A week of Justice

This week has been all about Justice.
We have worked hard to make sure that a young girl who was being raped nightly by an orphanage director is finally going to be properly cared for.

We are working out all the details for a little 4 year old girl weighing 14.7 pounds to be placed in a decent home this week, so she can get the care she needs..

We are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel for orphanage homes with corrupt and negligent directors who will soon be closed once and for all. After years of working hard for the justice of these neglected and abused kids, we see that a system is now being set in place so that the social welfare office can take these homes to court to bring final closure to them.

We are actively working to find healthy solutions for each child within these homes. We are blessed to have such favor within the country and government to help bring about change in this Nation. We see God doing amazing things here.

This week we made an amazing connection with a Former Liberian resident now living in New York, who is also taking action to help the many needy children in Liberia. She is building a state of the art Boarding School for 4 to 10 year olds. It will open in August. This school will be run by two very capable nuns, who love God passionately. Through our meeting, she committed to accept children meeting their criteria who will no longer have a home when their orphanage is finally closed down. In working along side the social welfare office, we see this as the number one problem the Government will have once these closures begin to happen. We are now starting to see God answer our prayers to this impending dilemma. We have realized that if the Government does not have a place for these children to go, then the closures will not happen. This is critical for action to be taken.


Another highlight has been my meetings with the orphanage directors who are doing a great job with their children. Working with each of them for a plan of manageability, was another personal goal on this trip. We have had many planning conversations regarding the number of kids they each feel they can realistically take care of when their new businesses are running at capacity. Having a plan for sustaining themselves and not being dependent on others, has always been our goal for these homes. My challenge to them is to duplicate themselves through mentoring their friends to each take a child to help share the load. These conversations were very encouraging and productive.

I will leave Liberia with a full heart yet again, and continue to have full confidence in God and our field team left on the ground. Coming back to Texas I will continue to fight for these kids lives and future along with our other office personnel who are equally passionate in these efforts.