May 5th
Location Monrovia
There are moments in Liberia that I just want to cry and yet I have no idea how…people who know me well from home know that I have no problem with tears but in Liberia on days like today I don’t know how to cry. I guess there are so many mixed emotions when I see the pain. Today I visited a young lady at the hospital who is at the final stages of AIDS, her biceps are the size of the distance between my fingernail and knuckle and yet her smile covered her whole face. She is 19 years old and has been fighting HIV and AIDS for 10 years her appearance made me want to cry but so did the light and genuine joy in her eyes, she knows Christ and knows where she will be going. I think my life is better from just meeting her. I know I do not write as often as I should and when I do I talk about surfing or strange critters but there is also a very real, challenging, and inspiring part of my life here in Liberia and I want to work on sharing that with you. I need your prayers…we need your prayers and God’s strength to approach each case, each situation with gentleness, love, and strength.