Liberia Monrovia Mission

The Gardnersville "Apartments" This is actually one home - not divided into apartments. Each companionship has a bedroom and a bathroom to themselves, but they share the living/dining areas and the kitchen. The entrance to the Gardnersville apartment c The front yard A particularly fancy toilet and sink in one of the bathrooms The Bend and Stop apartments The entrance from the street Upon entering, you see most of the complex Closer look at the apartments - one is on the main floor and the other is upstairs.  The doors with the diamond shapes are the entry for the upstairs. That area, along with the  lattice-type brick above is where the stairs are built.

President Carlson having fun with his first set of Assistants -  Elder Treadway (sees no evil) and Elder Verdoni (hears no evil). The next set  of Assistants to the President are Elder Wight who joined Elder Verdoni A view of the ruins of the Ducor Hotel, a luxury hotel from years back,  before its demise during the civil wars. (The highest point in Monrovia.) A gardner cleans ups fallen palm tree fronds - he even sweeps with them. Goodbye party for Elder & Sister Hezseltine (complete with silly gifts)  Elder & Sister Allen, Ryan & Shannon Busby, and Elder and Sister Wollenzien all enjoying the last party with the Hezseltine's. (The Busby's are a members who live here, where he works with Chevron. They entertain us and help us with many things. Both are returned missionaries.) Elder & Sister Allen, Elder & Sister Hezseltine, and President & Sister Carlson The Hezseltine's leaving their a...

Welcome to Liberia, Elders! Back row: Elders Grissom, Okello, Beinbein, Akiem, Chilumba, Iyen, Lota, Schimelpfening, Eguko Front row: Elders Olaoluwa, Unyolo, Mendullo, Ndubuisi, Gyansah Orientation was held on Jan. 20, 2016: Elder & Sister Allen come in for some practical instruction.... ... while Sister Hezseltine takes care of some work in the office. And then the Elders are all on their way to their first areas! Elders Lota, Akiem, Grissom, Chilumba, and Schimpelpfening head in one direction. Elders Ndubuisi, Eguko, Mendullo, and Iyen go in another direction. Elder Olaoluwa and Sister Weah get ready for transport to their area. (Sister Weah is a local branch missionary helping us with a threesome of sisters before she goes on her own mission.) And finally the last vehicle departs with Elders Okello, Gyansah, Unyolo, and Beinbein  going to their first area.

JANUARY 2016 Little girls playing hairstylist - a somewhat common site. The road that leads to the Congo Town 2nd Branch Chapel Congo Town 2nd Branch Chapel, with the inside pictured below Elder Wight, Elder Tarbah, Elder Hales and Elder Adams at the Matadi apartment Matadi aparment Another of the local residents A well near the Matadi apartments - it is literally the life of area This tree shows the erosion that comes after several wet seasons. This is near Sister Geneva Padmore's home. We took her home to her Congo Town neighborhood after she finished her mission. - January 2016

Back row: Grissom, Okello, Beinbein, Akiem, Chilumba, Iyen, Lota, Schimelpfening, Eguko Front row:  Olaoluwa, Unyolo, Mendullo, Ndubuisi, Gyansah