Our last day in Liberia was one of many special “farewells” and hopeful “see you soon”s which we are trusting God to bring to pass. So many dear friends came by to share words of thanks and prayers and praise together. We spent a wonderful afternoon with the Taylors (the International School from an earlier posting) at their home (on our way to the airport) as we sat on their beautiful front porch watching the rainy season set in and feasting on one last Liberian meal!
We did want to share about one particular farewell, too, that will always remind us of our precious relationships with our brothers and sisters in Liberia. Some of you may remember an earlier posting (A Day in the Life…) where we shared with you the story of Pastor Ivy from George Hne Doe United Methodist Church and his wife delivering twins (a boy and a girl) very unexpectedly on the side of the road early the next morning after I (Beth) preached there. Later that week, Pastor Ivy completed our training and shared with us that to honor our coming to Liberia and working with him, his family and his church, he and and his wife decided to name the twins after Kelly and me!
What an honor in the naming… just another precious connection with our family and spiritual home in Liberia. Thank you, Pastor and Mrs. Ivy!
