Each week, the Church of the Nazarene's Global Ministry Center proudly flies a flag of one of the many nations in which the denomination is present in ministry. This week's flag: Sierra Leone, Africa Region. Click "read more" for information on the country, including what year the denomination entered Sierra Leone and how many Nazarenes are there today.
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Despite a severe drought in the Horn of Africa, local Church of the Nazarene members collected a disaster relief offering for their neighbors in Sierra Leone. Even church members in refugee camps in the Horn of Africa — where there is severe famine — sold their maize allocation so they could donate to help survivors in Sierra Leone.
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On Monday, 14 August, heavy rains caused a mountainside to partially collapse on the outskirts of Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, killing nearly 500 people.
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The Church of the Nazarene is supporting children orphaned by Ebola in West Africa in addition to providing water and sanitation facilities for several communities.
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Ronny Beech, a Mission Corps volunteer serving at the Africa Regional Office, shares about his experience collecting stories from Ebola-ravaged countries on the Africa West Field.
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Sierra Leone was declared Ebola-free more than a year and a half after the first case of the world's worst Ebola outbreak was reported in West Africa.
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The Ebola outbreak left thousands of orphans who are now trying to navigate life without their parents. Nazarene churches in two of the most affected countries, Sierra Leone and Liberia, are weaving together a safety net to help some of these children stay in school and experience the love of God.
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