Lisa still lives at ENI

Paul's older sister Lisa was a big influence in his life.  She is eight years older than the twins and Paul naturally adored ..... and feared her.  According to Paul she considered it her job to make sure the boys "treated girls right".  Lisa helped raise her younger siblings and was with the family when they moved to Liberia.  Lisa would help his mother run a "back door" clinic off their back porch.  He remembers her cleaning infected wounds and then running to a bucket to vomit -- the stench was horrible -- but would always return to help her mother finish.  

Lisa loved animals and is pictured here with one of the family chimps, Tarzan!

After 37 years and a civil war there are not many people left that remember the Chinchens under the age of 50 at the mission and neighboring village. We did meet the mayor of Plandabalabo that was also in the cub scouts with Paul.  His name is Junior.  Robert Chaie is still around and is now the clan chief for the area.  He used to help Paul's mother in the kitchen.  Imagine our surprise as Robert walked us through the village and stopped at his daughters hut.  Her name was Lisa!  I looked at Paul and he looked at me.  Robert laughed as he said, "I named her after your sister.  She was born in 1976". We didn't have Lisa there to share our excitement but we did have her look alike - our daughter Annabelle.  Lisa (the Liberian) gave her a big hug and we promised to share the picture with the first Lisa.  There is no greater honor in Africa then to have a child "named" for you.  Lisa still lives at ENI.