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Lighthouse Ministry
Dear Brethren,It is my joy and pleasure to share with you some of the good developments taking place in our Lighthouse Youth program. Lighthouse is a youth program for youth with less opportunity who don’t have the strength to make it in life all by themselves. This program helps to support youths with life skills, […]
Invitation to Alafia's Prayer Letter
Hi Brethren, I am pleased to share with you the good things God is doing through our Lighthouse youth program. Every Thursday evening we have our Lighthouse discipleship program to help train and encourage our youth with good morals. We are looking at specific topics that will help to challenge the lives of our youth, […]
Prodigal Forgiveness
Nine years ago, in my idealism, I thought I was coming to Freetown to help, to serve. Now I am much more aware of God’s intentions to undo and remake me. Skinny spritely Jonathan* was about thirteen when I met him nine years ago. He was living “in the park” then, sleeping on makeshift market […]
Noah Tullay's Prayer Letter
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted […]
Faith is a bird that sings while the dawn is still dark.
December, 12 “Faith is a bird that feels dawn breaking and sings while it is still dark.” (Rabindranath Tagore) Dear Friends and Family, Greetings of peace, joy and hope to you this advent season. Thank you so much for your love, prayers and generous support which enables us to seek justice and practice […]
Introducing Ansuman Bangura
November 15, 2012 Don’t you know that those who work in the temple get there food from the temple and those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar? In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel. […]
10 Year Anniversary
August 9, 2012 Dear Family and Friends, Greetings of grace, hope, and peace to you. Thank you so much for your generous faithfulness to Word Made Flesh Sierra Leone. Your sacrificial giving and prayers have helped to support many children in the Kroo Bay vicinity and youth coming off the streets. On behalf of the […]
Job Posting: Servant Team Coordinator, Sierra Leone
Servant Team Coordinator – Oversee North American short term staff – Provide logistical support to fielding, training, and supervising short term North American staff – Serve as part of the local team committed to working alongside and among the poor – Participate in raising personal and general funding for the work – Currently seeking a […]
I heard the bells, Advent Day 11
One of the many Christmas carols which I enjoy is “I heard the bells on Christmas Day”. It was written by Henry Wadworth Longfellow in the middle of the United State’s Civil War shortly after one of his son was shot and wounded. As he considers the angels proclaimation to the shepherds of, peace on […]
Field History – Sierra Leone
The history of Word Made Flesh Sierra Leone is primarily a story of God’s grace and faithfulness. God has indeed chosen the weak things of this world to confound the wise. Over the last ten years the community, a group of bumbling yet courageous and hopeful people, have endured much. They have been hurt by […]