05 Oct Nearly $19,000 Given Toward Sierra Leone Relief
Bishop John Pessima at the CCSL Camp.
L-r: Revs. Sorie Kamanda, Josephine Bankola, John Pessima, and Joseph Farma.
Bishop John Pessima at the CCSL Camp.
Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of UB Global
On August 14, catastrophic floods and mudslides hit Freetown, Sierra Leone. We’re grateful for all who responded to our call for assistance. UB Global received $18,692.75 from churches and individuals.
Initially, the government put the death toll at 450. Reverend Bishop Emeritus Arnold Temple, who leads a Methodist church near Regent, said the country is now mourning well over 1,000 victims, some of whom may never be found.
Bishop John Pessima sent these photos from the site where the Church Council of Sierra Leone, a network of Christian churches and relief partners, set up temporary camp from which supplies are being distributed.
Rev. Mrs. Josephine Bankola, Rev. Joseph Farma, and Rev. Sorie Kamanda have been representing the United Brethren at the camp. Rev. Kamanda is there every day while the other two pastors are there three days a week to provide psycho-social care and counseling to the many survivors.
Continue to pray for their efforts and the resettlement of hundreds of families.
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