Children and pigs search through the rubish at King Jimmy's Market for something to sustain them.
Monday, June 22, 2009
King Jimmy Market
Children and pigs search through the rubish at King Jimmy's Market for something to sustain them.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Help Wanted!
The laborer is worth his wages, If a person will not work they shall not eat. These are common sayings in the Christian circles I have fellowship in during my life time, and they are great principals that promote a good work ethic that is properly and swiftly rewarded. I believe in these things and have enjoyed in my lifetime the blessings of my labor.
Today I heard a story that just left me puzzled, like there was a big empty hole in my understanding of Justice in the work place, my eyes were opened to the injustice in our worlds market for labor. I was involved along with some of my teammates at No Greater Love International in an interview for a job position in the Crossroads Youth Center we are opening in Freetown, Sierra Leone. We were interviewing a woman for one of the job positions and someone asked how much she made at her last job, the answer, 100,000 Leons per month. Now 100,000 Leons sounds great to someone who hasn't changed Dollars to Leons lately. 100,000 Leons exchanges to about $31, in US Dollars. So you can see wile $8 an hour isn't even a living wage in the US she was earning at a rate of about 8 hours a Dollar, friends that's not a living wage anywhere on earth. It broke my heart to think of how much she must struggle to live, in Sierra Leone the nationals can eat ok for $1 a day but this was a grown woman with no hope of ever supporting herself on that wage, and she was one of the few lucky ones to even have a job.
Please pray that the Lord Jesus Christ will bless the people of Sierra Leone, that they would see their need for his love and forgiveness, and entrust their lives to him; and that Sierra Leone will arise from poverty to productivity. May God grant that Cindy and I will be privileged to be a part of his work in peoples lives here.
Blessings, Rev. D
Today I heard a story that just left me puzzled, like there was a big empty hole in my understanding of Justice in the work place, my eyes were opened to the injustice in our worlds market for labor. I was involved along with some of my teammates at No Greater Love International in an interview for a job position in the Crossroads Youth Center we are opening in Freetown, Sierra Leone. We were interviewing a woman for one of the job positions and someone asked how much she made at her last job, the answer, 100,000 Leons per month. Now 100,000 Leons sounds great to someone who hasn't changed Dollars to Leons lately. 100,000 Leons exchanges to about $31, in US Dollars. So you can see wile $8 an hour isn't even a living wage in the US she was earning at a rate of about 8 hours a Dollar, friends that's not a living wage anywhere on earth. It broke my heart to think of how much she must struggle to live, in Sierra Leone the nationals can eat ok for $1 a day but this was a grown woman with no hope of ever supporting herself on that wage, and she was one of the few lucky ones to even have a job.
Please pray that the Lord Jesus Christ will bless the people of Sierra Leone, that they would see their need for his love and forgiveness, and entrust their lives to him; and that Sierra Leone will arise from poverty to productivity. May God grant that Cindy and I will be privileged to be a part of his work in peoples lives here.
Blessings, Rev. D
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
REV. D Chicken Cooker 5000
Having noticed some flaws in the Wonder Stove in the area of it's ability to render a quality experience when barbecuing chicken our research department has come up with a amazing attachment that will make your next back yard barbecue a real hit, The Rev. D Chicken Cooker 5000. If necessity is the mother of invention, and one mans trash can truly be another mans treasure then don't through out those spoiled metal pails with the rusted out bottoms, they can be easily transformed into an amazing extension for the wonder stove that allows through cooking without burning of chicken and many other delicious dishes. This handy device is sure to be a hit all over West Africa and beyond. Earlier attempts wile providing a good even cooking surface were rejected because of manufacturing difficulties and inability to meet quality control standards set by our stringent industry. It's a good idea to place your order early for this new product because demand is sure to surpass our ability to supply, Patent Pending.
Just having a little fun, I must have too much time on my hands. God Bless you all, Rev. D
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Hello again everyone, and blessings from warm sunny Sierra Leone.
