Many Liberians are turing to Christ as they seek hope and restoration.
Liberia (MNN) ― When years of civil war finally ended in Liberia in 2003, the country was in desperate need of hope and restoration.
Immediately following the war, Sammy Tippit Ministries saw these needs and started providing help for the community of Lower Virginia. Evangelist Sammy Tippit said the community was an excellent place to begin their work because it was close to the capital of Monrovia, yet it still lacked resources.
"We're approaching [the] community in a very holistic way in which we're trying to make a great impact spiritually, economically, medically, educationally--in every way. And we were able to accomplish a great bit of that during that time," Tippit said.
That time he spoke of was his team's fifth visit to the country since they began their work there.
They returned from their most recent visit two weeks ago. While there, Tippit held an evangelistic meeting, his son led a conference for students, and the team held a pastor's conference.
"We saw many, many people come to Christ," Tippit said about the evangelistic meeting.
In addition to these gatherings, they repaired and drilled several wells for the community, set up micro-financing for war widows, and provided scholarships for some of the children.
While the team was only in Liberia several weeks, Tippit said the work still continues after they have left.
Through their Liberia Now program, the work is continued in Liberia by Liberians themselves. Tippit said the work is the Liberians own, and when teams come in about every six months, they simply infuse the Liberians with resources, man-power, motivation and assistance to ensure the building and growing will continue for years to come.
Tippit said he hopes the work they have started in Liberia will eventually spread to all of West Africa and eventually the whole continent.
"The primary education language of Liberia is English, and they're very favorable toward Americans. So it just seems a perfect place to attempt to do this, and we're hoping that this whole concept will spread throughout Africa," he said.
However, this work cannot continue without the support and prayers of people like you.
Pray for STM and the Liberians as they continue the work in Liberia and as they try to transform an entire community with the saving power of Christ's love.
You can also click here to donate to STM or help out specifically by sponsoring a child or digging a well.
