Transportation here can be pretty inexpensive

23 people inside and 5 on the top. The air conditioner probably hasn't worked for the last 15 years. All of the county border crossings have checkpoints like this. They stop the taxis a lot. We never get stopped unless they want a Bible or a Book of Mormon or something to read.

This is the senior primary. They meet outside on the patio area close to the street. Today I played primary songs on a speaker from my cell phone. It's probably the first time they ever had music to sing to. They liked it.

School was in session at Zapia School where we are doing a big remodel project. Most of the teachers have sticks. They use them. I'm not sure if the students learn very much in school but they have good behavior.

 We added two fans in every classroom. It was a good idea. Whoever designed this school made it with windows only on one side. There is no cross ventilation. When the room gets full of students it is hot hot.

The new bathroom we built at the school has four toilets. Workers sit outside and instruct the students how to use the toilets and how to flush them. There's no running water so there's a barrel full of water that they use buckets to pour water to flush. Probably 90% of the students don't have toilets at home.

The only source of water is a hand pup we installed at the school. The kids use it as a drinking fountain also.

A lot of people currently have allergies including me. They say it's the transition from the wet season to the dry season. I went and sat outside to see if it was any better outside than it was in our apartment. It wasn't. I was able to get some Allegra allergy medication and that made all the difference. I'm well again.

This is the pool just next to our apt. There's another pool just across the alley that is larger that I used to swim laps in. Our living accommodations here are very comfortable.  It's probably one of the nicest places in the country. We try to never invite Liberians here. The few that have come cannot believe how nice it is and they seem to be so distracted it's difficult to carry on business.

Today was fast and testimony meeting at church. This is a time where members of the church are given an opportunity to stand in front of the congregation and express the reasons why they believe in the gospel and in Jesus Christ. Probably at least 25% of the people who gave their testimonies cannot read. Probably 100 percent of the people have only been members less than five years. The average household income is probably only $2000 or $3000 a year.

The spiritual maturity of those who spoke was remarkable. The words they spoke and the emphasis they gave were no different than what I'm used hearing in America. The people here live interesting lives. Back home people seemed to become spiritually sensitive in times of trials such as an illness, death or employment problems. Here, those same issues occur 100% of the time. People are always living in a state of uncertainty and need.  Back home people can hide from spiritual needs with distractions such as recreation or vacations or with accumulations of wealth and pleasure. Here there is nowhere to hide.