Marsha and Jackie first met Chris at the Buduburam Refugee Camp near Accra, Ghana in 2006. He was a guy that always stood in the back when Jackie and Marsha were handing out things to other people and never asked for anything for himself. When Jackie and Marsha asked him to help them with some of Hearts for Africa's work in Ghana, he humbly accepted. He was faithful and accountable for every dollar we sent to Ghana. In 2009, we moved him and his girls back to Liberia, where he faithfully continued to work on numerous projects for us.
God has graciously blessed Chris's faithfulness by providing him with his own land, house and transportation in Monrovia.
As a result of a generous donor, Chris was given funds to build his own home on a piece of property that was purchased for him in the county of Duazon Town, on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia. This is a recent picture of him with his nearly completed home.
Here he will also grow his business of making bricks, which will enable him to provide for his family and for those in need around him.
Hearts for Africa purchased this small motorbike for him so that he was able to do the work required of him around the different Liberian districts near Monrovia.
We feel so blessed that God led us to work with Chris. Even though our work in Africa has now come to an end, he knows that we will always hold him dear to our hearts and we will continue to have a friendship with him. He is our brother in the Lord and we will be together one day in eternity! Until then, we have let him know that we are always here if he ends up in a bad situation and we will continue to be in communication with him.
We want to leave Chris and his family with God's blessing:
"The Lord bless you and keep you, the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace. ~ Numbers 6:24-26
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