Journal & Pictures
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Scripture
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Acts 22:21
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Prayer Needs
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Pray that God will begin to prepare
us to do His will while we are in Liberia.
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Planned
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Travel from Brussels to Monrovia
after a 5 hour layover. Arrive
at 7:20pm, clear customs and then meet Robert for a trip to Laurence
and Christine Norman’s guest house where Carl Hadley, Duane and Lynn
Riley are waiting on us.
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Actual
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This was one of the better flights
I’ve had from Chicago to Brussels.
It’s always the toughest leg of the flight but somehow it didn’t
hurt quite as bad. Robert and Peter
were waiting for us and we had a good trip back to the Normans where we
met up with our U.S. friends and enjoyed a reunion with our Liberian
friends as well.
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Day 4 - Tue Extended Journal & Pictures
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Scripture
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Acts 13:47
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Prayer Needs
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Pray that we can both rest and also
take care of some planning that needs to be accomplished prior to going
to the Children’s Village.
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Planned
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Give Fred, Cathy and Gayla a day to
rest. Get to know the couple that
have come to assist Carl at the Children’s Village. Spend time with Laurence Norman and
Robert Cuppah.
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Actual
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Today was a day to rest and
prepare. This was Cathy’s first
visit to Liberia and also Duane and Lynn Riley’s. It was a day to get acquainted and
reacquainted. Shadrach and
Robert visited and we prepared for tomorrow’s long journey. As always, the food is great.
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Day 5 - Wed Extended Journal & Pictures
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Scripture
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Acts 23:11
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Prayer Needs
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Travel mercies during a long and
somewhat dangerous trip to Sinoe County.
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Planned
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Leave early for the 208 mile trip to
the Children’s Village during some of the heaviest rain of the rainiest
area on earth.
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Actual
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This is my fastest trip ever. 13
hours to go 208 miles. The
Toyota had one flat tire and the brakes went out on the Ford. Other than that the vehicles
performed well. The roads, as
always, were terrible. We were
greeted with excitement and food upon arrival.
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Day 6 - Thu Extended Journal & Pictures
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Scripture
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Acts 2:46
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Prayer Needs
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Pray that the women who attend the
first night of the services will see God’s truth and that it will
transform their lives
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Planned
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Recover for the trip and prepare for
women’s meeting. Acclimate Cathy
and Gayla to the Children’s Village environment.
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Actual
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Plans changed somewhat in that the
women’s conference began at 10am and I was scheduled to speak tonight
at 6. Both services went well.
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Day 7 - Fri Extended Journal & Pictures
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Scripture
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Acts 3:17-19
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Prayer Needs
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Pray that those attending the various
meetings today will be encouraged to grow in their faith.
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Planned
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Continue the community meetings.
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Actual
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Lynn started at 9am teaching the
children music. Sometime after
10 we had a session on husbands having only one wife. Then Shadrach spoke during the
morning (afternoon) session.
Lunch was served and we rested.
Pastor Wessah spoke during the evening session and we met with
the teachers and 6 seniors after the service.
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Day 8 - Sat Extended Journal & Pictures
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Scripture
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Acts 4:13
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Prayer Needs
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Pray that those who do not know
Christ as Savior will be called by God and will respond to that call.
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Planned
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Final day of gospel meetings for the
community.
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Actual
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Due to needing to decorate for the
graduation, the morning session was the conclusion of the revival
meetings. Carl spoke on our love
for the Liberian people and worked through God’s love for them using
Psalm 23. We met with the Karmo
Town village elders during the afternoon and received a very special
gift (you’ll want to read the full journal to see that). The evening included a visit to Karmo
Town.
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Day 9 - Sun Extended Journal & Pictures
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Scripture
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I Corinthians 4:2
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Prayer Needs
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Pray that the 6 graduating seniors
from Suwanne Baptist High School will embark on a life lived according
to God’s purpose.
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Planned
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Attend church services and then the 1st
senior graduation of the Children’s Village school.
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Actual
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The graduation ceremony was good and
long. But it was worth it to see
the first 6 graduates of the Children’s Village. We learned that some bridges that we
have to cross were set to be out of service for 10 days starting
tomorrow so a hasty plan to make it back to Monrovia tonight was
implemented.
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Day 10 - Mon Extended Journal & Pictures
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Scripture
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Romans 15:1
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Prayer Needs
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Travelling mercies for the trip back
to Monrovia.
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Planned
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Get an early start back to
Monrovia. This is an all day
long trip that can be incredibly tiring and, at times, dangerous.
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Actual
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Due to rumored bridge closings, we
left for Monrovia last night and arrived this morning at 8:30am. Today was a day of rest for everyone.
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Day 11 - Tue Extended Journal & Pictures
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