Change One Board Members

Here's a picture of our board members--we took this when Pastor Menyongar visited us in August. The sun was really bright, so we were all a little squinty!

Back row (left to right): Laura & Keith Padgett, Kris Batcheck, Jarrod Ulrey, Samuel Menyongar

Front row: Karen Washer, Dorothy Kardatzke

Moving up in the world!

According to a new study, Sierra Leone is now the 3rd worst place in the world to live! Sierra Leone has been displaced at the bottom of the list by Ethiopia and Niger.

This study was conducted by using UN's Human Development Index and the Environmental Sustainability Index drawn up by Yale and Columbia Universities and the World Economic Forum.

For more information, see this article from Yahoo News or the complete list of countries as published in Reader's Digest.

Final Election Results

Sierra Leone officially has a new president! On August 11, elections took place. However, none of the candidates received enough votes to actually win, so a run-off election was scheduled between the top 2 candidates.

Ernest Bai Koroma of the All People's Congress (APC) won with 53% of the total votes compared to 44% for the outgoing Vice President, Solomon Berewa.

Here's a good article from the BBC with more info: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7000059.stm

From what I'm hearing, it sounds like people are hopeful about this new president. Let's pray for positive change in Sierra Leone!