AFAA Mission Day 5-
Since we knew that today was our final workday and that the projects we were working on had to be finished today the team was up and ready to work a little earlier. I was a little slower in waking up though, but again it didn't matter as the team was focused on meeting the deadlines. It seemed that today was definitely a feeling of completion for the team and the projects and you could see each team member begin to relax a little and enjoy the people around them even more as each team would finish their tasks. By the end of the day the kitchen cabinets had been cleaned, painted, and new doors had been put on with solid hinges. The electrical panel was completely wired, concreted in, and a switch had already been installed to go from the city power to the generator power. Ceiling fans would be installed in the children's rooms and kitchen. The septic tank cover would be built and slid into place. The playground swings were put on and a flagpole flying the Liberian and American flags was installed while the children played around the workers. Since the wall had been repainted and the children had been having school out in the middle of the yard the past couple days we asked for special permission to allow the children to paint their artwork on the walls of the house. A few of the older children are very, very good artists and several team members were given their drawings to take home with them! The roof on the outbuilding would quickly be removed and replaced to match the rest of the house. The wire meshing would be replaced over ALL the windows to not only protect from mosquitoes at night but also to keep burglars from breaking into the house. In the backyard a new clothesline was built for the children's clothes and secured with strong footers and boards. A new concrete slab was installed on the back porch to secure the generator, and the entire front yard had been cleaned and raked. The other climbing structures were moved to the new play area, and two new soccer goals were built by the very skilled craftsman from Liberia. At the end of the night the two ladies from our team had gone shopping for some supplies to host a birthday party for 4 of the girls at the orphanage. When it was time we were all invited inside to blow up balloons, and prepare the area for the party. I had a chance to catch up with some of my daughter Marie's family that had come to visit before joining the rest of the residents (team and children) for "cake", ice cream, presents, singing, and pin the sticker on "Brandon!" What a great night and great final time to play with the kids in the evening before we headed home the next day. Also, that day our friend Karen had stopped by. She offered for our team to stop by her apartment for showers and rest before our long flight home. By the end of the night I don't anyone was ready for bed or ready to talk about leaving the next day. A couple team members were still "under the weather" and we prayed that the final day would bring them great healing with a clean shower and delicious meal American style. Most of the team stayed up late that night though playing games and celebrating together. In the morning we would finish up a few extra projects, clean up, pack up, pay all the workers, and head out for our final time around 11 AM. I couldn't believe it was already time to head home and even more I couldn't believe the work that God had allowed us to do for His children! The check for the new projects didn't come that day though and we would have to wait and see what would happen the last day in Liberia.
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