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Greetings!
Greetings from Mission Honduras International and Liberia Mission Incorporated! We pray that you and your family have known God's abundance in your life this Season. Please take a few minutes to read our October Newsletter, dedicated entirely to the good work going on at Liberia Mission Incorporated. Check out "in this issue" to the right to see a brief outline of what this newsletter contains. In it, you will find an update on what's been accomplished recently. You will also find ways to partner with us, including new online "gift" giving, a great way to honor and celebrate a loved one. We look forward to hearing from you. Please keep all those living in poverty in your daily prayers. God Bless You.
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Liberia Mission, Incorporated - "A place where love lives!"
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 Greetings and love from Liberia, Africa!
A message from our Liberia Mission Directors
Clarisa and I just returned to Liberia for our second "tour of
duty". When we arrived, we were stunned at the
greeting the children and the staff gave us as we drove up to the mission
grounds.
Our souls were lifted so high by all the children who threw their arms
around us and were hugging us with all their strength. Before I was able to get
to my room I had about 7 kids hanging off me, screaming and carrying on. It was
absolutely incredible and it told me without a doubt Clarisa and I are exactly
where we need to be at this point in our lives. It is so hard to believe we
have already been here more than a year!
Of course the work started at once so we didn't have time for jet
lag; we just had to work through it and press on. The mission was in such great
shape when we returned and we owe a HUGE
debt of gratitude to both Kevin Rockensies and Joanie Fabiano for sacrificing
time out of their lives and making a 6,000 mile journey to make sure the
mission was well cared for while we were gone. Kevin is working for the
wonderful organization "Teach Peace Foundation". "Teach Peace" was founded by
Dave Dionisi, who was founder of our own Liberia Mission Incorporated. He
graciously "loaned" Kevin to us while we were gone. Kevin had already made
several trips to Liberia so his familiarity with the country was a big plus in
keeping the mission strong and steady. All of you know, or should know, Joanie
Fabiano. Joanie is the Executive Director of Mission Honduras International,
and like Kevin, she had made many trips to Liberia and the mission so she was a
natural at running things in our absence.
 This only goes to illustrate the
quality of the people we now have in place at Liberia Mission Incorporated.
Clarisa and I are blessed to overflowing proportions to be able to work with
people like Kevin, Joanie, Dave, Tom Teeling, Joan Agosto, Monica Desmond, John
and Sue Dewan and Bob and Kathy O'Dwyer. These are the faces and names that
remain stateside to build the very best mission we could have here in Liberia.
Their efforts, sweat, tears and prayers have made Liberia Mission Incorporated
the huge and growing success that it is today.
But we need another face and another name included in this group to make our vision even more effective....YOURS!
For us to continue down the road we are on, a road of literally
re-building and re-shaping an entire country through Christ, education, love
and protection, we absolutely need you on our team.
Let me update you on some of the great things your support has
already helped us achieve.
A. The children
are eating a better diet than they ever have while here at Liberia Mission
Incorporated that includes, fish, chicken, rib meat, chicken feet and eggs. In
fact Harris Mulbah, our long serving house father tracked me down a few days
before Clarisa and I left for our vacation. He said "Uncle Jerome, look at this
belly that Sam Sumo has. He is eating plenty and he is healthy. The children
are so happy with their food now." He then raised Sam's t-shirt and sure enough
his little belly was popping out and he was smiling.
B. We have been
able to supply the mission church and mission school with electricity for the
first time and although it is October the Liberians are ALREADY planning their
first mid-night Mass here at the mission.
C. We have been
able to make improvements on the school and also give our teachers a raise in
pay.
D. In the past
week we had 25 new desk tables built for the school that will provide seating
for 100 children.
E.
There now
exists a very strong and durable chain-link fence that surrounds the compound
and provides added security for all of us at the mission. This is part of our
"Child Protection Program" that assures that each and every child in our
mission will be taken care of and protected.
F.
There is a
new mission sign, BIG and BOLD, sitting in front of our property that lets all
of Liberia know who we are.
G. Every child
at the mission has a brand new mosquito net for their bed that gives them
protection from the malaria carrying mosquitoes that continue to plague
Liberia.