We are getting settled after a 2 month trip back to the USA, I promised Cindy we would get a refrigerator when we got back so we traveled last week to Kenema to purchase a Sanyo SRF42 and she is very happy with it. It works great when there's power and we actually had power 3 days since we purchased it about 8 days ago, that's real good for Sierra Leone with it's frequent power outages. Actualy I should clarify I'm counting a day with over 30 minutes of power as a day with power.
There are things we get allot of here though like flat tires, in the 9 months I've had my Toyota pickup here I have had 6 flat tires, that's pretty good since there are only 5 with the spare, if you do the arithmetic you can see I've had a flat on a tire I don't even own, so I'm ahead by 1. I guess that's a testimony to the rough road conditions. My brother Mic says it's because we're so close to the equator and because of the speed the earth turns so I might try driving in reverse with the back windows open to slow down that effect.
On a more serious note one thing there is surely more of here is death, there have been 2 deaths in our neighborhood in the few months we have been here, one woman across the street, and a 5 year old girl who died of malaria a few days ago. This is so sad because malaria is curable now with modern medicines and there is no need for anyone to die with proper treatment. I didn't know either of the victims but it does drive home the reality of the situation here. We keep praying God will make a difference in the lives of the people, we pray for the sick and help any way we can. I drove an old woman to the doctor who looked like she would die but she made a great turn around and is now OK, I'm the only one in the neighborhood with a vehicle. Cindy and I also prayed for a woman at our bible study who had a bad foot injury with a nail through the top of her foot that had bothered her for some time; we prayed and gave her some ibuprofen and the next day she was fine, thanks be to God.
It is our hope and prayer that many Sierra Leonans will come to faith in Jesus Christ through our ministry here and that Sierra Leone will be a better place to live because of the love that Christianity brings to a culture. Less sickness, less unemployment, less untimely death, less hopelessness, you get the picture. In Jesus Christ the one and only Son of God we find a better life today, with hope and eternal life for tomorrow. If you are a believer in Jesus Christ please pray for us as we work here for him.
God Bless, Rev. D
We are getting settled after a 2 month trip back to the USA, I promised Cindy we would get a refrigerator when we got back so we traveled last week to Kenema to purchase a Sanyo SRF42 and she is very happy with it. It works great when there's power and we actually had power 3 days since we purchased it about 8 days ago, that's real good for Sierra Leone with it's frequent power outages. Actualy I should clarify I'm counting a day with over 30 minutes of power as a day with power.
There are things we get allot of here though like flat tires, in the 9 months I've had my Toyota pickup here I have had 6 flat tires, that's pretty good since there are only 5 with the spare, if you do the arithmetic you can see I've had a flat on a tire I don't even own, so I'm ahead by 1. I guess that's a testimony to the rough road conditions. My brother Mic says it's because we're so close to the equator and because of the speed the earth turns so I might try driving in reverse with the back windows open to slow down that effect.
On a more serious note one thing there is surely more of here is death, there have been 2 deaths in our neighborhood in the few months we have been here, one woman across the street, and a 5 year old girl who died of malaria a few days ago. This is so sad because malaria is curable now with modern medicines and there is no need for anyone to die with proper treatment. I didn't know either of the victims but it does drive home the reality of the situation here. We keep praying God will make a difference in the lives of the people, we pray for the sick and help any way we can. I drove an old woman to the doctor who looked like she would die but she made a great turn around and is now OK, I'm the only one in the neighborhood with a vehicle. Cindy and I also prayed for a woman at our bible study who had a bad foot injury with a nail through the top of her foot that had bothered her for some time; we prayed and gave her some ibuprofen and the next day she was fine, thanks be to God.
It is our hope and prayer that many Sierra Leonans will come to faith in Jesus Christ through our ministry here and that Sierra Leone will be a better place to live because of the love that Christianity brings to a culture. Less sickness, less unemployment, less untimely death, less hopelessness, you get the picture. In Jesus Christ the one and only Son of God we find a better life today, with hope and eternal life for tomorrow. If you are a believer in Jesus Christ please pray for us as we work here for him.
God Bless, Rev. D
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