A Few Extra Grandkids

The BLACKBOARD

August 30th, 2021

Need a couple of extra Kids

or Grandkids?

Well, even though Sandy and I have 5 kids of our own (and 11 grandkids), over the course of the nearly 20 years of our involvement in Sierra Leone, we’ve managed to sort-of acquire a few more. Kids who simply wouldn’t have been able to go to school if we hadn’t been able to provide the funding needed.

Benjamin. Musu. David. Miriamma. Hasatu. Augustine.

It was incredibly cheap when this first began. When these kids were in primary school, the cost of their tuition, fees, and uniforms was so low as to seem almost ridiculous.

Fast forward about 15 years: Benjamin is out on his own, Musu and David are both in their final year of University. And Augustine, who is in his 3^rd year of Senior Secondary School (high school), is first in his class at Albert Academy, and President of the entire Sierra Leone United Methodist Youth Fellowship.

And it’s still incredibly cheap. For less than what books would cost at a U.S. College, we are able to provide tuition, fees, and books for a full year of post-secondary education.

Augustine - When he as just 5 years old.

It was incredibly cheap when this first began. When these kids were in primary school, the cost of their tuition, fees, and uniforms was so low as to seem almost ridiculous.

Fast forward about 15 years: Benjamin is out on his own, and Musu and David are both in their final year of University.

Augustine, who is in his 3^rd year of Senior Secondary School (high school), is first in his class at Albert Academy, and President of the entire Sierra Leone United Methodist Youth Fellowship.

And it’s still incredibly cheap. For less than what books would cost at a U.S. College, we are able to provide tuition, fees, and books for a full year of post-secondary education.

And here’s the cool part. While once in a while we’ve had to say “no”, for the most part these kids have rarely asked for anything more. BEYOND that, they are incredibly grateful.

Note: When’s the last time one of your kids here in the U.S. said: “Gee thanks folks, for sending me to school”

Giving kids halfway around the world the possibility of a future?

What a blessing!

And YOU have the opportunity to do the same.

Visit our website

You can provide a scholarship ($320.00) to a regular Secondary School ($320.00) in either Sierra Leone or Liberia for less than the cost of a daily “dollar deal” @ McDonalds

For no more than a daily regular coffee @ Starbucks, you can provide a Work/Study Grant ($850.00) to the Taiama Enterprise Academy – which includes room and board.

Incredible!