How to Help Christ Lambs Church Ministries

Opportunities To Minister In Liberia

Christ Lambs Church Ministries is an organization led by Pastor Hamlet Kollie and his wife headquartered at the ELWA/ Rehab Rd. junction. They have carried the vision of reaching out in the name of Jesus to share His love with Liberians through church planting, evangelism through publication and radio, caring for the fatherless and widows, and establishing elementary school programs. The current focus is on a village called Geeto Town near Bensonville, which is located beyond the Fendil campus on the Kakata Highway. It is still in Montserrado County approximately 45 minutes drive from the Red Light junction.

The needs of the people of Liberia are great — physically, spiritually, mentally, socially, and economically. Many live in the countryside where they do not have access to running water, medical care, nutritious food, education and Christian training. Hundreds of thousands of Liberian children have had little or no school due to war and displacement. There is a great need for books, crayons, pencils and other school supplies for the children of Liberia. As God directs, we earnestly entreat you to freely give and help us in the following area of needs listed below:

Church Plant – Bensonville

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Christ Lambs Church Ministries is an organization led by Pastor Hamlet Kollie and his wife headquartered at the ELWA/ Rehab Rd. junction. They have carried the vision of reaching out in the name of Jesus to share His love with Liberians through church planting, evangelism through publication and radio, caring for the Bensonville ministry fatherless and widows, and establishing elementary school programs. The current focus is on a village called Geeto Town near Bensonville, which is located beyond the Fendil campus on the Kakata Highway. It is still in Montserrado County approximately 45 minutes drive from the Red Light junction.

We received this request for assistance and partnership in light of the fact that Geeto Town does not have a good source of safe drinking water and in a town of 1,700 people, there is a pressing need to extend our services here and bolster the work God is doing through this ministry. There is not a clinic or hospital in any reasonable walking distance, plus the children in senior and elementary school students have to walk 4 to 5 hours to school. Younger students currently meet Bensonville ministry in homes, but space is extremely restrictive and the quality of learning is lacking many basic needs.

Over the last year, CLCM mission department and the elders of Geeto town have agreed to use 6 acres of land to plant the church building and school area. Currently there is no church building, other than the temporary shelter made of sticks, palm branched and thatch, to give believers a place to worship. The church has been growing through gathering in homes until the temporary structure was erected recently.

The mission team of CLCM took and bold, obedient step to win souls to Christ in Geeto Town. Now we have an opportunity to share a testimony and make a deeper impact for the sake of Christ in this place. Take a step and support this ministry.

About Liberia

Geography
Area: 111,369 sq. km. (43,000 sq. mi.). Slightly larger than Ohio.

Cities: Capital--Monrovia (pop. 1,010,970). Principal towns--Ganta (pop. 41,000), Buchanan (pop. 34,000), Gbarnga (pop. 34,000), Kakata (pop. 33,000), Voinjama (pop. 26,000).

Terrain: Three areas--Mangrove swamps and beaches along the coast, wooded hills and semideciduous shrub lands along the immediate interior, and dense tropical forests and plateaus in the interior. Liberia has 40% of West Africa's rain forest.

People
Nationality: Noun and adjective--Liberian(s).

Population (2009): 3.955 million.

Annual population growth rate (2008): 2.1%.

Ethnic groups: Kpelle 20%, Bassa 14%, Gio 8%, Kru 6%, 52% spread over 12 other ethnic groups.

Religions: Christian 85%, Muslim 12%, other 1.5%, no religion 1.5%.

Languages: English is the official language. There are 16 indigenous languages.

Education: Literacy (2008)--58%.

Health: Life expectancy (2008)--58 years.

Work force: Agriculture--70%; industry--15%; services--2%. Employment in the formal sector is estimated at 15%.

Government
Type: Republic.

Independence: From American Colonization Society July 26, 1847.

Constitution: January 6, 1986.

Political parties: 20 registered political parties.

Economy
GDP (2009): $876 million.

Real GDP growth rate (2009): 4.9%.

Real per capita GDP (2009): $128.

Average annual inflation (2009): 7.4%.

Natural resources: Iron ore; rubber; timber; diamonds; gold; tin; possible offshore deposits of crude oil.

Agriculture: Products--coffee, cocoa, sugarcane, rice, cassava, palm oil, bananas, plantains, citrus, pineapple, sweet potatoes, corn, and vegetables.
Industry: Agriculture (61% of 2009 GDP); rubber; diamonds; gold; iron ore; forestry; beverages; construction.

Trade (2009): Exports--$148 million (rubber 61%). Major markets--India (26.5%); United States (17.9%); Poland (13.9%). Imports--$551 million (rice 29%; machinery/transport equipment 23%). Major markets--South Korea (27.2%); Singapore (25.5%); Japan (11.8%).

People
There are 16 ethnic groups that make up Liberia's indigenous population. The Kpelle in central and western Liberia is the largest ethnic group. Americo-Liberians who are descendants of freed slaves that arrived in Liberia after 1820 make up less than 5% of the population.

There also are sizable numbers of Lebanese, Indians, and other West African nationals who comprise part of Liberia's business community. The Liberian constitution restricts citizenship to only people of Negro descent, and land ownership is restricted to citizens.