The beginning!

April 2007, my life changed when I stepped foot in Liberia, Africa for the first time. I never could have imagined the impact these people or this country was going to have on my life. The once beautiful country has been ripped to shreds by a long civil war. A civil war has left their own country without running water, sewage system, electricity, or means to make a living. My job??? To find the need (which wasn't difficult) and what it would take to build and run a clinic. What I found out??? I was way in over my head and these people needed much more than just a clinic. They needed food, jobs, schools, churches, shelter and the list could go on... I met with several people and clinics to see what a third world clinic looks like (and we are not talking state of the art here). I gathered enough information to be able to come back to the states to start this project. I've done countless research, visited a few churches and networked with a few other organizations on other clinics. I want to thank my friends at St. James' UCC Church in Louisville for the money they collected to help us start this project. We are needing much more where that came from. We have shipped a container this past month over to Liberia containing some medical supplies that have been donated so far. The Lord has continued to bless us according to this project and I praise him for that. I ask that you continue to pray for Liberia and the people there, the clinic project, and for Sarah Kangar PA, who is overseeing the clinic in Liberia. If you have any groups or churches I could share my story of these people with please let me know. We are still looking for monetary and medical supply donations. Please keep praying for we know the Lord will provide.

Joni Woodlee