Sustainable Liberia

It takes a village to raise a child; but it also takes a committed child to raise a village. I am often asked, “Why do you make such a tremendous sacrifice for the ministry in Liberia?” My response is simple, “I do it all for the sake of the Gospel and my personal commitment to the people of Liberia.”
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Local farmers receive training and nourishment from the gardens and "Seeds of Hope" that have been provided by generous USA mission partners. These cabbages were grown locally by farmers in Liberia with seeds from Seeds of Hope! 

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Our association with Bong County Technical College and the Gbarnga community has given us the opportunity to engage hundreds of high school and college students. They come to our student ministry center to learn basic computer skills that will help them later to get jobs. Many stay afterwards and participate in small group Bible studies.

Two of the students from the Balama School have graduated from college and now are helping to start and run a cocoa processing business through Sustainable Liberia. This business will eventually employ 10-12 workers and help more than 100 small farmers make more money from their cocoa farms.

Sustainable Liberia (Balama Project) currently has two schools and 800 students learning in rural villages! Several have gone on to graduate college, obtaining degrees, and are now working in the villages to help build a Sustainable Liberia.

Nurses from a summer mission team work with the Gbansue Clinic’s staff sharing best practices, examining patients, and building relationships. The clinic serves over 1,500 people in the rural Gbansue area. The Sustainable Liberia (then Balama Development Alliance) team refreshed the stock of several life-saving medications, including worm medicine for children and supplements for new and expectant mothers. 

Kulumi Lanterns and Torches are distributed by Sustainable Liberia mission to provide light through solar power and audio scripture in the Kpelle language. Many villagers are coming into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as they journey through the New Testament in their heart language. 

earn how the Sustainable Liberia's Micro-Lending Program has had a significant impact on women in the villages.  

​Due to the recovery effort after the Liberian Civil War, Balama Elementary is forced to deal with some issues uncommon to most K-6 schools.

With extremely limited methods for retrieving clean drinking water, the hand pump in Balama is a life saver for students at Balama Elementary School as well as the community.  

​Palm trees are the primary source of income and livelihood for many Liberian adults and school-age children, including students at Balama Elementary School.