Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Christmas in Liberia

From my journal – December 26, 2014:
“Christmas is very different here in Liberia.  There are no Christmas trees, no gifts wrapped or a special morning to excitedly wake up to.  But, the kids have a good time!  Those who can afford will buy their kids new clothes and shoes (often these clothes are US Goodwill rejects).  The girls will get their hair fixed beautiful.  The boys love sunglasses.  They will get dressed up and go from house to house to show off and receive their Christmas much like our Halloween.  The homes fix extra food and purchase candy to give.  This is a day with plenty of food.

Junior dressed up and going door to door
This month we cut our missions in half and gave over 60 of our sacrificial leaders a blessing.  45 received $40 each and the rest $15.  It was so they could have a Christmas for their children.    

We at WSL made a huge pot of special rice with much meat for visitors and we gave out suckers.  Greene St. United Methodist Church had given us over 80 dresses for the girls which we also handed out.  The place was hopping.  Adults and children all enjoyed our place.






As I watched and participated I also experienced a deep sadness.  The poverty and suffering is so great.  In this great suffering they try to celebrate but through it all I can feel the emptiness.  It breaks my heart.  The deep sadness they carry constantly I feel and take on also.  January is known as a hunger month because so much went into the clothes and celebration.  Christmas morning Ojuku, one of our leaders, came to me to say thanks.  He had bought clothes and shoes for his boy with the $15 he had received.  But, there was no food in the house.  He promised to come the day after to work if we could give him food money.  We assisted.  He left carrying a deep sadness in the midst of the “celebration”.

Today, the day after Christmas, as I am writing in my journal Francis comes.  He is about 20, an orphan of many years and one of our committed, fruitful, sacrificial leaders.  He is homeless again.  The place he stayed is being taken over by a humanitarian organization.  He has been sleeping with friends.  As him and I talked we got news that another leader’s aunt died in an accident (the day before Christmas we buried the mother of one of our leaders).  A line is forming outside my door.  One woman came to report her husband is full of demons and screaming.  Next came in a street boy I have been discipling and then came three more street boys that want to be discipled.  All are eager for hope and a life worth living.  We talked and prayed.  Prayed for forgiveness, school fees, and to be children of God.  Others are outside waiting to see me for help with urgent emergencies.”

In the sadness there is fruit and hope.  Many are coming into their salvation and spiritual maturity.   Suffering on earth is for a time but without Christ it is an everlasting timeless suffering.  Our Lord is using us, you and I, the team of WSL, to snatch them from the fire.  Jude tells us to, “Snatch others from the fire and save them.”  


Below is a fun picture.  I was holding Jesse.  The camera was on my desk.  Unplanned and haphazardly I snapped this picture.  

Friday, December 12, 2014

November, 2014 Ministry Report

Coming Home:  (A note from Kim Smith)
I will arrive on Jan 17th.  There will be a car full of provisions waiting for me at the airport.  I will immediately go to a remote cabin in Kentucky for 21 days of isolation.  My return flight is April 30th.  That will give me 3 months to be with family, friends and to visit churches.  I will also see two new grandchildren for the first time.  I hope to spend time with each one that prays and supports us here. I miss the three big F’s - food, family and friends.  A good time to invite me over is at about 5:00 PM or so, but I beg you no rice!  It will be good to be home!

Taylor Town
Taylor Town: 
Taylor Town is the former training camp of President Charles Taylor’s rebel forces.  This was one of the most evil places on earth.  There were a multitude of murders, rapes and torturous atrocities.  It was also hit heavily by the Ebola virus.  Before the Ebola virus there were about 50-70 residents. 15 homes were hit by the virus and there were 16 deaths.  Brother Faijue’s wife died leaving him with 4 children.  He says it has brought him a “lifeless life”.  The town chief’s wife died from Ebola.  Their daughter said she left behind 6 children.  She was crying as she spoke.  The town chief is confused not knowing what to do or how they will survive.  WSL visited Taylor Town 3 times before the government told them to stop because the town is still under quarantine.  They did counseling and teaching on salvation and repentance.  Delka, our WSL disciple, said the visits were very, very sad.  They have no church now, but hat will change!


