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What is the Amazing 80? for others knowing it will directly change their lives forever. We are looking for 80 people, groups, businesses or churches that will make a one time sacrifice of $1,000 dollars. That $1,000 dollars will grow to $80,000 as people continue to say YES. Every dime of this money will be used toward our mission in Liberia, Africa. This money will go to erect a building in Monrovia, Liberia that will be used by hundreds of Liberians.
Photo of what the Amazing 80 building will look like once completed
This building will be: U A center of hope and help in more ways than you can imagine. U Used as a church building where hundreds of people will meet every week. U Used as a school to educate up to 100 children daily. U A center for clean water for the community because of the purification systems they will have on site. U A location of safety and strength for a community in need of direction U A sign of hope because it will be a starting point for the planting of orphanages and churches throughout the entire country. U Will last longer than we will and will impact generations in this country and culture to come. U Be part of your legacy as your children will be able to see its impact and tell their children about the impact the “Amazing Eighty” had on a culture. U The $80,000 raised through this challenge will impact an entire community for generations to come.
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The country of Liberia is located on the Ivory Coast right next to Sierra Leone. For the past 20 years, the country has existed in a constant state of unrest. Of the 3 million people who call Liberia their home, 1.8 million of them have been displaced because of a 15 year horrible civil war that took place. Over 200,000 people were killed in that war. Included in that number are the 50,000 children slaughtered during the civil unrest. There are over 500,000 Liberians living in the United States because they do not feel safe to live in their own country. Another 200,000 Liberians fled to other countries trying to escape the bloodshed. There are currently 100,000 orphans. The unemployment rate in the country of Liberia is 90 percent. During the war, there were over 20,000 child soldiers used to do the most horrifying things. Many of those children were as young as 5 years old. These numbers are beyond comprehension and even disturbing to think about, but none of them include the deaths from things such illness and starvation. Every year 65,000 children die of Malaria in Liberia.
As you read these staggering numbers, we want you to know Liberia is not the only place in need, but it is the place we are bringing to your attention and asking you to help. Liberia is not only a country in need, but a country in pain that wants better for their children. Will you accept our “Amazing Eighty Challenge”? YOU CAN MAKE AN AMAZING DIFFERENCE!
Click here to go to our Missions Page and see pictures and video from Harvest’s 2009 mission trip to Liberia and Revive Liberia.
Update from the February 2009 mission trip · We trained 5 different Liberian groups how to operate, manage and provide clean drinking water to their communities. While in Liberia, our American team got 3 water systems up and running. After we left, the Liberians had the materials and knowledge to construct 2 other systems on their own. Each system can provide 1700 gallons of clean drinking water a day. · Over 400 hundred children heard that God had a plan, purpose & promise for their lives in Vacation Bible School. · Over 100 women were encouraged in a ladies conference that was held in Monrovia. Many of these women have lost family members to the 14 year civil war. · Our medical team was able to see over 600 people. · The Amazing 80 building is well on its way. This building which will be used as a school, church, and training center now has a completed foundation. To date $35,000 has been given towards the
Experiences from the Liberia Mission Team:
Randy: I had spent 4 days with over 400 Liberian kids. I watched them come in the gate to the church compound on day one, with faces of hope, smiles of joy, and words of praise. Their stories never matched the joy on their faces. I would have kids ask for a drink of water, because they knew we had clean water. Kids would ask for food as they figured I would have food…after all, I’m a healthy American and they have very little to eat. But I never once had a child complain. I never heard how bad it was for them. I only saw a group of loving kids who were content in their life, grateful to be at VBS in that moment. As the final day was upon us, I led my group of kids to exit first. They were in a single file line. I started thinking about the fact that I would more than likely never see these kids again. What would happen to them? How would they make it? Who would take care of them? I leaned down and touched each child for one final good-bye, one final time to see into their eyes. As each one passed by, I was able to see in their faces, in those beautiful eyes, that God was the one to take care of them and they knew it. I saw love and hope. It was my favorite moment all week as I said good-bye to 400 wonderful little kids who impacted my life much more than I ever did theirs.
I will never forget the faces.
Heather: The despair that you could read on people’s faces was enough to make you want to give up and I had no medical training to even begin to help them. It was easy to feel hopeless and helpless. We were surrounded by hundreds of people and we only had the time and medicine to help a small percentage. The situation was overwhelming! Until, I had the privilege of praying with all the patients on the second day of the medical clinic in Monrovia. I was able to speak to, touch and pray for at least 90% of the patients that day. I can honestly say that I have never felt so at peace in my whole life. Yes, the situation was overwhelming still – for us, but not for God! I was so thankful to be reminded that day that we were not in control of these people’s lives. We had no power to help them, but we could direct them to God, their ultimate physician, their true hope. It’s interesting how on mission trips you just kind of do things as they are needed, whether you are qualified to do them or not. I became the “eye doctor” many times during the medical clinic. An entire bag of reading glasses had been donated for us to take to Liberia. If someone mentioned that they had difficulty seeing, they would sit over in a chair to the side and wait for someone to come help them. We had no way to really test someone’s vision except to hold up a piece of paper and ask if the glasses made it easier to see the words. Janet was sitting in the chair when I walked out with a box full of different prescription glasses. She mentioned that she was having trouble reading her Bible. We started with the lowest prescription and tried several pairs of glasses on her. Each time she tried, she was disappointed to say she could not see the words any better. Until we finally found a pair that worked! I will never forget the smile on her face. She looked up at me with her new glasses and simply said, “It’s clear!” I’m not sure what illness had brought Janet to the clinic that day, but I was so excited to be able to share in her joy to be able to go home and read God’s Word!
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Please watch our video about the impact the Amazing 80 will have on Liberia. |
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Would you like to donate to the Amazing 80? You can donate on-line via Paypal by clicking the Donate button below. |
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Video from our mission trip in February 2009. |
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