New people!

It is a pleasure to introduce to you three truly excellent ladies joining our field team in the coming months:

Ashley Stoll is now in Liberia with Matt and Mariel, taking over the management of our relief programs. Ashley's great passion for the children of Liberia started a year ago when she spent five weeks living and working at a larger orphanage just outside Monrovia. After returning to the States, Liberia remained on her heart and wouldn't let her go. In only a few short weeks she's already visited over twenty orphanages and has an incredible connection with the kids.

Jennifer Gerson, a longtime friend and volunteer of ORR, has signed on to expand our Capacity Building programs. Adding to many years of experience in West Africa doing community health education and development programs, she's currently doing intensive hands-on training at ECHO in Florida. Her study areas include small animal husbandry, crop improvement,
and micro-capital investment. She will be heading to Liberia again in the Fall, after the rainy season.

Debbie Dezutter was a guest of ORR on a two-week trip in April, and felt called during the trip to join ORR full-time beginning in the Fall. Deb is a registered nurse from Seattle and will be taking over the position of Healthcare Coordinator, treating kids and working with our partners on the longer-term solutions as well. She immediately became part of the family during her visit, so we're delighted to have her in this next season.