Today we went to Marshall Town to visit the Clara McCorkle memorial church. We had to drive east about 1 ½ hours to get to a small fishing village where we met the pastor Bro. Zwen who would be leading the way to the church. The only way to get to the church was via a canoe. It made me a bit nervous when Bro. Garza got in and had to scoop out water in a small bucket :-/ Once all of us were in and on our way it began to pour rain and the wind
really picked up so the ride was a bit nerve wracking especially when we got to the mouth of the river where it dumps into the ocean and things got real choppy. Once we were there Bro. Zwen carried Bro. Garza and I from the boat to the land. Bishop Stewart chose to take off his shoes and walk himself to shore. We made our way up a trail in the dense cover for about 100 yards before we came into a clearing where there was a small village. The people were excited to see us and welcomed us when we arrived. Their native language is Bassah and most of them spoke no English. At
the far end of the village was the Clara McCorkle memorial church. It is mostly completed and the man in charge of construction, Bro. David, said it would be done within the next 30 to 40 days. It is by far the largest and most well built building in the village. Bishop Stewart said that farther inland there is a main village where there are many more Bassah people that come to the church. The Clara McCorkle church is the only church on the island. After visiting for about 30 minutes we made our way back to the canoe where we began our return trip. The boat captain took us past another island
that is inhabited by gorillas. Bishop Stewart said that the primates on the island were placed there by pharmaceutical researchers so that they could do experimental research on them and study them. The Liberians believe that the Gorillas are so full of chemicals that there is no way you could step foot on the island, in fact during the war the rebel soldiers refused to step foot on the island for fear of being killed by the gorillas. Once back at the fishing village the locals brought out all kinds of fish to try to sell to us before we left. There was a big display of fish but for some
reason no one could really tell us when they had been caught so we passed on the purchase. It was a great trip and we believe that God will use and is using Pastor Zwen in a mighty way to reach the Bassah people on the island.
really picked up so the ride was a bit nerve wracking especially when we got to the mouth of the river where it dumps into the ocean and things got real choppy. Once we were there Bro. Zwen carried Bro. Garza and I from the boat to the land. Bishop Stewart chose to take off his shoes and walk himself to shore. We made our way up a trail in the dense cover for about 100 yards before we came into a clearing where there was a small village. The people were excited to see us and welcomed us when we arrived. Their native language is Bassah and most of them spoke no English. At
the far end of the village was the Clara McCorkle memorial church. It is mostly completed and the man in charge of construction, Bro. David, said it would be done within the next 30 to 40 days. It is by far the largest and most well built building in the village. Bishop Stewart said that farther inland there is a main village where there are many more Bassah people that come to the church. The Clara McCorkle church is the only church on the island. After visiting for about 30 minutes we made our way back to the canoe where we began our return trip. The boat captain took us past another island
that is inhabited by gorillas. Bishop Stewart said that the primates on the island were placed there by pharmaceutical researchers so that they could do experimental research on them and study them. The Liberians believe that the Gorillas are so full of chemicals that there is no way you could step foot on the island, in fact during the war the rebel soldiers refused to step foot on the island for fear of being killed by the gorillas. Once back at the fishing village the locals brought out all kinds of fish to try to sell to us before we left. There was a big display of fish but for some
reason no one could really tell us when they had been caught so we passed on the purchase. It was a great trip and we believe that God will use and is using Pastor Zwen in a mighty way to reach the Bassah people on the island.
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