Who owns the creek:  
Rancy led a team into Toffi Town.  The ruling satanic society there is called Quee.  The law of the devil is very powerful.  They went to the local creek to baptize but were met by the devil and his disciples.  They arrested them and refused to let them baptize saying the creek belonged to the devil.  They were taken to the chief and elders.  In defense Rancy asked the council, “Who made the devil and who made the creek?”  After much talk and hesitancy they all agreed that God made all.  Then Rancy said “let God the creator of the devil and the creek use His creek a little.”  Again there was much talk and anger that lasted an hour.  With great reluctance they relented took them from arrest and allowed them to baptize.  It reminds me of the verses in Matthew 10:19-20. “But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.” 4 were baptized that day! 

New Motorbike in Bong County
New Motorbike:  
We now have 15 motorbikes!  Our new Bong County base is continuing to be established. They now have 2 bikes and are going on many missions.  The Bong County team is the one that found Taylor Town in the story above.

Peter and Diana Mos
Peter and Diana Mos:  
The Mos family has successfully moved from Zwedru to Gbanga, Bong County to work with Delka Yarl and his family on our new base.  The base now has two families relocated.  When Don and his family return they will join them on the Bong base.  There assignment is to evangelize, disciple, start churches and work with existing churches in each of the villages in their three counties.  Not a small assignment.  Lofa is one of their counties.  It was severely hit with Ebola, it is ruled by the Animist satanic cults and Islam.  Much of Lofa is anti-Christian, very primitive and isolated.  Pray for this team. 

2013 Christmas in for base children in Zwedru
Resting:  
All life rests.  Our Lord commanded us to rest.  WSL is resting in December.  In our Zwedru base we have 43 hardworking sacrificial field leaders.  They remind me of the poor widow in Mark 12, “Jesus… watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts.  But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny.  Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.  They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”  They give all and greatly suffer.  We decided to give each of our 42 unpaid leaders $40 each for them to have a Christmas with their families, pay rent, buy food, medicine or for whatever.  To do this we had to cancel almost all of our out of town missions, so we rest.  They were overjoyed and sorrowful.  They love the mission.  Some are even using their blessing to go on missions on their own anyway.

Wordsower Bible Institute:  
Our school has been closed.  The president has lifted the State of Emergency but has not allowed schools to open yet.  

Prayer requests: 
Places that were Ebola hotspots are now Ebola free.  Praise God, answered prayer!  Continue to pray with us for Liberia!  Pray for a great revival to sweep through this country.  Pray for a healthy church in every village in our generation, that every Liberian can walk small and find a healthy church.   Please make these prayers part of your daily prayers.  Pray for our leaders who truly suffer for the Gospel.  Pray for the churchless villages like Taylor.  

November’s Statistics:  
- Went on 183 mission trips.  (Many towns we went to more than once.  A mission trip can last up to a week and go to many towns.) 
- Visited 219 towns and villages
- Went into 36 new communities

- We updated some records and found 21 towns we had been to but had not been recorded
- 28 people were baptized
- 39 people completed our extensive Bible study program
- Printed 116,800 pages of training material


“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance.  The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.”  C. S. Lewis.

Villages, towns and cities we have been working in:


