This month’s Kuwaa Mission Prayer Letter comes from one of the three Kuwaa Mission-sponsored evangelists at the Louis T. Bowers Lay Leaders and Ministers Training Center (LTB-LLMTC) in Totota, Bong County, Liberia. Prince Kollie completed his training at the training center in February of this year. He wrote this letter of thanks before the graduation ceremony.

Like his classmates and all others before him, Prince volunteered to travel several hundred miles away from home and family to be better prepared to minister to his people. This venture was a dream come true for Prince, thanks to the Kuwaa Mission. The decision to travel away from home and family for nine weeks at a time, four times in two years, is a testimony to his faith. He did not only travel away from his family; he, like his colleagues, abandoned his farming activities at crucial periods in the farming season, exposing his family to the possibility of experiencing hunger. (We thank God that some congregations provide minimum farming help to their evangelists while they are at school).    

Prince writes: Dear Kuwaa Mission and Friends of Kuwaa Mission, I thank God for all of you! I am Evangelist Prince K. Kollie from Marvordor Town, a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church, Kuwaa Parish. I am married. My wife and I brought five children into this world, but we also have other children living with us who are children of our relatives. They are our children, too.

Growing up in my little town, I never thought of becoming anything in the church. I can only say it was the call of God that led me to become an evangelist. Because of my little education, I was asked to read the Bible to my friends several times. Before long, I started reading in church during worship services. Then, I started to love the Bible stories. So, I started reading the Bible stories so that I could teach them in Sunday school. And the congregation started to call on me more and more to read and tell the Bible stories. God started to speak to me through these stories because I just loved them, and I loved telling them! It was hard to leave home for Totota in one way, but in another, it was easy. I wanted to help my wife produce food for the family. It was hard to leave her alone with the children. However, being trained for the Gospel Ministry is something I have dreamed of for a long time. I thank God for calling me, and I thank you, Kuwaa Mission, for helping me become a better interpreter of God’s Word. May God bless you, and God bless your work among us! Amen!    

Prayer: God, thank you for your servant, Prince Kollie. We thank you for providing for him and his family during his studies. As he returns home, he still depends on you to provide for him and his family. We pray that you show up for him and all those you have called among the Kuwaa people to serve their people. Show up for them. Show up also for those who help make the Kuwaa Mission work possible. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen!

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