Sierra Leone - The village of Makorombo
We Have Been Asked To...
World Hope International, the relief organization within the Wesleyan Church, has extended an invitation for Crosswinds to partner with Makorombo for three to five years.
During that time, we will focus on improving sanitary conditions by:
1.
Funding the installation of a 200-foot-deep
well to provide clean drinking water
2. Supporting the construction of sanitary latrines
We will also be improving physical and social health by:
1. Assisting with education possibilities
2. Assisting with medical clinics to give villagers access to regular check-ups and medicines
3. Developing small businesses
4. Building an addition on their church
Helping to open a small store
5. Building better roads
As you can imagine, there is so much need in Makorombo, and we are enormously blessed and humbled to be able to help.
Download the Makorombo Brochure
For More Information
Steve Gardner
(585) 394-5857 x119
sgardner@crosswindsonline.org
What You Can Do...
First, please pray that God will provide for the needs of the people in Makorombo. These are brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ, who the Lord loves as much as He loves us.
Secondly, please ask the Lord if you should partner with the village through financial support. If you feel led to give in this way, please ask God what He would want you to give to help provide for the needs of the people in Makorombo.
If you feel God is calling on you to give a financial gift, please make your check out to Crosswinds and write Sierra Leone—Makorombo in the memo line. Your financial gifts will be forwarded on to World Hope International, where they will be used to give relief to the people in Makorombo who need it so desperately.
Background
Makorombo is a small village of about 200 people approximately five miles outside the city of Makenie in Sierra Leone, West Africa.
The majority of the villagers are Christian, although Christians make up only 20% of the entire population of Sierra Leone.
During the ten-year civil war which ended in 2001, Makenie and the surrounding areas were overrun by rebels, and many people fled for their lives as much destruction occurred. Recovery has been slow, but by 2008 life had returned to a relatively normal state. However, occasional reminders of the war still surround them.
Although the current global economic downturn has been hard on the U.S., it has had a dramatic effect on the people of Sierra Leone. The country has been receiving food aid through The World Food Program; however even that program has been hit hard due to decreased support. As a result, food has become very expensive. In a
country where the per capita income is only $200 per year, with two-thirds of a family’s income going toward the purchase of food, rising prices means less food for families to survive on.
In addition, only 30% of the people in Sierra Leone have access to clean drinking water and, sadly, this increases the rate of waterborne diseases, which can lead to death.