Sinoe County: Bah, Bannah, Bardoua, Beatuoken, Beeweyee, Bilibokee, Bluebarrack, Blumsville, Boah, B.O.P.C., Charlie, Cass Town, Ceeubo, Chea, Cheepoyee, Chebioh, Cheboken, Congo, Cura Wah, Dagbe, David Kuma, Deedo, Dejila, Deyankpo, Dioh, Donnah, Down, Down the Mangrove, Eni, Farmersville, Fanfin, Fish, Funnioh, Gardoway, Gbalawin, Gbason, Gbliyee, Gbojuelville, Gbowe, Geblo logging camp, Geekin, Geekloh, Geelor, Grasphy, Greeneville, Greft, Greenville Hospital, Grigsby Farm, Jalay, Jaypoto,  Jaytoken, Joazon, Joe Village, Jokoken, Jonny-Boy, Joseph Bloch, Judu, Kakpo, Kamus, Karquekpo, Katuzon, Kelgbeh, Kilo, Alvin Koon, Korjayee, Kpantan, Kuwait Gold mining camp, Lexington, Louisiana, Mama Creek, Melvin Lai, Monueh, Murraysville, Neinplikpo, New Kru, New, Nyanphio, Nyennwlejen, Panama, Patern, Patricia, Paul, Peace Camp (a gold mining camp), Pellkon, Penny, Plandiaba, Planksite, Pokpaken, Putu Jadweodee, , Poblee, Po-River, Pogbaken, Polay, Pratt, Prison of Sino County, Pynes Town, Qutatozon, Red Hill, Saikas, Sackor, Sarpo Community, Sargbah, Saygbeken, Seebeh, Seedubo, Seth, Seetor, Saybaken, Saydee, Senquene, Sennajalh, Shakepeh, Shalee, Snoboe, Spansor Baily, Swangba, Swenpon, Tabti, Tarta, Teah, Terison Gee, Tiakah, Titus, Tudee, Tuobo, Unification, Voobadee, Wiah,  Zanwonjah, Zayzaz Kollie. Grand Gedeh County: Albert, Army barracks, Badou, Bah, Bakor, Banana, Banglo, Bar, Bargblor, Bartejam, Bassa, Bassa Village 1 and 2, Bawaydee, Beagompo, Beezon, Beh, Bellyalla, Benin, Benla, Bently Mining Camp, Best, Better Hill, B’hai Tarway, Blessing Hill, Billibo, Blown, Boe, Boley, Boplue, Borbor Freeman, Border, Boundary, Bouduo, Brown, Buhou,  Cartumacy, Chandy, Chayee, Chebeh, Chebeor, Chensla, Chete, Compound, Crahold, Cotton tree Community, CVI gold mining camp 1, 2, 3, 4, Dark Forest Camp, Deplay, Deyan, Diahn, Disco Hill, Dogbar, Dolozon, Dougee Refugee Camp, Doubah, Ducas Wulu, Duo Town, Dweh,  Enoch Nahn, 48 mile, Franzay, Freeman, Frinkey, Gambo, Gambo Road Community, Garbo, Garley, Gave Thank Shilue, Gardweh 1 and 2, Garkel, Garley, Gaye, Gbakah, Gbarbo,  Gbarken,  Gbarzon, Gbarbor, Gbarzon Inside, Gbayea, Gbeyoubo, Gborlue, Gboe, Gboan, Geewon, Gboleken, Gborabo, Gambo, Geeha, Geeyah, Gleplay, Gloropardee, Go Look, Golo, Gorabert, Gorbowrogba, Goyeazohn, Graddeh, Grady, Grebo, Guagbo, Gwein, Gweledee, Gwenibo, Jackson, Jaibo, Jallah, James Glortoe, James Sayon’s, Jarbah, Jargbeh, Jarwleh, Jarzon, Jayjai, Jayteken 1, Jayteken 2, Jellu,  Jerry Tiah, Jimaca Camp, Joe’s, Joe’s Mother, Johban, John David, Jonesgbaye, Juahzon, Julutuzon, Kadifah, Kanbli, Kanneh, Karlowleh, Kartumaside, Kayne, Kohn, Kojayee, Konobo, Koor, Kpallo, Krah, , Kpay, Kulee, Kuma, Kwebo, Ma Esther, Menyea, Middle East Camp, Momom Camp, Moses, Morris, Morris Dowho, New York gold mining camp, Neplubo, News, Nyennawliken, Nico, Panwolor, Papa Hill Gold Camp, Papayea, Pellelzon, Pennue 1 and 2, Community, Penokon, Peter Saydee, Philip Torh, Pohan New and Old, Pineapple village, Ply, Plapp, Ploe Bodee, Pola, Polar Town, Polar Village, Pokor, Popo, Pourhyonnoh, PTP refugee camp one and two, Queboe, Rancy, Sally, Saiwaken, Sant, Savah, Savior Worbey, Saycon, Saylee, Sayebo, Sentrodu, Sewion 1, Sewion 2, Shouken, Sinkor, Sloman (a gold mining camp), Solo Inside, Solo Outside, Solo Refugee