Family Success and Fun Day

Today we visited three families who have participated in the family assistance program.  The first stop was at a shop where the mother has been able to manage money to buy a variety of items ranging from soap to other household items and sell them for a profit.  She then uses her profits to purchase more inventory.  This allows her to provide for her family and has hopes of growing her business to be able to offer more variety and expand.  The second stop was close to the Bo market.  This woman sells palm oil, a staple in Sierra Leone kitchens.  She is able to support herself and her family.  The third stop was at a home where the youngest son spent many months at the CRC before being able to return back to his family.  His mother could not afford to feed him much less pay for his school fees.  Through the CRC family assistance program, she has learned skills that have enabled her to find work in a shop that earns her enough to support herself and her two remaining children.  The boy who has been reunified with his family and his older brother are determined to become lawyers.  

The afternoon was spent at the CRC Family Fun Day!  Many families in the area who have participated in the family assistance programs came together and the children/youth played games - everything from relay races, musical chairs, a version of dodgeball, and of course, football (soccer).  A cake was shared and there was a lot of music!  

So many lives are being impacted!

Your Brother in Christ, 
Dave