on the left of the ladies dancing.  You will see the outside of the prison.  They are waiting for the president of Liberia to get their most of them waited all day

the president arrived there was people all over the road.  She got out of her SUV and walked straight over to sister miles and myself and wanted to know what we were doing their we told them we were humanitarian missionaries for Latter Day Saints, shared.  She was very receptive to us

a trip to the other side of this county where there was a political prisoner

next week we went to the other side of the Senators County.  We were invited.  There to assess the other side of the county.  There was some very rough roads. it was the country's independence day and the president was going to speak at this County, where they had brought in a new road for 40 miles and it had took them about three years before that, it took him seven hours to walk to the nearest road.  We had a very rough time getting their because our guide took a shortcut.  It was nothing like a shortcut.  We thought we would never get out of there, but with a lot of prayers and  lot of Toyota.  We made it through

when we got to the town.  There's probably 5000 people live in the small village during the Civil War for 14 years the president would keep all the political prisoners that opposed in these  small rooms the president that we are going to meet was Here for quite a long time there was 10 of these buildings in this prison camp

the picture on the bottom is when we was driving way back in the Bush it is a very rough road. picture on the right.  We got to this bridge with the Sen. from this County.  she was taken us back to her villages.  I told her I wouldn't cross this bridge, so she got some people to come over and put a few new boards on it took us about an hour.  She took her truck  across first

when we got down to the river.  We had to get in a canoe to get across to the other side of this large river is a very wide river.  I would say 400 yards

then to get to the villages, which was about a half a mile away.  They would put the motorbikes in the canoes, and then we would get on the back of a driver and take us to the villages

the motorcycle drivers would not let us ride on the back of the bikes.  When we crossed the bridge sister miles refused to get off.  So they took her across

when you get to the villages.  I have a ceremony for you is every glad that you came to visit them, so they give you a white rooster to take home with you cola nuts that is the chief of the village standing by sister miles, he told me.  If you come up to one of these villages and they don't give you a white rooster and cola nuts.  You better get out of there, so by the time the two days was gone.  We had four roosters and a bag of nuts

sister miles and the senator from this County are assessing the village looking around for the things that they need.  I have no clean drinking water or latrines they get most of their water out of the river.  We just love these people.  Most of the children here have never seen a white man, so some of them get scared

some of our projects and trip in Sierra Leone

this is a monkey that lives at the Burns compound the people next door had his mother for supper one night. They didn't know she had a baby so they are raising it. She is about three months old

we are about to open our last will train all the sisters are dancing at the celebration

we are officially turning the keys over to the community. Take care of this new latrine

this is our new garden project that we started with the branches. This is the grow house that they are starting all the plants to get out to the families in the project. We have 18 branches in Liberia and 12 of them are participating in this project. It is supposed to help them to be able to sustain their self's. After we help them with the seeds and the tools that they cannot purchase on their own. These people are very excited about the garden project. There's well over 660 people in the project

this is a classroom on the left of the school way out in the Bush. This is what the children said on for school. The chart board is totally wore out. We are trying to buy them, desks & school supplies. There is about 165 students in this school. It has about six groups. We just got this project approved

 the two pictures on the right are from Sierra Leone we went there on a trip to look at the Burns is projects that are the humanitarian missionaries in Sierra Leone we really learned a lot and now are doing a lot more of these what they call short-term projects

 the picture above is in Accra Ghana we were at a park where there is all kinds of trees this tree is over 350 years old it's what they call a cotton tree they are very beautiful

the three pictures on the right is a well that we are digging first picture is when they started putting the rings in the ground next picture is down setting that ring is about 30 feet in that whole and they do these Intel they get about 2 feet out of the ground it takes them about four days to set the rings and then they have to go in and plaster them with concrete the process takes about two weeks than the picture below is after they have put what they call the apron on and that is where the pump is is a top of the last ring sister miles and women of the community always get the pump the first bucket of water

the picture on your left is when we were in Ghana the Haws and the Kleins and ourselves are all on missions in West Africa

if you will notice when I posted these the last was first the first was last. for today's posts, So when you read this blog for today's entry start at the bottom. and work your way up, I will do better next time

here sister miles and all the ladies are opening the women's side of the latrine

as we completed the ceremony, the chief said to him this day, we had to wash her hands and eat together

sister miles and all the ladies are so happy there dancing to have their new latrine