Camp, Sowaken, Steven, Suahken, Tagbayah,Talorkan, Taryee Beaway, Taye’s Village, Techiensla, Teladee, Tempo, Tiama, Tobolee, Toes Refugee Camp, Toes Town, Toffoi, Togbayee, Togbolee, Tojillah, Toueah, Towah, Tuglor, Tuzon inside, Tuzon outside, Vanyeazon, Varglor, Vleyee, Whybo, Wilking Paye Camp, Willie Jellu, Winner Gardueh, Wlagbo, Woloken, Wulu, Yardglo, Yarlee, Youbor, Zai, Zarzar, Zaiyee, Zaybay 1 and 2, Zeon, Ziah Zilaken,  Ziulay, Zoe Bush, Zuabah, Zwedru, the county prison, 4 road check stations, and the county hospital.  Montserrado County: Bannerville, Bassa, Gbenbah, Jacob town, Monrovia, New Georgia, Pipeline.  River Gee County:  Bletiken, Cheboken, Dweaken, Fish Town, Fish Town Prison, Gbaweleken,Geeken, Jarkaken, Jarlatuken, Jaytoken 1, Jaytoken 2, Kanweaken, Kaytoken, Klaboken, Knowluken, Myoken, Podroken, Putuken, Sargba, Sueaken, Sweaken, Tartiken, Tuaken, Tuobo, Tuumaken, Wartiken, Whesatuken, WorlekenBomi County:  Beh, Jaway, Joes Town, Tubmansburg.  Margibi County: Army barracks, Barclay, Bovclay, Brown, Dolos Town, Harbel camp 7, Kpuyah, Mazoe, Naway, Sherflin Barak, Takata.  Maryland County: Bann Village, Barreken, Biladimour, Bonnikek, Brownell, Cain, Cavalla, Cavalla Konukridi, CRC Camp 3 and Camp 8, Gbolobo, Gbon, Dakay, Dannis, Dibleken, Doloken, Driver’s Camp, Dugboken, Dweaken, Face, Factory Camp, Feloken, Fish, Free, Gbanken, Gbaso, Gboloken, Gedetabo, Geeken, Glofaken 1 and 2, Gwissiken, Halfgrayway, 7 locations in Harper, Henugba, Hnabo, Holegrn, Hospital Camp, Jebaiken, Judy’s, Kablaken, Karloken, Kings, Koffibeo #1, #2, #3, Koluso, Konusod, Lexicon, Libsuco, Little Weleppo Refugee camp, Refugee Camp Town, Marfliken, Middle town, Nekpachelu, Nemelken, New Half and Whole Half, New Sodoken, Number 8 Camp, Graway Towns, Old Lady, Olegravic, Pedebo, 4 locations in Pleebo, Philadelphia Gold Mining Camp, Poceken, Pogbaken, Ponken, President Tubman farm camp #1&2,Pular, Pulla, Puluken, Quiloken, Refugee Village, Rock 1 and 2, Rock Town, Rubber Bag Camp, Saleken, Saydeken, Sawlowken, Saywonken, Siliken, Spring Hill, Teaken, Tugbaken, Warteken, Weah’s Town, Wechoken, Weleken Wholegrayway, Wuluplukredi, Wutuken, Yederobo Nyanbo Wessiken, Yederobo Wessiken, Ylehiken, Yelibibou, Ylahken, Yobloken, Yoploken, Yourken, Yulukridi, the county prison and check stations.  Nimba County: Beatwo, Borbor, Bleaseh, Burtein, Camp 1, Dialah, Fienney, Fluma, Freeman, Ganta, Gbanquoi, Gbanolu, Glalay, Gonkopa, Gougartwo, Graie, Guotoin, John Strother, Karbah, Kpallah, Kpaytuo, Kpiekpoa, Logan, Mentor, Miller, Noway, Puayaker, Saclepea, Sarlay, Tappita, Towah, Unification, Venn, Whea, Wontoe, Yiteepea, Your Peg, Wesseken, Zarwulugbo, Zautuo.  River Cess County: Darhga, Gbee.  Grand Kru County: Baclaville City, Baclaville Check Point, Bewane, Boniken, Camp Spin, Company Camp, Doubbo, Dweaken, Farina, Gbarken, Gblebo, Geneken, Genoyah, Big Suehn, Glabroken, Iron Bridge,  Kladipah, Leaceco, Newaken, Solokent, Sorroken, Woelowinken, Wropluken. Grand Bassa County: Bucannon Baccoline, Dayes, Goah, Nagbeh, Nyudeh, Penney. Bong County: Baptist Clinic Community, Belefana, Blama, Cuttington Univeristy, Deemita, Foebilla, Galatua, Ganyea, Gbarnga, Gbarnga Central Prison, Gbenniquileh, James Flomo, Janyea, Kokoyah Community, Kpatawee, Lelekpayea, Phebee Junction, Suakoko, Tamayata, Taylor, Tubman Army Barracks.

