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There is a hospital in Ganta, Liberia (founded by a North Carolinian in 1925) that does have need for the services of a physician. Before the hostilities (1989 - 1996), the hospital kept six physicians busy serving the needs of "up-country" Liberians and Guineans ... today, after civil war, a clinic now exists with one physician. The need is great.
This is a program of making available small loans to individuals in a group for small entrepreneurial activity. Directing the loan program is the organization LEAP (Local Enterprise Assistance Program), associated with World Relief. Availability of food, in the world, is not the problem for those experiencing hunger, but the availability of money to buy the food is the problem. This program is great because it teaches, it encourages and it is sustainable. Jim Perry, short-term missioner and successful businessman states, "This type of program holds more promise than all of the other 'aid' programs that I have seen."
Possibility of partnerships with churches and schools in Liberia. During the civil war, many of the schools and churches were destroyed. Your help is needed to revitalize these essential ministries!
Paper, pencils, and other education materials are desperately needed for the Ganta Mission School. Items should be boxed and delivered to the MERCI Center in Goldsboro, or following coordination with the Office of Missions, delivered to the storage container in Raleigh.
Training Kits are an additional need for the people going to these classes who do not have access to school supplies or the money to purchase them. A kit should include 5 spiral notebooks, a pack each of blue and black ink pens, a pack of pencils, a pencil sharpener, an inexpensive calculator, 2 reams of paper, 4 boxes of chalk, an inflatable globe (found at the dollar stores) and a small dictionary. Please pack in an inexpensive book bag, a small box or a sturdy plastic bag.
Now, more than ever, funds are needed to rebuild and resupply United Methodist schools across Liberia. Many schools were heavily damaged during the fighting. In some, all supplies were stolen or destroyed. Your response will touch the lives of the most vulnerable of children.
We are continually collecting desperately needed items for our support of Ganta Mission. We are shipping text books in the very near future. For information and delivery options, please contact Mr. Jim Perry @ jimperryassoc@nc.rr.com Our next shipment will be in Winter 2005. Help us collect desperately needed items now!
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United Methodists have found themselves linked in faith and ministry with the
people of Liberia. In recent months the North Carolina conference has been
active in the design and construction of school buildings on the sites of many
of the United Methodist churches in Liberia. Other projects include supporting a
re-training program for ex-combatants and providing humanitarian relief to
refugees. Scholarships have also been provided for ministerial students seeking
to completed their studies in the United States.
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facilities at Ganta United Methodist medical-educational complex were severely
damaged during the recent conflict. Much work must be accomplished and
supplies and equipment are desperately needed. We have reestablished an
emergency clinic in the place that once included a 60
bed charitable general care hospital - Ganta United Methodist Hospital, a
Leprosy & Rehabilitation Hospital with housing for ambulatory patients;
Winifred J. Harley School of Nursing which is a three year registered nurses
training school with dormitories, a primary and secondary school with vocational
training facilities; United Methodist Church Agricultural Program (UMCAP); UM
Church and housing for missionaries and staff. You can help rebuild and renovate
this desperately needed facility!
