What Venture trip would be complete without some good ole' southern hospitality. Our last day there I held a Hospitality training session for the teens who work at our Guest house. The neat thing about the ministry in Sierra Leone is that so many of the children live on property in our children's homes. It is a bitter-sweet thing. Their stories are sad, because if they live in full time care it means they lost their families; many due to the war. The redemption is that God has placed them into these loving homes where they have new families and a place to belong. They are growing up happy and healthy. About ten or so of the teens from these homes work in our guest house in Hospitality roles. They cook, clean and serve the teams. They are doing a fantastic job! Our training sessions consisted of Food Safety and Sanitation, Food Prep and Etiquette, and Housekeeping. I was a bit anxious leading up to the training, because how interested can teenagers really be in this type of thing? It was great though! They all paid close attention, answered the follow up questions correctly, and asked questions of their own. I only wish I could have done the training earlier in the week to see how they did with all the new information.
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| Teens working around the guest house |
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| Around the guest house |
The wonderful people who supported this trip made it possible. You loved children, taught them arts and crafts, gave them fun and games, shared stories of the love of God, taught them valuable life skills. Venture teams cannot exist without the generous people who give of themselves through finances, prayer, and anything else to make it happen. Look what you did! So many lives have been affected. Thank you. I hope you enjoyed hearing about our time in the Dominican and Sierra Leone. We enjoyed being there. :)