Ministry Expense Report

Mission expenses:
$1,923 – Pens, folders, Bibles, mission trips feeding, etc.  
$1,834 – Motor bike gas and repair, we have 15 bikes.  Gas costs from $5 to $10 a gallon.    
$940 – New motor bike for Gong County base.  It includes helmet, tools, and adaptations for the bush.

Wordsower Bible Institute:
$118 - Print Shop: This includes all expenses for printing Bible training material. 
$0 – Our school has closed because of the Ebola crisis.  In Liberia’s state of emergency all schools have been ordered to be closed. 

Assistance to the poor:
$639 – Humanitarian assistance: This includes food (average cost is $1.50 a day for food) rent, home repair, etc. Most of this fund assists our sacrificial leaders that live in extreme poverty.  We also assist refugees, orphans, widows and the handicap.                     
$153– Medical expenses (average treatment cost per person is $1.00 - $10.00). 

Team food and house supplies:
$1,830 – Food and house supplies (close estimate).  Our core team consists of 13 adults and 17 children.  To cover, clothes, food, batteries, soap etc.  Also, we feed visitors every day from our house funds.

$7,437 - Total for the month.     THANK YOU!   

Donations should be mailed to:

Wordsower International
16960 Sidney Plattsville Rd
Sidney, Oh 45365

Donations can also be made online by going to our web page: www.wordsowerliberia.com 
All donations are tax deductible.  A receipt will be sent in January.  100% of all donations go for the mission to the Liberians and refugees.  None is used for me or administration.  If you have any questions concerning donations you may call Tom Looker at 937-489-8090.

Thank you for your prayers and support.

Saturday, November 8, 2014

October, 2014 Ministry Report

The mission of Jesus; “not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance” (2 Pet 3:9 NIV), is also our mission.  

They have arrived!
US military transport aircraft flew over our base and landed in Zwedru.  Two Ospreys with tilt rotors that can fly like a plane or helicopter came to scout out the land.  I believe they plan on building us an Ebola camp.  Huh, made us feel like a frontline spiritual MASH unit.  We have a few with Ebola here in our county.   But Praise God Ebola in Liberia is reducing!  

Lasanna on the left
“Let us go somewhere else”
Jesus replied, “Let us do somewhere else… So I can preach there also.  That is why I have come.” Mk 1:38.  One of our teams, Lasana and Samuel, went to Geejah it is about 4 ½ hours from our Zwedru base on a very bad “road” and then a 1 ½ hour hike on a little trail.  

They took the bike on the trail.  Soon the tire went flat so they had one drive slow and the other walk.  Upon arriving in the village, exhausted, they saw a small gathering studying them.  They had heard the sound of the motorbike and were shocked, they said that it was hard for a bike to ever reach them.  

The village was mostly empty because the people had gone to the main road to sell their produce in the market.  Our team introduced themselves and why they had come. The village elder said that their coming was of no use that this village was a society village, that they had never had church and never wanted a church.  “We have no time for God business”, he said. Samuel said that God had directed them to come and that they would wait for the people.  

When the people returned our team and the elder announced their mission and that they wanted to have a meeting with them to give them God’s word.  They refused to come.  For 1 ½ hours our team sat in the village praying.  Slowly they started to come until almost the entire village had gathered to listen.  Samuel taught about salvation.  The elder allowed them to spend the night.  The next morning Lasana taught about repentance, baptism and Ebola.  The team reports that many received Christ.  The Geejah people invited WSL to always come back to them and to help them start a church.  The devil society leader even invited them to return.  Praise God!

They fought to get the bike with the flat tire back to a village on the main road.  Not easy!  There they found a man to repair the bike.  The cost - all the money they had about $1.75.  On their way back to Zwedru the tire went flat again.  Fortunately they were close to a town we are known in.  Our house of peace accepted them and the next morning a local disciple trained by WSL fixed the tire for free.  Again they headed to Zwedru only to run out of gas.  Being close to a town they pushed it and found another disciple WSL had trained who assisted them with gas.

