Heartland Conference

Day 1 - Monrovia, Liberia

The DBU Women's Soccer Team, consisting of 24 players and six staff members, departed Dallas for Liberia, in Western Africa on Sunday morning for the 11th trip as a part of the DBU Athletic Department's Global Sports Mission Initiative.

The team left DFW at 6:30 AM on Sunday morning and flew to Newark, NJ, and after a seven hour layover, we boarded an overnight flight to Brussels. After a three hour layover in Brussels, the team had a nine-hour flight to Monrovia, which included a short stop in Banjul, Gambia.  Once we arrived at the airport, cleared customs and loaded the bus, we had about an hour drive to hotel.

After checking into our rooms, we had a great dinner at the hotel, which was much needed and retired to our rooms for even more much needed rest after traveling for the past 36 plus hours.

Everyone is doing great, just a little tired, please continue to pray for the girls, that the will have energy, good health and that we will be bold in sharing Jesus with the people and children we interact with for the next 10 days.

Tuesday morning the team will meet with several Liberian officials and dignitaries, which will include the US Ambassador, the YMCA Liberia Board, the Liberian Minister of Youth and Sports and then an afternoon soccer practice at the main stadium in Monrovia.

Thank you to each one of you for praying for this trip and helping make it a reality.  We are excited about what the Lord has planned this week for each one of us.