Today I went to visit a friend that I met. He lives at his house in Liberia, but works on the ship as a medical translator. His name is Dennis -below in the light blue shirt. He wants to be a doctor and is training to work on Mercy ships as a crew member. He took us to his house to visit his family. They live about 20 minutes from the ship. His father is blind, which I did not know, but they were so nice to us. It was such an amazing opportunity to go with him through the community. People didn't look at us as much as strangers, but because he took us there, we were so welcomed! He brought out chairs for us and we sat outside and we were welcomed "African Style", with cola nut and spices and salt. Wow was it spicy! But I felt so warmly welcomed!
All the neighborhood kids gathered around and they were laughing at me :) I said hi to one little girl, and she screamed and ran away. A few of the other girls kept giggling when we looked at them. It was funny. I love being here! I love going to visit my friends in Liberia.
They sent us home with so much wonderful fruit. Avacados, things like baby mango's, coconut, cucumber, oranges and lemons. This one says, Welcome to Liberia, our home... on the other side it says "The joy of the Lord shall be your strength". How this family blessed us, they do not know.
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Everyone seems sooooooo friendly. They set a great example for me!!
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What a great experience to be welcomed into a local home, to see another cultures world at home. They seem like such a welcoming, friendly bunch! You can tell that they have the Lord with them. They were very generous with their gifts. the visit must have been very rewarding to them also.
Hi Desi - Hope you got my email. Sharon
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