Author: Norm

[From Pastor Yatta via WhatsApp]

Greetings from Sierra Leone. We are always grateful to God Almighty for bringing you along our ministry as a wonderful partners. Thank you so much for the support you have been to us. May God Almighty continue to bless you and increase you and your families greatly.

The Lord has really been faithful to us and has help us to keep on keeping on.

1. The Churches are growing, the numbers are increasing. The Churches are baptising new members.

2. I am spending more time now with the pastors and their families. As they need more support and encouragement. Two of our pastors in Kono were sick and admitted at the hospital. We gave them the necessary support. They are now okay and have started working. Grateful to God.

3. ST ANDREWS SCHOOL MEAMA. KONO. The school in Kono is doing great. This year they did very well in their National Primary Examination. We need to do repairs in the classroom and make some more benches. Many have gone to secondary classes

4. Youth Camp. The Youths in the various branches put together a youth Camp for development discipleship and fellowship. 62 attended. It took place in Kono, those in Freetown travel to Kono. They had a great time.

5. One of our focus in the ministry is Evangelism and Discipleship. My encouragement to the pastors is to keep doing it. That is the only way the church mission will continue to grow.

6. Pastor Marcarthy’s wife Sarah is going through difficult time. We want to set her up in small business. We need help in that direction. She has 3 boys and a girl.

7. The Vehicle…. Thank God for the vehicle the Lord provided. It has been very useful to us, more specifically in going to Kono. The 5 yrs. old car is struggling to stay on the road. We bought it second hand. It is still moving at the moment.

8. Many activities going on in the Churches. They are lively and exciting.

9. Sports Life activities in the schools community and clubs are ongoing. We had meetings with the ministry of education to renew our commitment and relationship with the schools .

PRAYERS…………

1. Planning a youth sports camp for 250 people. To come from schools, various Denomination, clubs and communities. December 18th – 21st.

2. For the Churches to keep growing.

3. For the pastors and their family for God’s provision

4. Many of our Youths in the Churches are now in the university. May God keep them and give them wisdom.

5. St. Andrews school to continue serving the community and be a blessing to the nation

6. Our coaches serving in the schools and communities will continue to yield results.

7. SARAH ..Late pastor Marcarthys wife – for God’s blessing and provision

 8. For God to keep our vehicle on the road running.

 Stay Blessed.

 Faithfully Submitted

 Rev. Yatta Samura

Youth Camp

Sports Life training

Clubs outreach

[From David Sandi via WhatsApp]

After a difficult start (searching for money to buy water and refreshments), Ahkom school sports got underway Thursday, 7th March, 2024. Four houses were competing: Red, Yellow, Green and White.

At day one close of events, Red house lay in first place, Green second, White third and Yellow last.

Friday, the final day, was a colourful affair. As spectators increased in the field and the competition heated up, the PA system pumped out music along to which everyone danced and sang along – spectators , competitors even some track and field officials – the atmosphere was jubilant. See photos/video.

Red house carried the day followed by Yellow in second place, Green third and White led the rear.

Red house athletes during practise. They came out tops. One of the house masters is carrying the shoulder bag.

[From Pastor Yatta via WhatsApp]

GREETINGS from Christian community Church Mission Sierra leone to LOVE SIERRA LEONE UK and its Donors.

May the good Lord continue to bless you for the help given to our Mission towards the Christmas feeding program for Children which they look forward to every year.

The hunger in this country is too much and the poverty rate is very high. Where Parents are finding it very difficult to look after their children. Children are hungry going up and down in this country . Immediately you talk about Food they will be there.

FEEDING PROGRAM 2033…held in 2 location this year.
Freetown.. The program was held by the women of the grace Community Church on New years day 1st Jan 2024. The had good food Music and dancing. It was a joyful for them. They had a lot of fun
They also have hand – out to take home. They had 66 Children from both the church and community

Story…. A woman by the name of Mrs. Kadiatu kamara came and say thank you to one of our organisers. That they had nothing to eat that day in their home. So the feeding was a blessing to her family she sent all her 3 children. She was very grateful. She ask me to say thank you to you guys. She came in tears.

ST. ANDREWS CHURCH AND SCHOOL – MEAMA KONO. This is the first time they had such a wonderful program. We decided to take the program to the school in meama when school reopen on the 12th January 2024. This is the place the children are coming from the villages. They had to walk 3 miles to school from the neighbouring villages
This is a village setting and a very poor community. It was difficult to stop people not to come. It was organised for the church children and school.
Many of the elderly people came with pan to beg for food. It was a blessing to the children and community . They had 178 children. Many others were not in school so they miss out.
Some of the children are drinking soft drinks for the first time. Oh what a Christmas for them. The Chief and the community heads where very happy and grateful for the FEEDING. They ask us to remember them every time we have the opportunity. On behalf of the children the Churches and communities I say a big thank you for putting smiles into the faces of our children. Thank you we are grateful.

Stay Blessed
Yatta Samura

Freetown, Godrich Community

St Andrews School, Meama