What prompted the intervention of living stone outreach?
The West African Republic of Liberia, founded by black Americans, has seen 15 years of devastating civil war that ravaged the country and left more than 150,000 dead. Though the war has ended, hundreds still live in refugee camps in neighboring countries. Many fathers, husbands and guardians were lost to fighting, leaving women and children alone and vulnerable. Infrastructure and necessities such as electricity and water have been destroyed. A generation of children is growing up with the devastations of war and with little schooling. Many children have simply been abandoned. The needs in Liberia are desperate and urgent. People without the hope of employment scavenge the streets each day in search of a meal.
Though elections have taken place in Liberia and a government is now in place, and though the international community is now responsible for security with 15,000 UN Peacekeeping troops stationed in the country, the plight of the Liberian people is still desperate and challenging. It requires compassionate intervention.
