The 'machine' to take the tirewell off was especially ingenious.
It cost all of $2.50 to fix and I was on my way to Monrovia.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
"Mr Tire" - Liberian Style
I had a nail in a tire of my car that needed fixing and this was the place to do it!
The 'machine' to take the tirewell off was especially ingenious.
It cost all of $2.50 to fix and I was on my way to Monrovia.
The 'machine' to take the tirewell off was especially ingenious.
It cost all of $2.50 to fix and I was on my way to Monrovia.
Work On Adams Hall Continues...
Continuing the work on Adams Hall. The interior work progresses:
Tiling the first floor bathroom.
Putting up mosquito netting on the windows.
Still a lot of work to do on the second floor bathroom because of the damage to the floor.
A painter with his son working in one of the upstairs bedrooms. The walls were all the natural wood
which is dark and, over the years, has discolored. A light colored paint will make it brighter and fresher looking.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Students Providing Health Education in a Novel Way
The 2nd year students of Winifred J. Harley College of Health Sciences gave a skit in a program at the Miller McAllister United Methodist Church about how HIV/AIDS is transmitted and that people with the illness should not be discriminated against. It was very clever and delivered a positive message that people can be touched and hugged without fear of contracting the disease themselves, and they need the support and love of friends and family.
Renovation on Adams Hall Continues!
The roof has been removed and ready for repairs.
The new roof partially completed.
Even the plumbing will be done including a supersized septic tank!
The workers in process of adding a bathroom to a room that didn’t have one.Saturday, January 8, 2011
Christmas In Ganta
Some scenes around Ganta at Christmas!
Students who were unable to go home for Christmas Vacation break for financial reasons gather for a holiday dinner at my house. This has become a tradition and students start giving me their names even before the vacation starts! It is great fun and a way to meet with the students in a relaxed atmosphere. They also take the opportunity to do some extra clinical practice in the Ganta United Methodist hospital to improve their nursing skills.
The Three Kings of Ganta are…students from Ganta United Methodist School who came visiting and caroling one evening before Christmas. All the students were dressed as characters depicting the Manger Scene. It was very festive!
Guests for Christmas dinner included other missionaries: Dr. Ashwin Sakharia, the dentist teaching in the Dental Nurse Practitioner Program and providing oral health care for patients of Ganta United Methodist Hospital’s Dental Clinic. Dr. Elma Jocson, the new GBGM missionary, Pediatric Surgeon from the Philippines. Helen Roberts-Evans, another GBGM missionary who works for the Liberian Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church in their Education Department. There are about 120 UMC schools in Liberia providing education throughout the country and in some very remote areas.
Students who were unable to go home for Christmas Vacation break for financial reasons gather for a holiday dinner at my house. This has become a tradition and students start giving me their names even before the vacation starts! It is great fun and a way to meet with the students in a relaxed atmosphere. They also take the opportunity to do some extra clinical practice in the Ganta United Methodist hospital to improve their nursing skills.
The Three Kings of Ganta are…students from Ganta United Methodist School who came visiting and caroling one evening before Christmas. All the students were dressed as characters depicting the Manger Scene. It was very festive!
Guests for Christmas dinner included other missionaries: Dr. Ashwin Sakharia, the dentist teaching in the Dental Nurse Practitioner Program and providing oral health care for patients of Ganta United Methodist Hospital’s Dental Clinic. Dr. Elma Jocson, the new GBGM missionary, Pediatric Surgeon from the Philippines. Helen Roberts-Evans, another GBGM missionary who works for the Liberian Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church in their Education Department. There are about 120 UMC schools in Liberia providing education throughout the country and in some very remote areas.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
The Construction Starts for Adams Hall: Meet the Crew
The construction on Adams Hall is being done by the West Africa Construction and Enterprise Company owned by Mr. Fred Gbatu. He is well know around Ganta and has done other work for the Ganta United Methodist Hospital. His work is meticulous and thoughtful. I thoroughly enjoy working with him and we collaborate on ideas and details.
Mr. Fred Gbatu
Some of the construction crew
Men at Work. What a wonderful mess!
Mr. Fred Gbatu
Some of the construction crew
Men at Work. What a wonderful mess!Moving Day!
Moving Day for twenty-four students of Adams Hall to various accommodations on the Mission Station while the renovations take place. Many thanks to both the Ganta Mission Station Superintendent, Brother Joseph Theoway, and the Ganta United Methodist Hospital Administrator, Mr. Victor Taryor, for helping lodge the students for the two months it will take to do the work.
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