I wrote this blog for my church and thought I might share it with you Do you know your life’s passion and work with a determination to live it out? I believe it wise to build life on principle. In my early 20’s I came across a survey of 90-year olds. They said if you had your life again what…
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Ben Okagbue – Our new Chief Operating Officer
25th August 2020 | Posted in Latest News, Nigel's BlogWe are thrilled to announce the Ben Okagbue (pictured here with myself and 2 trustees Dr Clive Thursfield and Dr Rebekah Taylor), has been appointed as our Chief Operating Officer (COO). He will arrive in Freetown on 5 September to take up his leading in country role with Home Leone. Ben spent his teenage years in Freetown and comes with…
Minister of Energy Visits Destiny Village
21st June 2020 | Posted in Latest News, Nigel's BlogWe were delighted to welcome the Alhaji Kanja Sesay and Dr Eldred Tunde Taylor, the Minister and Deputy Minister of Energy to our village. Joined by their team they were amazed at what they saw and we noted how determined they were to help and support us. We had a wonderful time as residents shared their experience as they toured…
Come and Run in Sierra Leone
18th February 2020 | Posted in Nigel's BlogAre you wondering what to do for a holiday and also love being/getting fit? Our Sierra Leone staff are hosting a 5k and 10k run event on 9 May 2020 and wondered if you would like to come to Destiny Village and join tyhen fun! We would welcome you for just over a week so you can get involved in…
Minister of Planning and Economic Development Visits
7th February 2020 | Posted in Nigel's BlogMinister Francis Kaikai, Minister of Planing and Economic Development and his Deputy, Dr Robert Chekandra visited today. They visited the livelihood development programs, met with some of our residents as they laid the foundations on Villa 8 and much more. At the school the children sang a welcome song and they were moved to hear of the progress and especially…
Ways people and companies help
22nd January 2020 | Posted in Latest News, Nigel's BlogA good example of how companies get behind us is safestore in Southampton (https://www.safestore.co.uk/storage/southampton/ ). They have given us free space for a year to store things ready for shipment to Sierra Leone, such as the paint from Colour supplies in Hemel Hempsted (https://www.coloursupplies.shop/ ) Building procurement is something we want to grow and is a real way of serving…