Here’s a thing! We have no-one yet committed to paying for the next block of 8 houses or any urgently needed buildings in Destiny Village. On Friday we talked and prayed.  One of our staff sensed God calling him to put a marker of faith in the ground and said, “I will fund the initial digging out of the foundations…

I have just had a wonderful meeting with some of the ladies who are moving to Destiny Village.  Most simply want an opportunity to create a livelihood.  Men and women have many fixed ideas about family rolls here.  The women here are often the driving force for the family.  These ladies demonstrated a passion and clarity about how a micro…

We were thrilled on Saturday to have a wonderful informal visit from some of those working at DFID in Sierra Leone, The British High Commission, UK Military and Police advisers. We were grateful for their questions and insights and look forward to  learning more and getting to know them better as we seek to serve and work alongside the people…

Last year Swansea University helped pioneer a waste to power community cooker in the village.  Freetown City Council want them across the city.  In the last couple of weeks, Engineering Masters students have been developing a timber seasoning plant and looking at a system to turn chicken poo in to fertiliser.   One student is also helping analyse Human Resource policy…

Please pray for our trustees as we meet today.  I have produced a range of papers as we look at strategic and governance issues and hear of the change to peoples lives and the operational developments. As I reflect this morning, we have just done our annual accounts and God’s provision is truly wonderful.  When people ask who is funding…

This summer, the next 42 houses are available for new residents to move in to.  It is particularly poignant as it will be just be in time for them not to have to be flooded out again in the rains. We have quite a process to find people who want to relocate.  At present we have about 25 working with…