This morning we spent a few hours with Jassie as she came to our guest house. She takes care of the sponsorship for us at the camp. We worked on paying the 2nd term fees for all the students today. All the high school students (gr. 10-12) are paid for the rest of the school year. We did not visit the camp this time due to some unsettling situation last week when 5 people were shot and killed during a dispute. Jassie took all the sponsorship donations back with her and will be distributing them to the children over the next few days. For Jassie's sake we decided to enroll the students into the 2nd term, even though this wasn't our initial plan. Jassie came with this letter from the school stating they are holding her accountable and will take legal action against her if she doesn't pay the 2nd term fees since the fees were overdue. Since there is little justice at the camp, this could mean jail time for Jassie. We took this very seriously and of course will do everything to protect Jassie as a single mother who has been faithful in her sponsorship work for us. TIA! (This Is Africa)
This is a picture of us (Marsha and Jackie) with Jassie:
This afternoon, Hannah (whom we had known since the first time we went to the camp 5 years ago) came to see us at our guest house. It was nice to spend the afternoon with her. We are looking at the possibility of relocating Jassie and Hannah to Liberia and setting up small businesses for them, but that is a pretty scary thing for them. Hannah has been at the camp for 20 years already! This is all she knows and this is comfortable for her, so the thought of moving away is intimidating, but there really is no future for her and her kids at the camp.
Here is a picture of Jackie and Ariel with Hannah:
It was a bit cooler today - mid 20s.
Thank you for your continued prayers! We pray God will break our hearts for what breaks His!!
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