LACES taking root in Liberia

I am so blessed to continue to have the opportunity to watch our programs in Liberia develop and grow. Our coaching workshops are underway and new people are being trained on how to support children to discover their true potential in Christ. This time last year I was conducting the workshops, however this year as our Liberian staff have caught the vision and have been trained on how to implement the program I realized that LACES has truly taken root in Liberia and has empowered local staff to mentor and impact the communities they live in.


As I sat in the workshop I was so proud of our Program Director, James Moore, and our Mentoring Coordinator, Pastor Roberts as they educated fellow Liberians on how they can impact their future generation. In the very near future my time will be finished here in Liberia, and I know that the heart of our Liberian staff will carry on the vision and mission of LACES.


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We are adding another program in the Du Port Road Community in Monrovia that will include 12 coaches and 55 more children. As I have had the opportunity to meet some of the parents and children in the Du Port Road I know that God has a special plan for LACES in this community. One of the parents I met with was a former warlord during the 14 year civil war. He committed atrocities that people only speak about behind closed doors. When I met the man his stature and presence did not match up to the preconvicied notions I had in my head of what a former warlord should look like. Knowing his reputation I was even hesitant to meet him, however he welcomed me into his home as if we had been life long friends. I thanked him for allowing his son to participate in our program and he responded by saying “I want my son to become a good leader. I was a leader, but I didn’t do good things with it.”

We have a clear purpose in this community.

Seren
LACES Liberia