My "View"

The  Yah River that runs by campus.
(I just now learned from Albert its name)

At 11:05 A.M.  Liberian time our helicopter took off.  What a thrill!  Straight up.  The pilot Dan "played" a bit with us pretending to let Daniel a passenger who was sitting up front fly the helicopter.  He tipped it to the right and left.  (wasn't sure I liked that. ha!) We all were fitted with headsets and instructed how we could talk to each other as we flew.  The beauty was hard to describe.  I could hardly take it all in, especially looking SO QUICKLY at the world that had become familiar to me.  At 100 mph, we were out of territory rather quickly.

Randy is an engineer from Jacksonville.  He was on campus with SP
all week helping with
the 5 year plan.

One quick impression;  this is really a very rural country, VERY GREEN, and only about 3 million people; 1 million of those here in Monrovia.

I am next door from the guesthouse where I'm staying using their wifi.  It doesn't work at the guesthouse for some reason.  MY "VIEW" is the Atlantic Ocean, and the sounds of waves crashing on the shore gives me a rush.  My neighbors are from U.K.  They are SIM country coordinators here.  They've offered to take me out to dinner tomorrow night.  How KIND!

Another WONDERFUL man (guest of the house where I'm using their wifi) just walked up and offered me his cell  phone to call Barry. I don't even know his name.
(It's Saturday morning, and I now know his name, Jim Dillon from Washington state, here  for 6 weeks to help ELWA, the radio station.  He calls himself a self-taught engineer.  I told him I was impressed;  "Only be impressed" he said, "if I have wisdom.")

The Chapel as we took off.
Within minutes we'd left anything that I'd come to
know and love.
What a trip!

So, as you see,  leisurely time now to enjoy THE VIEW, but soon, oh soon  I will see all of you, my friends an family!

Pictures will follow when I can.
(It's now Saturday morning, and we have internet in the guesthouse.  My HOSTS, Albert and Priscilla are waiting on me, so I'll be brief.  They're taking me to see the city, and of course to talk about our favorite subject, proclaiming God in this land!)