Hi all. I want to let you know how things have been going in 2021 and what — by the grace of God — we are looking forward to for 2022.
As you are aware, Covid has been with us for two years now and has prevented us from doing any major fundraising. I want to thank the special people that have continued to give to Reaching Across throughout the years and I really appreciate it; I am so glad that you are coming alongside me as I answer the call of Jesus Christ.
In 2022, our main focus is getting the children back to school, continuing to feed 125 to 150 children we have every month. We are also doing some reorganization so that we can start a support group with the children’s mothers, fathers and significant others in their lives. I want to share more and more of the love of Jesus Christ that He started in us in Grand Rapids, Michigan and had us extend to Liberia, West Africa. I want to share that love of Jesus that I feel so deep down in my heart — the love of Jesus that walks and talks with me and that carries me everyday. I want the parents and supporting friends to be able to feel and see the goodness of God.
I know in my heart that I will have to live more in Liberia than I do in the United States in order to accomplish the will of our God in my life that he’s calling me to. I need your help to be able to go to Liberia and work with the families to help them to gain independence by starting farms working with Henry Pritchard — Reaching Across CDC would share the profits with the families and some will go back to Reaching Across CDC to help with sustainability. I know my major financial concern would be that I would be able to raise the necessary funds and get commitments from my fellow believers to support me for 6 to 8 months in Liberia. I am giving this request to you and to Jesus. I am blessed to have a praying & supportive husband. He too is looking forward to one day being back in Liberia and us working together. I ask that, as you read of our needs and concerns, God will touch you in some way to help us to do the will of the Lord — to make disciples of these families that we are working with. Thank you and God bless!
-Nurse Judy