Father's Day 2012

A second team is here this week from eMi to work on the design for phase II of the hospital.  A total of 7 architects and engineers made the trip.  They will be working to have floor plans completed for the out patient clinic, primary healthcare, admin., pharmacy, typical ward and chapel before the end of next week.

We went this morning to the Philadelphia Central Church where my project manager Gentry Taylor is a pastor.  Right before the end of the morning service a wave of men in suits started fanning out in the church and Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's President (and 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner), came in and sat down in preparation for the second service.  Before we left I was able to briefly meet her and say hello.

Afterwards we got to witness an Operation Christmas Child discipleship class graduation. After receiving an OCC box the children are invited to come to a 12 week class and when they complete the class they are given a certificate and new Bible. Today 34 children graduated at Christ's Church in the Soul Clinic community.

Some of the children listening to Pastor Owen's message

Colton, Christopher, and Paul (who is an engineer from Nigeria here with the eMi team).

Love this little guy praying!

After receiving their new Bible and certificate

OCC is organized so that the shoe boxes that are filled in the US and other western countries are distributed by the local churches, establishing a connection between the children an the local pastors.  A number of the children that participated in the program at Christ's Church have been attending church and some have even brought their parents.  The program has been very effective at introducing God's love to the children of Liberia and the rest of the world.