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[From Pastor Yatta via WhatsApp]

Greetings from SIERRA LEONE……

We cannot thank you enough for the great assistance you gave to help fight the Coronavirus COVID 19 . Since we recorded the first case a month ago the number of confirmed cases keep going higher and higher. Up to date we have recorded about 400 confirmed cases, 18 death and the contact tracing is growing rapidly. Government can’t do this alone so our contribution as civil society are really appreciated. There was no washing hand bucket in our community I have put around 20. Put people to monitor them.

You really gave us an opportunity to serve our people by making the necessary provision for them. With coronavirus protective kits and food stuff.

The Country is locked down………
1. There is State of Emergency for one year that mix with politics
2.There is also Curfew Order 9 p m – 6 a m. Everyday.
3. We are also on a district lockdown. Restricted movement
4. We are Also observing Social Distance

So what we did for the distribution……..
We gave money to our Pastors and Team Mate to buy the necessary Equipment and food stuff to serve their community. They bought Bucket, soap , Towels, Masks and food stuff to distribute in their community. We have shared over 1000 mask in our community and force them to put it on…. to avoid being effected.

In this distribution I realized that the people are hungry… Government don’t have money to pay salaries so people are lockdown without food. I am in trouble now when we gave food to the people they still keep coming to me to ask for more.

We gave a Family of 5 a bag of rice and some money when I heard of their situation, for a whole week they went without food they have to go to neighbour to beg the man was ashamed and start crying. They bless us, I have sent the blessing to you the provider.

Pastor Marcarthy is grateful, he decided to go to a village in kono where the message of COVID 19 has not reach yet. He gave the message on how to keep safe. He provided the Equipment and food stuff for them…. Some of our Pastors and Team Mate don’t have good phones to take good pictures.

Sierra Leone is not safe too many trouble going on at the moment. Political tension is rising. Too many political prisoners in custody. There was riot in Lunser and Tombo. Two weeks ago there was prison break. People are dissatisfied with the government. We are praying against Rebellion because it will be bloody. We are sitting on a time bomb. We value your prayers.

Let me again thank you for the money you sent . It has really been a blessing to the people of Sierra Leone by helping the to keep safe from COVID 19 and by putting food on the table of the lest privilege. May the good Lord bless you all.

Prayers…..
1. We are not going to church now please pray for our members.
2.pray for SIERRA LEONE. The tension is too much. Let the the government and the opposition see eye to eye.
3. For our Pastors for provision for their families
4.We have the civil societies trying to mediate for wisdom
5. Children are out of school wisdom how to work with them. Parent keep calling us.
6. Pray for good health. Everyday is afraid to get sick because they will mix it up coronavirus.
7. Pray for my friend herbert he is help as a political prisoner .. We live together in the same house. For God’s grace and favour.

Stay Blessed
Yatta Samura

[From Pastor Yatta Samura via WhatsApp]

With a grateful heart I am sending you this update…

“What would I do without you in my Life”
“For all you do, for who you are, I will be forever grateful you are in our Life and ministry.

“Just saying thank you as I will never repay your kindness, you are indeed a blessing at the right time”

What we are doing here in Sierra Leone Reaching and Touching lives we would never have been able to do it without your partnership . You have been our partners from the first day I meet you until now..
In 2019 by the grace of God we have been able to accomplish a lot both in the Church and the Sports Ministry.
• We break new grounds
• We open new doors and create new opportunities
• We do Trainings
• We work in schools and communities
• We help children go to school
• We did feeding programs both in church and COMMUNITY
• We attended international Conferences. I went to the State, Baio and Emmanuel to Indonesia and Agnes to Ghana. Ther are a learning and refreshing times for us.
• We celebrated our 21st. Church anniversary nd was well attended. We listen and were blessed with the update report of every church. We ha had a good fellowship. We were also able to buy a moto bike for our Evangelist. We were all happy.

We just finish this year 2019 Inter Churches Football Tournament. 15 Churches Participated. The Final was played between National Pentecostal and St. Edwards Parish. 2 – 1 National Pentecostal. The purpose of the tournament is
1. Evangelism
2.Fellowship and
3. Partnership

Prayer………
1. We want to do this year Feeding program for the kids to back it up with an Outing. Which they are looking forward to. Date January 1
2. We have started 2 New churches both in Kono and Freetown Jui. For growth and grace.
3. One of our pastor has gone to bible college for provision
4. For God to enlarge our Vision
5. More schools to open to our programs

Stay Blessed
Yatta Samura

I am very happy to inform you that the JOG 4 JESUS is a success and a blessing to Sierra Leone.This is a program that the churches, sports clubs and organizations are looking forward to. We got far more attendance than was expected. So the Sierra Leone commercial Bank divided to join the Jogging . We approached them to help us with more T Shirt. First time to get an institution to help. We see jog 4 Jesus as a way of celebrating the death burial and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. We Jog singing and praising God. At the closing ceremony we prayed for Sierra Leone and the various Sporting Disciplines. I am still in pain. [From Yatta via WhatsApp]

Pastor Yatta and his team organised a meal in Freetown and one in Kono. He wrote:

I am sending you this Report to say thank you, thank you and thank you again for putting SMILES in the faces of the children. This is the 2nd. Year we have under take this wonderful project of Feeding the Children within this Christmas holiday in our community. We ask them to come at 2 pm they started coming at 9 am. You can see the excitement on their faces. We planned for 100 kids we had 123. Many more where standing at the gate wanting to come. We have to close the gate, they stood outside crying and begging.

Too much hunger in this country – parent cannot afford to feed their children. We also bought some training equipment and gave them gifts. Watch the photos..

David Sandi organised a meal in Kono for about 300 Ahkom pupils and poor local children.

We thought it’d be over in an hour or so but they kept on coming. Fortunately there was ample food for even those remaining poor kids who gingerly made their entrance over three hours later.

Pictures from this year’s meal in Kono

See the anguish on the faces of the senior secondary pupils when we asked them to please wait for the younger ones and guest children to receive first service. They were assured there was food and drink aplenty for all accompanied by relevant Xmas bible story. Don’t know if I managed to calm their salivating nerves. Tell me if you think I did.