Hello Friends in the U.S. all the way from Liberia, Africa.
We just got back from being in the bush of Liberia. Today we traveled ten hours back to the Capitol of Liberia where Joe Harwell and I will be traveling out to schools on one day journeys. The past three days we traveled to Kolahun, which is located in the Northeast part of Liberia. From there we traveled to Wuhelehun which is an even more remote village. There we gathered with the village to celebrate our oneness in Christ and to see where the school was. This school has 98 children and three teachers. What a blessing to Joe and I as we saw first hand what your donations are going toward. You can see in the pictures that there is not much there except wonderful people who depend on our gifts to help them teach their children. Before we could do anything with the children we greeted the chief of the village who gave us his blessing to be there. From this one picture you can see that we were gifted with their best chicken and much rice that they grow right there. It is part of their custom for their guests to receive a special gift from the village and so we took the rice and our new found chicken friend back all the way to Monrovia, ten hours for tomorrow nights meal, chicken and rice. So far Joe or I have not picked up any strange side effects from the food and we have enjoyed every meal of rice and whatever kind of meat they have for their sauce they add to the rice. On the way home our African friends were stocking up on essential foods for their tables back home and Rev. Amos Bolay, pictured purchased this African Porcupine for our dinner coming up for my send off trip to Sierra Leone, this coming Thursday. As for our Saturday event, I had the opportunity to lead a three hour workshop teaching the basics to Lutheranism to over 200 people, many of them pastors, deacons and elders from the surrounding villages. Then on Sunday morning we had the privilege of being a part of a wonderful worship with plus 250 people there. I was humbled to be able to share the message with them and left that day knowing that the Joy of our Lord runs deep in the faith of our brothers and sisters here in Liberia. It was hard leaving this war torn village where many of the village homes were destroyed by fire and with evidence still showing of all the bullet holes in the homes of these innocent people who fled to Guinea just four years ago to save them and their families lives. It has been a struggle for them to get back on their feet, but by the Grace of God they are moving forward. Two tremendous events that happened on Saturday and Sunday night was an outdoor Movie that we showed in the middle of the village square. Of course there is no electricity, except for those who have generators, and we were one of them to show the movie of Jesus to over 2,000 children and adults. I of course pulled out some tricks to entertain them while they were setting up. It is my prayer that even with you not being here, you will have a better understanding of how CCCS dollars are making a huge difference in the lives of whole villages. You and I are blessed in such an incredible way financially, however our Liberian friends in Christ have a special faith that can never be replaced. I look forward to sharing more with you soon, if the internet will allow. God Bless your care and heart for these children. For my life has been blessed that extends all the way into eternity because of what our Lord is doing in Liberia.

Serving Christ Through Children, David W. Saving, Executive Director www.cccskids.org