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King’s Daughters
In Sierra Leone, a group of
more than forty girls have found
new lives and new names. Once
forced to work as prostitutes,
these girls have been set free
to live for Christ. They are now
daughters of the King.
In 2010, the CoG7 women’s
ministry in Freetown, S. L., began
getting permission of brothel
madams to talk with these underaged
girls. Jemimah was the child
of a prostitute. Her mother (with
AIDS) died giving birth, and the
virus passed to her. Jemimah’s
aunt and uncle raised her, but
they perished at sea. At age
eleven, Jemimah was recruited
into prostitution and made her
living for the next several years at
the brothel.
Early in 2011, Jemimah was
rescued by the women’s ministry
of our church. She and her new
sisters moved into their new “palace”
safe house — a ten-bedroom
home overlooking an ocean
bay. They are receiving Christian
education, including a one-year
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LITES
These LITES students (Abigail Wallace, OR; Ivonne Garcia and Sandra
Marquez, NV; Samuel Steinhauser and Levi West, MO; and Damaris Jimenez,
Mexico) just completed the 2010-2011 school year, and took the challenge
to be Christ’s hands and feet in our church and our world. The next school
year begins in September.
LITES is committed to being a foundation-building ministry with
an emphasis in character development. What started as a summer
ministry has grown to a full school year of classroom training,
practical ministry, and intentional discipleship.
Beginning in September 2011, LITES will teach two of the
classes needed for LifeSpring’s Certificate of Biblical Studies. This
provides a seamless transition for those who wish to continue in
academic training for the pastorate or other ministry areas in our
denomination.
Students engage in a wide range of daily ministry experiences:
state school for disabled children, soup kitchen, nursing home,
local outreach center, Special Olympics, and church maintenance.
Students are also responsible for the mid-week youth ministry of the
Stanberry church. Our staff works hard to tailor ministry training to
the interests and gifts of the current LITES team.
Interested? Check us out on Facebook or on our Web site, or call
for our free info packet. Let’s dream big about God’s plans for you
and His church!
LITES • P. O. Box 172
Stanberry, MO 64489
lites.cog7.org • 660-783-9544
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