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August 2012 Prayer Letter

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This letter is part two of my report regarding my recent trip to Liberia and the Kuwaa Chiefdom in March.  This letter will have photos of the trip not available earlier.

Teacher and Evangelist Training Workshops in Belle Baloma:

Thirty-eight mission and government school teachers came from 14 villages to attend  a four day class in Lesson Planning and Classroom Management.  The Kuwaa Mission then provided the schools with copybooks for the students and classroom supplies for the teachers.  Fourteen pastors, evangelists, and Sunday school teachers were also trained in Lesson Planning and Teaching Methods.

Medical Assistance for the Kuwaa Chiefdom:

In Fassama, we met with the government clinic staff.  The clinic is the only one in the chiefdom.  We took a tour and presented them with a large amount of medical supplies brought from the US along with other needed supplies purchased by the Kuwaa Mission in Monrovia and transported to Fassama.  The pick-up truck got hung up for an hour when a log bridge collapsed.

Several new wells are being dug presently and several wells are being repaired.  They  should be in service before “dry time” comes in December and the streams dry up.

Thank you for your prayers and financial support of the Kuwaa Mission and our Kuwaa brothers and sisters in Christ.  Please send your contributions to:

 

Bethany Lutheran Church

1340 8th Street

Slidell, LA 70458

c/o Lisa Dunk

designate: Kuwaa Mission

KUWAA MISSION CEO ELECTED BISHOP OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN LIBERIA (LCL)

The Rev. D. Jensen Seyenkulo was elected bishop of the Lutheran Church in Liberia, April 28, on the first ballot at the denomination’s 14th biannual convention.
“This is a great honor for me, and I am humbled by this election,” Seyenkulo said in a May 1 interview. “I have dreamt that I would be able to return home and make a contribution to the Lutheran Church in Liberia, which has done a lot to make me what I am today. I am thrilled and absolutely flattered by the trust of the people, and I think it is by God’s will that I have been called to this position.”

Seyenkulo was born in the village of Kenata in the Kuwaa Chiefdom of Liberia. In 1982, he earned a bachelor’s degree in theology from Gbarnga School of Theology in Liberia.   He was awarded scholarships to support his studies in the United States. He received a Master of Theology degree from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minn. As a scholarship recipient Seyenkulo earned a doctorate in biblical studies from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Seyenkulo earned a second Master of Theology degree from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Luther and the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago are two Lutheran seminaries.

In 2007, Seyenkulo cofounded the U.S. based Kuwaa Mission, providing safe drinking water, medical and school supplies, and building supplies.

Seyenkulo was pastor for two Lutheran congregations in Chicago, and was an adjunct professor at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. He also was a “missionary in residence,” working to create awareness about Liberia among U.S. citizens. Seyenkulo and his wife, Linda, have three teenage children.

The Kuwaa Mission Board of Directors congratulates Jensen and encourages all the supporters of the Kuwaa Mission to uphold him and his family in prayer as they make this transition in their lives.  We have counted it a privilege and honor to have worked alongside Jensen as he led the Mission to send volunteer missionaries to Liberia and construct wells and medical clinics in the Kuwaa Chiefdom.