Hope2

Regan Morgan writes to encourage all of you who are part of HOPE2!

"It’s hard to explain what it’s like to stand in a place you’ve been praying for and actually see the fruit with your own eyes.

Being here in Liberia has reminded me that hope isn’t just a word. It’s something you can see. You see it in the kids running around the school, in the joy of the people, in the churches, in the relationships, and in the lives that are being changed because people chose to say yes to what God asked of them.

One thing that has impacted me the most is realizing that none of this happens alone. Every person who has prayed, every family who has given, every team that has come before us, and every sacrifice made back home matters. You are not just supporting a mission. You are helping bring hope to a nation.

It’s easy to think a prayer is just a prayer or a donation is just money, but standing here, I can tell you it’s so much more than that. I’ve seen the impact with my own eyes.

This is what we’re called to as believers. Some of us are called to go. Some are called to send. Some are called to pray. Some are called to give. Every role matters, and every act of obedience is part of the story God is writing here.

Liberia has reminded me that when God’s people come together, hope has a home. Getting to witness that firsthand is something I’ll never forget. Thank you to every person who has been part of this. You have made a difference, and I wish you could see what I’ve been blessed to see."

From team member Wendy Rubin Morgan :

"How do you explain something you can’t really explain with words…Oh, Jesus!!

There were many thoughts, feelings & smells as we entered the prison here today…

We all got to share in different ways, but what’s so special to me is the time that the prisoners chose to share with us…through songs that are powerful testimonies…the confessions of the wrongs done…thanking us for coming…and even the crafts they make and sell.

When our teammate Edward Mbuyi shared, he spoke about how we aren’t much different than them…the biggest difference is that they were caught with what they did wrong and we haven’t been caught yet. If that doesn’t stop and make you think...

Our time with the women is what touches my heart the most…they sang songs that had such beautiful messages about Jesus and then prayed over us with such vulnerability. Their thankfulness they shared of us coming and we got to share that Jesus sees them, formed them and loves them still. Oh, Jesus!!

There is a humbling that happened today with our team…an experience that filled us full. HIS Presence was Powerful…HIS Love was shared and felt. We may have gone to make a difference, but we left with a difference made in each of us for sure!!"

SAVE THE DATE! Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 3rd for this year's Annual HOPE2 banquet!!