"God, what an amazing opportunity You have put before us, a chance to make a difference for You in a desperately hurting world. Help us to see the needs You want us to see, to react in a way that honours You and to bless others by serving them with practical expressions of Your love. Help us to be Jesus's hands and feet and through Your Spirit give us strength and wisdom. We need to fulfill Your plan for us in our own generation. In Jesus name, Amen!"
~ quoted from "Outlive Your Life" by Max Lucado
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Our first day in Ghana ...
Our first official day in Ghana is complete. It was just a day of exchanging money, doing errands, visiting the Liberian and Canadian embassys, spending some time at an orphanage (see pictures below). The single woman who runs this orphanage has adopted several children ... it's so amazing and inspiring!
Tomorrow we plan to visit with the people from the Buduburam Camp, help them set up small businesses and give them the donated items for distribution for sponsored children at the camp.
Things have really changed in Ghana. There are a lot of new buildings going up foreigners, and a lot more non-taxi vehicles on the roads. The city also looks so much cleaner - people are cleaning garbage and sweeping along the roundabouts. They have built a brand new mall (the first ever here!) and it is very expensive!! I guess you have the rich in every country!!
I think we are climitazing to the heat - it's in the high 30s and of course, very very humid!
Thank you for all you prayers ... we need daily grace and wisdom!
Love,
Marsha, Jackie, and Ariel
Thursday, February 17, 2011
We've arrived!
We arrived at the guest house at around (10:30 AM PST) but it is night time here! Ah, the sights and smells of Africa! How I have missed Africa!! ALL of our luggage arrived as well at no extra charge!! The power was off when we got to our guest house, but they got the generator going and internet is a hit and miss. The flights went well. Had turbulence around Greenland and over the Sahara Desert, which was pretty rough! When we got here the guest house had dinner waiting for us, so that was good. We are looking forward to starting our work tomorrow. None of us slept too much so we are praying for a good sleep tonight and then off we go!
We will continue to keep you posted ...
Thanks for your prayers!!
Marsha and Jackie
We will continue to keep you posted ...
Thanks for your prayers!!
Marsha and Jackie
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
At the airport
This afternoon, Jackie, Marsha and Ariel left for West Africa. They will fly to Frankfurt, Germany then get a connecting flight to Accra, Ghana. They will spend a few days there then travel to Monrovia, Liberia. At the airport today, they had been praying for God's favour as they had some extra luggage they needed to bring containing supplies for the people in Africa. When they got through the line, the lady let them put through two extra bags at no charge ... a $400 value!!! God is good ... all the time!
They are asking for you to continue to pray for their safety and also for direction when they land in Africa! Thank you!!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Missions Trip!!
The team (Marsha, Jackie, and Skye) will be travelling to Ghana and Liberia next month. They are hoping to leave on February 16, 2011 and return in two weeks.
While they are there, they plan to visit our workers there. Jassie is in Ghana overseeing the sponsorship program there and Chris is in Liberia, overseeing the sponsorship program as well as other various projects.
Please pray for this team as this will be there final trip to Africa and there will be many mixed emotions during this time!
Stay tuned for details ... We will post updates of their experiences on a daily basis once they arrive in Africa!
While they are there, they plan to visit our workers there. Jassie is in Ghana overseeing the sponsorship program there and Chris is in Liberia, overseeing the sponsorship program as well as other various projects.
Please pray for this team as this will be there final trip to Africa and there will be many mixed emotions during this time!
Stay tuned for details ... We will post updates of their experiences on a daily basis once they arrive in Africa!
Monday, January 3, 2011
These Liberian children desperately need your help!!!
These 6 kids in Liberia are desperately needing to go to school but cannot afford to do so. Please consider helping out one of these precious children for just $30/month. This will give them a Christian education, a uniform and school supplies. You will be kept updated on their progress as Chris will monitor them on a regular basis.
This is Ruth Flomo. She will be 14 in February and would be going to Grade 3.
This is Abrahim Flomo. He is 23, but sadly has not yet completed his Grade 8 of schooling. He had to quit school to support himself by selling charcoal just to get enough food to live. His mother died in the war and he just found out that his father is alive but living in a refugee camp in another country.
This is Louise Flomo. She just turned 15 this past December and would be going to Grade 3. Her father left her mother with 7 children to raise on her own in 2003 at which time Louise was sent to the city area to go to school but sadly this did not happen as the family she lives with cannot afford to send her. Her mother and siblings still live up interior. Louise works all day, every day selling things just to earn enough money for the family she lives with to buy food.
This is Korpu Flomo. She is 14 and would go to Grade 3. She is a sister to Abrahim, but they have different mothers. Her father was killled in the war and Korpu was taken in by another family as her mother could not care for her.
This is Francis Nimely. She will be 14 this year and would go to Grade 3.
This is Hannah Kolubah. Sadly, she has never been to grade school in her life. She will be 12 this year but even at this age she will have to start at Grade 1. Her father left the family in 2004 and she lives with her mother and two siblings. Her mother grows and sells potatoes to earn money for food. At the time this blog is being posted, Hannah has now been sponsored and will hopefully attend the new term in Liberia this January.
