John was born in 1963 in, Lofa County, Liberia, West
Africa
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One of 2 brothers and 4 sisters, John dreamed of becoming
someone.
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John attended Sumo Kota Elementary & Junior High School
eventually deciding to serve his people as a pastor of the Lutheran
Church in Liberia.
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After graduating from Gbarnga School of theology John began
serving at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Logan Town where he was
tutored by senior pastors
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In 2008, John married Rebecca, a midwife who became his partner
in service to others. They have 2 children.
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Johns first church was Good Shepherd Lutheran Parish where he
served a parish of some 850 members.
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John was assigned in a rural parish of the LCL in Fissebu, Lofa
County, where he and Rebecca gave hope to the people.
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John held regular weekly Sunday services in over 4
congregations in the Fissebu Parish and doubled the size of
communing members in three years.
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John prayed with his people, performed weddings and baptisms,
counseled individuals and visited the sick.
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TRAFFIC ACCIDENT! On June 3, 2010, on his way home on a
motorbike after visiting the sick at Curran Lutheran Hospital, John
was hit by a passing car from the rear. His left leg was
shattered!
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John was rushed back to Curran where staff and equipment at the
simple rural hospital, could not deal adequately with Johns
bone-crushing injury
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John was transferred the same day to Phebe (Lutheran) Hospital,
Gbanga, Bong County. Doctors at Phebe also did not have the
capability of treating Johns injuries and sent him by ambulance to
the JFK Memorial Hospital in Monrovia.
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4 surgeries at JFK Hospital, Monrovia John has been in &
out of hospital for a total of 8 months. 2 years later, John is
still not able to walk let alone return to his ministry to the
people of Liberia.
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Today Johns tibia is still not healed and the gap in the bone
needs sophisticated surgery not available in Liberia.
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Johns leg is held together by a steel pin on the outside of his
damaged leg.
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John is unable to walk or perform his duties to his
parish.
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A surgeon in Chicago has offered to do the surgery to correct
the problem.
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But, there are other expenses to Johns recovery. Until help
comes, John can only pray for his people.
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The Lutheran Church in Liberia does not have the resources to
help John. CAN YOU HELP? Needed: -Round trip airfare = $3,000
-Hospital: Surgery, Medication and Rehabilitation are estimated at
around $175,000.00
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John is hopeful and needs your help to be able to walk alone
and again serve Gods people.