Monthly Archives: July 2006

Palmgrove Security

Written by: The Bridge on Tuesday, July 4th, 2006

Our security is trying to make a name for themselves. They will not be tampered with, they will seriously guard this place. They're a group of nice young men. But now, I'll tell you the rest of the story.

Four young men on their way home from selling palmfruit, drove by our gate on a motorcycle in the evening. The security stopped and questioned them. One young boy that none of us really knew, was there visiting with Jeremiah. He accused one of those men of trying to rob him a few weeks earlier. Our security had them lying on the ground in n....

Like Manna From Heaven!

Written by: The Bridge on Monday, July 3rd, 2006

Have you ever wondered what manna tasted like? It was found like dew on the ground, every morning when the children of Israel were going through the desert towards the promised land. Well, in the months of June, July and August, here in West Africa, they have something that can be found ever so often, covering the ground in the morning. They refer to it as manna, in their language it's called 'nua'.

The children....

Our Livelihood…

Written by: The Bridge on Monday, July 3rd, 2006

Palmgrove has a few small enterprises that are beginning to bring in money, not much though, but it's still better then nothing. The Palmgrove construction crew are out almost every day, doing work with the loader and grader. At this time of the year it's often raining, so at times they have to wait a few days for the ground to dry. They really need someone to teach them how to use the equipment properly, they keep misusing it, getting flat tires and m....