Missionary Princess Jusu who lived near us in the compound had invited us to have breakfast with her on Friday. She had oatmeal, banana bread, and jam for toast as special treats as well as other food.
Alfreda Anderson came with the van and driver. We went back over to the Conference Center to visit the Day Care Center and the Women’s Training Center. A girl was getting water from a well in front of the Day Care. That fit the theme of our workshop “Living Water”.
The center had two rooms of children. In each room they were sitting in chairs ready to greet us. They sang to us then walked around to say hello.
Arlene with the children
Then we visited the Women’s Training Center coordinated by Princess Jusu. Training is given in Food and Nutrition, Pastry, Cake Baking/Decoration, Sewing, Beads crafts and Arts and Crafts.
We visited a class in jewelry made from beads. A dormitory is being built to house the girls who have to come a distance from their homes.
Girls making jewelry
We went downtown to go to the dress shops. It was very crowded with many small shops plus vendors along the streets. Some of the team bought dresses. One vendor was selling large maps of Liberia, West African countries, and the continent of Africa. Several team members bought some of those.
We got back in the van and were taken to an arts and crafts area of small shops in a quiet area near the U.S. Embassy. There must have been 15 or more. No shop was missed. There were carvings – wood and stone, painting, dolls and toys, jewelry, and other kinds of crafts.
Arts and Crafts Market
We went back downtown and had lunch at King Burger. Then we did some sightseeing around Monrovia. We went by many government buildings to Ducor Hill where we could see the Atlantic Ocean and the seaport. There was also a statue of Joseph Jenkins Roberts, the first president of LIberia. Later we stopped by a beach to get closer to the ocean.
We went back to the Guest House for some rest. The Bishop’s driver came about 6 pm and took us to the Episcopal Residence for dinner with Bishop John Innis and his wife Irene.