Rememberance Day

Today is Rememberance Day is Canada.  We are going to follow the honour and respect of this day along with our fellow Canadians.  At 11:00 we will be stopping along with our Liberian friends to remember those who have given their lives for our Countries.  Here war and loss are a lot fresher in the people's minds. The carnage of war has left such a strong mark on Liberia.  Everywhere you look there is reminders of it.  Bullet holes in buildings and bridges, execution posts, abandoned barracks and buildings.  Liberia is a country trying to rebuild from devastation with no help from the Government.  There is no social assistance here, no safety net for those who loose there jobs.  We witnessed an accident yesterday that was horrific.  There is no health coverage for those hurt or unemployment/disability.  We take so much for granted.  I am so thankful to all those that have fallen fighting for whats right and just.  Today I will listen to the pounding of the rain and remember.

-Tania