PBS-TV, New York recently did a story on some of our female ex combatant Tailoring and Cosmetology students as well as Pastor Eric and me. We praise God for the national U.S. and Canadian exposure of the desperate needs in Liberia.

In April 2008, we were able to drill another well for drinking water on the new Vocational School grounds. This well will provide clean drinking water for the ex child soldiers living in Bong County who will become the student body. This was provided by a donation from icross Canada ministry and means that Village Ministries is now ready for our new school to be inspected by the Norway Methodist Church who will pay some of the expenses of running this school. Opening ceremonies were held the last week of August and final arrangements are underway for classes to begin.

PRAISE GOD!

In February 2008, the Village Ministries team, including most of the office staff spent a week in Bong county visiting many isolated villages, showing the Jesus Film each night with many more Liberians accepting Christ.  Many villages do not have a church building, a well, a school or any medical help. We were able to hand out donated eye glasses to adults, stuffed dolls to children, take blood pressures and provide medication.  

Many Liberians get sick and die because they must drink water contaminated by paracites and diseases. Harvest Christian Church in Chicago, Illinois gave a gift of $10,000.00 designated for two wells of safe drinking water. These wells were successfully drilled in October 2007 in two separate villages and serve 5,000 villagers per well. Now many Liberian children and adults will be alive longer because of these wells. One out of every three children will die from preventable, water bornes diseases beforea they are five years of age. 

It is quite evident as we purposefully move in and out of families and communities that God is directing our way. As part of the Home Nursing Team with Mercy Ships in April 2006, we were visiting Lucene because he had recently lost his wife to cancer

Although many Liberians respect Christians and the work of evangelism, there are still people who continue to resist, humiliate and even kill Christians. Sometimes their secret society devils destroy the church equipment and buildings.