orphanage

With the summer now behind us and our team back in Liberia, many folks are asking us, "So what's next?" The answer is there's a lot of work to do!

We have a list of projects that we would like to see accomplished in the coming year--everything from wells to bunk beds, academic scholarships to a brand new school. The photo above is an artist's rendering of the new school (lower floors) and boys' dormitory (upper) at Frances Gaskin Children's Refuge.

As I'm leaving Liberia in just a few hours, I'd like to take a moment to thank you -- YOU! -- for making this past year such a success.

Together we undertook truly ambitious projects and saw not only physical conditions but children's lives transformed. We dug and rehabilitated several wells. We set up orphanage gardens and farms, training caretakers and children how to get the most out of the soil and seeds. We delivered food to those that needed it most. We provided care for -- and training to prevent -- common illnesses that Liberians suffer through needlessly.