Last Village Church Visit: Kondembaia CRC

View from inside the Kondembaia CRC looking back at the road we DROVE on to get to the church.  I still feel badly about driving over someone's freshly-planted crops.

Getting the building set up and ready for the worship service.  This is one of the churches that received support (zinc roofing) from BC CRCs for their building project. 

Church bell, rung at about 8:00 AM.
Church began close to 9:00.
We worshiped until past noon.

Even though the former pastor, John Kalli, is at least as tall as I am, the doorway
is suitable for the average Sierra Leonean.  I have felt quite tall for the past 1/2 year.
(That's Rev. Edison's daughter beside me)

As part of his Timothy Leadership Training Action Plan for Stewardship, Rev. Edison wanted a guest preacher to speak about tithing.   I was the guest speaker.  That's Rev. Benjamin translating into Kuranko.

After the service we delivered medicine and prayed over this boy
who has been having epileptic seizures.  (Rev. Edison in the burgundy, Rev. Ben obscured by me, the boy's mother in  yellow, Rev. Ezekiel and a prayer leader from the church.)

Terrace Homework Assignment: Compare and Contrast

When we left Terrace, our home church commissioned us and gave us some homework to complete while in Sierra Leone.  The homework came in the form of a small photo album.  Each page included what something looked like in Terrace and the facing page was blank, with the expectation that we would fill it with a comparable picture from Sierra Leone.  Eager to have our homework finished on time, here is a sneak peak at our work (a collaborative effort - hopefully that won't affect our grade):

One of many places of worship we've visited in Sierra Leone (Seduya).

Our rutted 'street' in Sierra Leone (Cemetery Road).

Looking further down the road.

Our home in Sierra Leone.

Our neighbours in Sierra Leone.

Our walk (drive) to school in Kabala.

Some of our friends in Sierra Leone.

Pharmacy in Kabala - sells butta (margarine).

Bakery (bread guys by Okada park).

Butcher.

"Good store".

Cream-for-fun cookies are a favourite snack in Sierra Leone.

One vehicle we use in Sierra Leone.

Our 'everyday' vehicle in Kabala.

High jump fun in Kabala.

Campfire fun at River #2.

Jumping-into-sand-pile fun in Kabala.

A birthday celebration in Kabala.

A higher resolution shot of our Terrace Church Family.
This is my computer background picture and I get plenty of comments!

Our church family in Kabala - actually at Musaia for some Easter baptisms.

A blessing from Kondembaia, Sierra Leone.

Rev. MB Jalloh's Farm - For Dave.

I had a chance to visit Rev. M.B. Jalloh's farm with M.B. and his son, Abu.  Dave Mayer visited with MB there a few years ago and wanted me to get some pictures.  I was privileged to see it and here is some of what I saw ...

Abu and MB, posing in tandem, on the veranda of the recently-constructed house on the farm site.

Fresh water spring that supplies the farm year-round.

Groundnut (peanuts) being planted by the women, including MB's wife, Musu, on the hillside.

The care-taker.

Looking to the border of MB's farm, across the swamp.

MB, with the house in the background.  Mango tree in foreground.

Musu Jalloh (purple shirt) and children of some of the hired workers in the foreground.  

180 palm trees have been planted on 3 acres.

MB standing proudly with a harvest of Mangoes on soil he has worked with his own hands and will maybe retire to soon.