No Internet through The Golden Key Hotel in Monrovia though they advertise that they do. ( I take that back; we just didn't have the password, which is different on each floor of the hotel) No stopper for the bathtub though the bathroom is more elegant than I have seen in a while. Today it took the projected 8 hours to make it in the bus from Yekepa to Monrovia. But you know what, it really wasn't bad. The A.C. worked great. I could take a nap and when I woke, there was stimulating conversation with those who traveled together like talking about worship with Palmer Robertson and Peter Siaway, or learning about Allen Thomas, freshman student who rode with us. He'd given up his sets yesterday on the student bus to a lady who wanted to go early. Then there was fun and funny conversations with Laurel and Peggy.
Oh, my, it's fun to be in a hotel. All the group besides Del and Becky and Peggy and I are at the ABCU guesthouse. I am so glad there was not room for everyone. I didn't know how much I would enjoy a.c., big clean room, restaurant food, few people, laughter with friends, and a chance to unwind.
We had to be at the "Festival" at 6 since we thought Del was on program. He wasn't, but we got to see the whole thing anyway. What a difference between generations, and. cultures. The last time I went to a Billy Graham Crusade, I was in the7th or 8th grade. It was a fabulous experience that I will always thank Daddy for taking us to. Now Billy Graham's son is working the world.
There were similarities to the event of years ago, but what struck me as not just the change in the music which was significant was when the people came forward they literally ran.
I got to SEE Her Excellency, The President of Liberia, dressed in head to toe in green, seated not far from where our group sat. The Vice President who we met on Wednesday at our dedication waved at me. That was fun. We also spoke with Edith, the Superintendent of Nimba County tonight. She's been so helpful in going to bat for Amani, when there was a question whether or not the steel company officials would renig on a gift for a factory site they had promised.
It was fun to see people in the Samuel Doe Stadium that we recognized.
One of my students, Nelson Kiamu, probably the student with the highest GPA so far was our bus driver today. Tonight we saw his Father as he was part of the program at the festival.
Tomorrow, we will shop a bit and relax. Maybe we won't go to the festival quite as early tomorrow night. I do pray that friends invite friends to come tomorrow night.
I won't get to go Sunday, as I will have to go back on the bus with the students so I can prepare for class Monday. My "housemates" and Becky will be staying in Monrovia most of the week next week, getting ready for the May Fashion Show. I think a few days of quiet will be nice.
Time is beginning to fly now. Wow, is it hard to get a semester's worth of work into students in 7 weeks. I so want them to succeed. Thanks for your prayers!
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