Update - March 9 - at World Hope Offices

Another VERY cool thing from our meeting with the national superintendent here-he is VERY passionate about the Wesleyan church. His conversion story is extremely powerful. He said he is going to meet with some of his team in the coming days and hopes to plant a church in Rogbere! He said they need to have more of a presence in that part of the country and he was very supportive and passionate about wanting to make that happen. His name is Reverend Usman Fornah. He has an incredible faith story and was personally influenced by Carrie Jo's dad, Don Kinney-a very powerful picture of disciples making disciples.

We made it back to the Cains' compound for the night. We got to see the welcoming ceremony at the village for our teammates from Michigan. We toured their village, saw their pineapple farm and their completed, working well. We also visited a well drilling that is currently in progress.

The most sobering part for me personally was the Ebola Survivors clinic. World Hope has several peopl e on staff there who help with all different aspects of the Ebola recovery process. 

This is a photo of one of WHI's partnership with GE-a clinic in a can. They have four shipping containers that were sent here at the height of the crisis. Inside is a fully functioning, sophisticated exam room, typical to what a dr office looks like in the US. It is run on solar power. During the crisis it was used as an exam room for patients, now it is used for survivor clinical testing and, most importantly, recovery counseling.

Along with professional counsellors, they have two male survivors who serve as advocates/encourages for other survivors. One of them lost his wife, two children and 11 other family members to Ebola. The other lost his brother, other family members, along with 38 people from his village. There is so many unknowns with Ebola, even now in the recovery stage. Many Ebola survivors are discriminated against and turned away from traditional medical centers because of their survivor status. This place is CRUCIAL, not only for their health, but also for their mental recovery and spiritual healing.