Hope is coming in the form of an orange sawmill to the Orphan Grain Project in Liberia

We had a huge blessing this year as the Wood-Mizer company donated a brand new portable sawmill (worth almost 21,000)  plus 6,000 dollars worth of accessories for the sawmill (maintenance pkg, saw blades etc.)  The picture above is of Tyler (my son) when he went for training on the sawmill, as the plans are for him and a couple of other guys to go to Liberia this February and stay for a month working the sawmill for building projects and training a team of Liberians who will take over the operation of the sawmill once they leave.  Please keep these boys in your prayers, they will not be staying in a hotel while in Liberia, but rather with the people themselves.  I think the hardest part for them will be no showers after working in the hot Liberian sun all day!  

 My husband getting  all the tools, etc together in barrels to be shipped with the sawmill.  This was a huge job!  Also pictured are Pastor Ben Kangar (Calvary Chapel Red Wing) and Richard Mills (who is working so hard on helping us ship this to Liberia in the most timely, cost effective manner).

 Mike and I with the Wood-mizer.  The potential this one machine holds is amazing.. from providing wood for the building of the school, clinic, homes, and providing a source of income as the extra boards can be sold.  We are so blessed that God gave us this opportunity to be involved with this project.

The sawmill will be loaded on a container this Friday (December 23rd) along with 8 barrels loaded with goods, and will take roughly 45 days to get to Liberia.  The gift of this saw reinforces the urgency and great need of a heavy duty work truck to send to Liberia, as we will be unable to haul lumber to market until we have a truck to haul it with.  Please keep that need in your prayers that a door would be open for the opportunity to get a truck to Liberia.

The youth from Calvary Chapel Red Wing who have been helping raise money for shipping the Wood-Mizer to Africa.  Total cost for shipping is 3200.00, so far these kids have raised 700.00!  We have a ways to go, but what an awesome start!  Hopefully and prayerfully we will be able to have the rest of the funds together within a couple of weeks.