March - April's ministry in a pictorial review.

Training Pastors on Kokoyah Road:

Leaders from Kokoyah Road spent 2 days at our house being trained.  These pastors will help disciple new pastors on the road.

Pastors were tested on the book of Romans, they were required to retell the message of Romans chapters 1-5 by memory using only the pictures we created.

Solar Powered Audio Bibles were given to all students who passed the test.

Imagine trying to teach 80 bush pastors how to use modern technology.  We had a lot of fun.  Everyone broke into spontaneous praise as they received their solar powered audio Bible.  Thank you for your sacrifice for these men!

80 pastors were commissioned and sent out on Kokoyah Road with the vision of seeing a healthy church in every town and village.

Here is a picture of the Remote Bible Training Center in Gbenequelleh's graduation.  I forgot to take a group picture of Folobli's graduation.  Sorry!

Training Material Developed:

24 new pictures were painted of the Gospels.  Here are a few pictures from the Sermon on the Mount.   We use these pictures to disciple pastors and illiterate people.  When we are finished translating the Gospels into pictures, we will make books to distribute to all the churches.

A 104 page picture book for Romans was created and distributed to the pastors on Kokoyah Road.  Each page has a picture at the top and the message for each picture on the bottom.  Pastors now have preaching material for several months.

Medical Assistance:

We had one emergency medical evacuation that we preformed.  Harrison was harvesting palm nut in the bush when he fell from the tree.  Most people who fall from palm trees are handicap for the rest of their lives since they cannot afford medical treatment.  Thank you for paying for Harrison's surgery.  By God's grace, He will regain full use of his arm.  Praise God!  

Here is a picture of Harrison's broken wrist.  In addition to treating Harrison, we sent numerous people to the clinic to be treaded for Malaria and Typhoid.   

One month ago, Sumo had surgery on his leg.  Like Harrison, Sumo fell from a palm tree while harvesting nuts.  For one year, he went to a country doctor since he could not afford proper medical treatment.  He leg became badly infected.  Thank you for paying for Sumo's surgery.  This surgery removed infected bone.  After the wound is healed, he will need a second surgery to brake the bone again and properly align it.  Thank you for loving on Sumo.  Last month, Sumo received daily wound care from our mission.

Sponsored Children:

All our sponsored children were visited last month.  Food and supplies were delivered to every family.

Every Sunday, we carried approximately 50 children to church with us.

Here's a picture of our church's children's ministry.

Last month, Old Ma PaMolba died.  She had been providing care for 3 of our sponsored children.  We grieved with her family and made sure the children were provided for while they transitioned back to their mother's care.  Thank you for paying for her funeral.  

Assistance given to His Safe Haven:

His Safe Haven is a ministry that is providing full-time care for 20 special needs orphaned children.  Our ministries work closely together since we have identical visions.  Last month, we oversaw the completion of a house for a new His Safe Haven missionary named Stevie.

We met several times with elders from 3 villages as we tried to negotiate the purchase of land for the construction of a training center and several group homes.  This land purchase ultimately failed.

Other land options were pursued.  No decisions have been made yet. 

We welcomed Stevie to the mission field.  Stevie will help oversee His Safe Haven's group homes.  She is doing an excellent job!  We praise God for bringing her to Liberia.

Here's a picture of Stevie on the way to church.

Other Construction Projects:

Thank you for replacing Marcus's roof.  Last month, a strong storm ripped the roof off of his house.  

Cyrus is a close ministry partner to me.  Last month, we plastered his walls and added ceilings to the inside of his house.  Thank you!

Quinta is a friend of ours.  Last month, we plastered the outside of her house and added cement floors to the inside.  Quinta's family is no longer sleeping on dirt floors.  Thank you!

We are trying to raise $10,000 for the construction of a school:

Preparations are being made for the 2017-2018 school year.  We are coming alongside our church to start a new school in Chief Compound Community.  We are planning on opening this school in time for this coming school year.  Last month, hundreds of bricks were made.

The foundation for the school has been laid.

Construction has come to a stop since we ran out of money.  Unfortunately, the last big rain destroyed all our bricks.  I am very excited about this school project.  The academic standards of the school will be among the highest in Liberia.  Please pray we will be able to complete this project by the start of the school year.  

We are starting to raise money for our school sponsorships program.  A one time gift of $90 will buy a child a school uniform, pay for full coverage health insurance for one year, and pay for one year's school tuition.  Since our children attend Christian schools that have feeding programs, every child you send to school will eat 5 days a week during the school year.  Please consider sponsoring a child this year.  I believe this is one of the best ways we can assist those in extreme poverty.  By sending a child to school, you give them the hope for a better future.  If you are interested in sending a child to school or in helping us construct a school, you can send your donations to Hope for Home Ministries, P.O. Box 393, Troy, OH 45373.  Please designate your giving to either Liberia's school sponsorship or Liberia's school construction.  Thank you!

Our House Addition Project:

Walls were built

A roof was put on

Electric was installed

Ceilings were added

Windows were installed

The beginning of our kitchen

We converted our old front porch to a schoolroom by removing a wall.  Thank you for loving on our family by drastically improving the quality of our living condition.

Thank you for partnering with us in ministry!  Our family will be visiting the States for 4 months this summer.  While home, we will be sharing stories of all the Lord did last year and what we believe He is calling us to next year.  We look forward to seeing you soon!