We're back...and so is school.

The combination of a busy summer, the loss of our website address, and a busy summer means we have not posted anything in about 4 months. Well we are working on getting the web address back but for now you can just use the blogger address.

A few years ago a bunch of generous friends helped us with money so we could help a number of Liberian children attend school.  We sent out an appeal to largely the same group and were able to raise enough money to pay for all or most of the school fees for 30 children.

In Liberia there are very few "free" government schools, and even the ones that are "free" have expenses associated with them that make it difficult for poor families to send their children to school.  Even if there is no cost for tuition there are still fees for school uniforms, shoes, supplies, transportation, and illegal requests by the teacher or the school for additional fees.  Then with private schools you have all those plus tuition, which usually runs from $100-$300 per year.  A typical family that makes $100 per month really has to scratch and claw to come up with the tuition and fees to ensure that their children get an education.  And I ain't gonna lie, most schools suck and do a pretty poor job of teaching their students, but the alternative of getting no education, and having no diploma, is still far worse.

So we were not able to get pictures of all 30 kids, but here are the smiling, grimacing, and scowling faces of some of the children that your generous donations were able to help.

This is our former security guard Morris' wife and family...along with Grace and Kasen.  We were able to help 4 of his children attend school.

More to come...soon.  Keep praying for Emmanuel and his heart surgery...hopefully we will have good news in the next week...