On August 14, 2017, a devastating mudslide caused many deaths and injuries in a small Sierra Leone community. Transformation Sierra Leone workers responded to the situation, providing food, accommodations and other support. Read the latest report from our Hope for Sierra Leone ministry team.
by Dr. Conrad Van Dijk We can all agree that the people of the world today are desperately searching for peace. The people of Sierra Leone are no different. At our meeting with the traders union, a man stood up and said something profound about peace. It caused tension in the packed room. The man wasn’t talking peace in his nation; he was talking about peace in his heart, and it was lacking. I had…
Last month, through God’s leading, strength and your faithful support of our ministry, Transformation Sierra Leone was launched! This is the first step towards creating a sustainable transformation movement for this small yet very special country. Even though we knew this day was coming, it was a joyful milestone for everyone.
What is hope? I found the answer lying on my bed, long into my recovery process from a terrible car accident that caused me serious injury and ended the life of my wife Anna. I had a choice, and that’s when I realized what hope is. Hope is a choice. If I have faith in God’s love, it gives me hope, and hope can lift, encourage, and put a man’s feet back on the floor to stand up and take another step forward in the strength He freely gives to us, if we’ll receive it.
It all started in December 1968, when Anna and Conrad got engaged. With that huge decision made the next question was, “What are we going to do afterward?” The wedding date was set on June 28th, 1969 – the day after Anna finished the school year teaching at Calvin Christian School in Hamilton. Both Anna and Conrad had a spirit of mission and adventure; now they needed a direction. During March Break that year they…
by Desmond Johnson Wongo town is found at the eastern part of Freetown, Sierra Leone, on a mountain approximately 1000 feet high. The two thousand people who live there were until recently all Muslim. Before the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone there were no churches or schools in the community. Wongo town was severely affected by Ebola with an average death rate of four or five persons per day. The Transformation team were able to…
