St. George is a refuge for orphans and street children. When we arrived at St. George we were greeted by 12 beautiful smiling faces. In June a mission team from our church had spend some time here doing bible studies and at that time there were quite a few more kids. We found out that just a few weeks before our arrival in Sierra Leone most of these children had been placed in homes of family members or foster care. We hope and pray that this will bring the stability and security of a family that will mold them into the leaders their country needs.
While there the June team left funds that would supply rice until the end of this year, we got to deliver the November parcel. We also brought t-shirts for these kids made by the children from our church, Memorial Baptist in Jefferson City, Missouri.
These shirts said LOVED on the front, and on the back a hand print with different scriptures on them that teach us about love. We pray that these children come to know they are loved! Loved by a God who is the Father to the Fatherless and loved by a group of people from the other side of the world. They were so excited to have the hugs and greetings we brought with us. We also were able to leave some clothes, shoes and toys for these sweet children. They gathered together to share some of their heart breaking stories with us and sang for us with pure joy. Their voices and smiles will be in our hearts for a long time to come.
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