Today we rode out to the Children of the Nations community. It is similar to what we are planning to do with Just Hope. It is north of Freetown. Nothing like 6 ½ hours riding in the tiny backseat of an SUV with a pineapple behind your head. Oh and did I mention it was all pot hole infested dirt roads. It was a long day. But I loved the adventure!! People really live in mud huts. The people who live in the villages couldn’t believe they were seeing white people. We got so many crazy stares. It was pretty funny!
We were able to get to know Ossay and Quamey better on the ride down. Quamey is the director at the orphanage. Ossay…I don’t know what Ossay does, but he helps get us around and takes care of so many details. They are really wonderful men. Quamey may be the largest man I have ever stood next to. He has a huge booming voice but he gets so squeaky and almost giggley when the kids get around. He really cares for the kids. He used to work for COTN and the kids here treat him like some sort of movie star. It’s crazy!
We stayed with Marc, the director for COTN, an Irishman. We also met Jim Jackson who is the building supervisor for COTN. He gave some great tips to Michael and was really genuinely concerned and caring for me. I really loved it there. It gave us a better picture of what we were doing and what it would look like when our community is finished.
My favorite part, we all sat outside on the porch at night watching the kids play and talking and laughing with each other until late in the evening. Why don’t we do that at home?? It was such a refreshing experience. Community is awesome, who knew?? No distractions. Just a Frisbee a harmonica and corny jokes. We are home.
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