Hallelujah!! God has Revealed His Plan!

Hallelujah!! God has revealed His Plan!
'Jesus said, "Come, follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men."' Matt 4:19

31 hours by plane, 4 days by all terrain vehicle, 3 hours by boat - this was the makeup of our 2 week vision trip in Sierra Leone.  God had been wooing us to this sacred land, and now, the smiles of the people were winning us over and the gentle Spirit of our hosts stole our hearts and sealed them with a longing to return to serve full-time. This, now abandoned foreground, was the landing place of the first United Methodist missionaries back in the 1800's.  It remains a place of love and compassionate people, it holds a strong sense of community as family and it remains a land deeply affected by war and disease. It holds the perfect ground for the message of Christ to dwell and burrow deep into the hearts of those hearing the Good News. 

As we touched down in Freetown, we were told that "In Sierra Leone, you will journey by air, land and sea." - this is a true statement!  Once off the plane, we waited for a ferryboat to take us to the main land. After one night in Freetown, we began our 4 day journey via all terrain vehicle through the maze of dirt roads of Sierra Leone, southward towards the Island of Sherbro - a remote island just off the coast of Sierra Leone and where we believed God had been calling us to serve. Once at the edge of the Earth, I mean, once at the edge of Sierra Leone, we patiently waited for the public transport to take us the last 2 hours of our journey. A very old, but colorful, wooden fishing boat covered with tarps to protect it from the rain took us to the main "town" of Bonthe on Sherbro Island. 

During the next few days, we traveled daily to the remote fishing villages by boat from Bonthe, to see the needs of the island, first-hand. There we were welcomed by smile after smile and departed with the sweet sound of waving children yelling "bye, bye, bye!".  Our hearts were broken by these impoverished fishing communities, but God revealed that this is our place to serve. Hallelujah! God has revealed His plan!  

Our guide was Reverend Mathew Kainyande, a United Methodist Pastor, and he became our beloved friend during our journey in Sierra Leone.  Mathew is already at work on Sherbro Island engaging in evangelism and discipleship and we will help strengthen this Christian foundation among the people of Sherbro.  We feel called to share the gospel through the need for clean water and medical care. Nick feels called to work with wells and bore holes including maintenance

and education of clean water sources on Sherbro Island. And there's a lot of borehole rehabilitation needed!  There's also a great need for medical care and training throughout the island. There is only one tiny "hospital" on the island that is lacking in staff, training and equipment and the fishing villages have no medical resources.  Needless to say, God has set a large and glorious task before us and we pray that you will join us in growing God’s Kingdom across the ocean.

Basic needs for our ministry in Sherbro Island:

A motorboat to reach the fishing communities
Funding for housing
A generator
Ministry materials like Bibles and language resources

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