Girl’s Ministry

Free School in Sierra Leone: Fact or Fiction?

June 13, 2019
Child Sponsorship, Girl's Ministry, Monkey Bush, Name Changers, Orphaned and Vulnerable Children, Sierra Leone, Tombo

New President March 2018, a new president was elected in Sierra Leone. After 10 years, the opposing party had garnered another opportunity to rule the country. While the previous party was known for a focus on business, the current party put their highest value on education. The new president, Julius Maada Bio, quickly presented a platform that the country was more than happy with. There were many questions on how it would come to pass – Free Education. Sierra Leone…

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Finding Hope in Christ: Hawa & Lamerana

May 2, 2019
Child Sponsorship, Girl's Ministry, Monkey Bush, Name Changers, Orphaned and Vulnerable Children, Shara Johnson, Sierra Leone

A Special Visit This year, we added our first ten girls into the Waterloo girls’ sponsorship program in Sierra Leone. I recently had the pleasure of visiting eight of those girls’ families to inform them that they now had sponsors. That meant having the funds to start school! I will never forget the day I took Hawa and four of our other girls to the school to register and receive their uniforms. Hawa (9), and her cousin, Lamerana (5), live with their mothers who share a…

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