These are just a few of the many upgrades and improvements that
have been made here at the mission because of your generous love and support.
All I can tell you is that the smiles and laughter are real. The kids rubbing their
bellies after their meals is not imagined and the packed school every day is
testament that these kids have had enough warfare and brutality and now just
want a chance at a life.
You are giving them that chance and our prayer is that
you continue to support our efforts and then....bring a friend along to support
us.
We love you so much. I know so many of you and I miss all of you. My time
that I spent with many of you in Honduras is what keeps me going here in
Africa. My memories of you and our time together in Honduras is a big part of
my motivation here in Africa.
 Just know that no matter what you can give or if
you give at all the greatest thing you can give us is your prayers and your intercessions.
Jesus calls us to great and sometimes difficult challenges but this is a
challenge we gladly accept because our kids at Liberia Mission Incorporated are
that good, that deserving.
They deserve a chance at a peaceful life.
And rest assured, beyond a shadow of a doubt, when I go to the rooms tonight to
hug the kids, and pray with the kids and to high five the kids at lights out, YOU ARE GOING WITH ME, YOU ARE THERE.
May the wonderful God who loves us all
and keeps us in His hands bless you and your family with peace and love and may He bless Mama Liberia.
Peace and Prayers,
Jerome and Clarisa
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Sponsor a Child in Liberia
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...and help break the cycle of poverty for a child and her family.
Your support is essential and makes a world of difference for children in Liberia! Your donation helps to provide a nurturing home, food, clothing, a Catholic education, a connection to the world, and hope for a brighter future.
To sponsor a Liberian child, please click here. You can also read more about sponsoring a child by visiting our website.
Give a Special Christmas Gift to your
Sponsor Child!
Because it is difficult and expensive to send
gifts to Liberia, this year we are inviting Sponsors to make a special monetary
donation so that we can purchase a gift in Liberia for your child. You can make a Christmas gift donation online. If you
would like to send a special note, you can do that by emailing a Christmas Message here. Thank you for your generosity and for
providing a truly joyous Christmas for the Children of Liberia Mission!
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Give the Gift of Hope and Love this Christmas!
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 Give
the Gift of Hope, Love and a Brighter Future to children in Liberia by
supporting Liberia Mission in honor of a loved one for a birthday,
special occasion, or this Christmas!
Right now, the boys' and
girls' homes at Liberia Mission and St. Anthony of Padua School are in need of some special items and funding for special
projects, including medical supplies, a nurse, tools, and fire extinguishers.
You can now go online and choose one of these items as a "gift" for your loved one. Your donation will be sent to Liberia so the Mission can purchase the item you choose or fund the project you support. A "gift card" will then be mailed to your loved one, letting them know the gift you have given in their honor!
To access the secure form to choose which project you would like to support in honor of a loved one, go to: Liberia Mission Special Needs!
Thank you for helping to break the cycle of poverty ... one child at a time.
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| About Mission Honduras International |
Mission Honduras International is dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty for children and families through material and spiritual support and a Catholic education.
A U.S. based not-for-profit working in some of the poorest countries in the world, MHI provides financial and volunteer support so that poor and orphaned children can thrive with a home, food, medical care, faith formation and a first-rate education.
Mission Honduras International is dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty through education ... one child at a time.
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MEDICAL
MISSION TRIP TO LIBERIA!
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The
first volunteer Medical Mission Trip to Liberia Mission Incorporated is taking place right now! Mr. Jake
Schroeder and his group of 15 volunteers touched ground in Monrovia on October
18th.
There are 3 doctors,
1
nurse practitioner, 4 nurses, 1 pharmacist, 1 nutritionist, 3 non-medical
personnel, 1 dental assistant and 1 priest providing services.
They brought many, many suitcases
of supplies to help the mission and local people. They are operating a
field clinic at Liberia Mission and at the former Our Lady of Fatima Rehab
Center, as well as visiting local clinics and a hospital to talk with local
physicians about health care in Liberia.
They are planning to assist over five hundred children and a similar number of
local adult village residents in the countryside outside of Monrovia who are in
need of a medical exam and care.
Please keep them - and all those they will serve - in your prayers during this important mission!
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