This is Ruth Flomo. She will be 14 in February and would be going to Grade 3.
This is Abrahim Flomo. He is 23, but sadly has not yet completed his Grade 8 of schooling. He had to quit school to support himself by selling charcoal just to get enough food to live. His mother died in the war and he just found out that his father is alive but living in a refugee camp in another country.
This is Louise Flomo. She just turned 15 this past December and would be going to Grade 3. Her father left her mother with 7 children to raise on her own in 2003 at which time Louise was sent to the city area to go to school but sadly this did not happen as the family she lives with cannot afford to send her. Her mother and siblings still live up interior. Louise works all day, every day selling things just to earn enough money for the family she lives with to buy food.
This is Korpu Flomo. She is 14 and would go to Grade 3. She is a sister to Abrahim, but they have different mothers. Her father was killled in the war and Korpu was taken in by another family as her mother could not care for her.
This is Francis Nimely. She will be 14 this year and would go to Grade 3.
This is Hannah Kolubah. Sadly, she has never been to grade school in her life. She will be 12 this year but even at this age she will have to start at Grade 1. Her father left the family in 2004 and she lives with her mother and two siblings. Her mother grows and sells potatoes to earn money for food. At the time this blog is being posted, Hannah has now been sponsored and will hopefully attend the new term in Liberia this January.
For more detailed background information on each of these children, please check out our facebook page. Please consider what a difference you can make in someone else's life this year! Contact us if you are willing to help one of "the least of these". (Matthew 25:40)
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Christmas Blessings!!!
This year for Christmas, HFA chose to bless 5 random widows and their families living near Monrovia, Liberia, with gifts of things that they so desperately need. Chris, our worker there, found 5 of the neediest people near his village. Each family received a mattress, a chicken, some rice, shoes, clothing, and kitchen items. We praise the God of the universe, Who knows each one of these people by name, that we were able to share Christ's love with them this Chirstmas in such a tangible way!
Here are the families with a brief story of their current situations:
This is Sarah Ballah. She is a widow who lost her husband in the war in 1990. She has one daughter and the other girl who lives with her is an orphaned child she found that was lost in the war in 1994. She took this girl in to live with her. In order to earn a little bit of money to buy food to live, Sarah plants potatoes for other people.
This is Quatai Dolo. She is a 68 year old widow and mother of 7 children of which only 3 are still alive. She and her husband fled to Monrovia in the war in the 1990's and he died of old age in 2008. She is trying to make a living by washing some of the neighbour's clothes. Her oldest daughter died about a year ago during childbirth. Her only living daughter has mental problems and keeps getting pregnant from men who she never sees again. Life is hard for Quatai as this leaves her to raise these fatherless grandchildren on her own.
This is Julia Weah. She is a single mother of 4, but sadly 2 of her children died a few months ago from sickness. She washes other people's clothes to get money for food, which has been scarce for them. She was recently told by her landlord to leave the house she is living in because she cannot afford to pay the rent for just one room. Her parents were killed in the war in the 1990's.
This is Oldma Kemah Tarnue. She is a widow raising her 4 grandchildren who were orphaned after their parents died in 2003. Oldma and her husband fled to Monrovia in 1994 due to massive looting and killing of elderly people and youth. In 1999 they tried to return to their village but they were stopped by rebels who were demanding food. They had none to give so the rebels cut her husband's throat right in front of her.
This is Gbassie Zinnah, a widow who lives in poverty with her niece, her only living relative. The rest of her family were all killed in their village during the war so she has remained in Monrovia as she had no one to go to.
Here are the families with a brief story of their current situations:
This is Sarah Ballah. She is a widow who lost her husband in the war in 1990. She has one daughter and the other girl who lives with her is an orphaned child she found that was lost in the war in 1994. She took this girl in to live with her. In order to earn a little bit of money to buy food to live, Sarah plants potatoes for other people.
This is Quatai Dolo. She is a 68 year old widow and mother of 7 children of which only 3 are still alive. She and her husband fled to Monrovia in the war in the 1990's and he died of old age in 2008. She is trying to make a living by washing some of the neighbour's clothes. Her oldest daughter died about a year ago during childbirth. Her only living daughter has mental problems and keeps getting pregnant from men who she never sees again. Life is hard for Quatai as this leaves her to raise these fatherless grandchildren on her own.
This is Julia Weah. She is a single mother of 4, but sadly 2 of her children died a few months ago from sickness. She washes other people's clothes to get money for food, which has been scarce for them. She was recently told by her landlord to leave the house she is living in because she cannot afford to pay the rent for just one room. Her parents were killed in the war in the 1990's.
This is Oldma Kemah Tarnue. She is a widow raising her 4 grandchildren who were orphaned after their parents died in 2003. Oldma and her husband fled to Monrovia in 1994 due to massive looting and killing of elderly people and youth. In 1999 they tried to return to their village but they were stopped by rebels who were demanding food. They had none to give so the rebels cut her husband's throat right in front of her.
This is Gbassie Zinnah, a widow who lives in poverty with her niece, her only living relative. The rest of her family were all killed in their village during the war so she has remained in Monrovia as she had no one to go to.
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