So I went to the hydro plant. It was beautiful and very adventurous! The trip started out with a lot of crazy driving through mud holes and on ridiculously bumpy roads. If you know the Wilderness Ranch road, imagine the worst parts at it’s muddiest, and we were driving through worse than that for over half an hour each way. We got stuck 3 or 4 times, but our driver Laurens denies that he was ever stuck because he was able to get unstuck without us getting out and pushing. The vehicle was totally and completely covered in mud by the end of the day, but it was enormously fun!
We stopped at a community that was completely destroyed during the war except for the Church. It was sad to see the dilapidated houses overgrown with plants. I don’t want to imagine the difficulties and suffering that occurred in that place.
We toured the hydro plant, which was also destroyed during the war, and pretty much anything that could be carried away has been taken at this point. It’s just the concrete structure left. The government is planning on restoring it to function soon hopefully. It will cost US$300 million to get the job done.
We went on a hike through the bushes and waded through the river quite a few times. It was really nice to be out in the wilderness outside of the city. I enjoyed seeing the natural beauty of Liberia. There were many beautiful parts of the river. At one point we all crawled down beside the waterfall and stuck our heads under the torrent of water. We were already soaking, so a bit more wetness didn’t hurt at all. We also tried to float down the river, but had to bail out because it was getting too swift. All part of the adventure! My clothes were extremely dirty by the end of the day, but it was one of those days where I felt really alive. I felt amazed by God’s creation constantly, just like at Wilderness Ranch. I am so thankful to God that I have an able and healthy body so that I can do adventurous and fun things like this! May I never forget to thank God in all things!
On the way home we toured the water purification plant. I don’t know what they are like at home, but the water didn’t seem incredibly pure! It was an interesting thing to see.
On the drive home we got super stuck. We got out with a lot of effort. There was so much mud on the front window that we blew a fuse on the windshield wipers! After that, we had to continually dump water from our water bottles on the windshield to allow the driver to see! We eventually just changed the fuse, which was much simpler.
Near the city we stopped in a major puddle, and a bunch of local kids washed our vehicle for us. There were kids on the roof, the hood, the sides, everywhere, scrubbing and splashing! They did a fabulous job on our two vehicles for US$3.00! It was the coolest car wash I’ve ever been to!
This evening was the Africa Mercy “film festival” complete with a red carpet and trophies for the winners. There were 12 entries, and they were quite funny. The winner was a movie made by the cleaning staff, called “Dust Busters”. It was a spoof on Ghost Busters, with a bunch of slapstick comedy. We laughed our heads off!
It was a dress up affair, so I again wore my fancy dress. We took lots of pictures, and then got into PJ’s and had girl talk time for a couple hours. Now it’s bedtime. G’night y’all!
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