While
Americans are rightly concerned about flooding in and around Houston,
more than 1,000 people have died in the West African country of Sierra
Leone after torrential rains set off floods and mudslides in Freetown on
Aug. 14 – followed by a massive fire. A near-culture ministry has set
up a cooking and distribution site to feed destitute victims who have
lost everything in the ongoing crisis, but it urgently needs to do more.
“After the landslide, we went in to console relatives left behind,”
said the Rev. P Claudius Deah, head of Mission Bethel Ministries
International in Monrovia, Liberia. “We started feeding people and
conducting trauma counseling, and our members in West Africa collected
clothing for distribution.”
Pastor
Deah sees a huge opportunity to share Christ in the coming months as
people face shelter, hunger and trauma crises. Victims have already
expressed thanks for the ministry’s efforts, and many others would be
eternally grateful. “Some people were grateful to regain strength as
they went to find relatives,” Pastor Deah said. “Some were grateful that
at least someone cares to share for the sake of Christ. Some are now
worshipping with the churches. Some called back to express gratitude,
asking for our church to start branches in their towns.”
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