They arrived in Zwedru exhausted in body but celebrating in spirit.  Samuel laid on his mattress to rest.  A black poisonous cobra had crawled across his body to get to a chicken on nest next to his bed.  Their fight woke him. The snake wanted the eggs.  The snake bite killed the chicken.  He killed the snake.  “Jesus replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.  I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.”   Lk 10:18-19.    

Left: Augustine  Right: Lasanna
Former rebel soldiers are now soldiers of our Lord:
In our WSL family of field leaders we have many former rebel soldiers.  Lasana and Augustine, former soldiers, go into towns and villages preaching and teaching.  They are well known and were once the most evil and feared men of the land.  In Tian’s town they found one of their former rebel fighters, Darlington, who had been a body guard for Augustine.  They introduced him to Christ and into his salvation.  The three united have been preaching and teaching throughout the town to the amazement of all.  The have brought many to Christ, baptized them, are discipling them and have formed a house church of over 30.  Many are young men who were also former fighters.  They are now too many to meet in a house so they have started building a meeting house.  That not being enough they have begun going into the neighboring villages and towns to bring Christ and His church to them also.

“You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth” Acts 1:8:
Several of our former Bible Institute school students in Greenville, the county capitol of Sinoe County, have united and are working as a team. In Greenville they led many to Christ, they then baptized them, discipled them and sent them out.  Their report, which has been confirmed, is that this team and their disciples have also impacted 24 of the surrounding towns and villages. They want to continue to spread the gospel throughout that region. Amen!  We will try to provide them with a much needed motorbike.  They have done well in their assignment to Jerusalem and Judea. 

Main Road in Liberia
Supplies came undamaged.  Praise God!
Bad Roads:
Answered prayer!  Our supplies from Monrovia, the capitol, to Zwedru have arrived.  The road is not easy.  Miraculously I made it in 2 days.  Our load of paper and Bibles took 25 days to travel those 300 miles. The road is one of Liberia’s main national highways but it is a dirt road and we can get 200 inches of rain a year (Ohio gets about 20 inches a year).  We are now in the rainy season and can get 50 inches a month.  We were blessed, that road is littered with past transport failures, trucks on their sides and other skeletons damaged beyond repair.  

A Breakthrough?
Franzay has been a stronghold of Satan.  Churches and pastors of the past have never succeeded in Franzay.  We have worked there for 5 years and there has been little lasting fruit from our small church plant.  But, Praise God, things are changing.  We had a 3 day conference, 150 attended.  There were many salvations and testimonies of repentance.  The conference ended with 10 baptisms.  Young men of the society repented as well as some of the old men, who were pillars of the society.  A breakthrough?  We will see.  Join us in prayer for Franzay. 

Wordsower Bible Institute:  
Our school has been closed.  The president has announced a State of Emergency.  All schools have been closed throughout the country to help to stop the spread of Ebola.  We do not know when the state of emergency will be lifted and schools allowed to reopen.
Ebola checkpoint
Prayer requests: 
Answered prayers:  Our load of paper and Bibles arrived to Zwedru safely.  Also Ebola has decreased significantly.  Maybe it is even on its way out.  Places that were Ebola hotspots are now Ebola free.  Continue to pray with us for Liberia!  Pray for a great revival to sweep through this country.  Pray for a healthy church in every village in our generation, that every Liberian can walk small and find a healthy church.   Please make these prayers part of your daily prayers.  

October’s Statistics:  
- Went on 99 mission trips
- Visited 204 towns and villages
- Went into 64 new communities
- 58 people were baptized
- 74 people completed our extensive Bible study program
- Printed 133,000 pages of training material


“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance.  The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.”  C. S. Lewis.

Villages, towns and cities we have been working in:

Sinoe County: Bah, Bannah, Bardoua, Beatuoken, Beeweyee, Bilibokee, Bluebarrack, Blumsville, Boah, B.O.P.C., Charlie, Cass Town, Ceeubo, Chea, Cheepoyee, Chebioh, Cheboken, Congo, Dagbe, David Kuma, Deedo, Dejila, Deyankpo, Dioh, Donnah, Down, Down the Mangrove, Eni, Farmersville, Fanfin, Fish, Funnioh, Gardoway, Gbalawin, Gbason, Gbliyee, Gbojuelville, Gbowe, Geblo logging camp, Geekin, Geekloh, Geelor, Grasphy, Greeneville, Greft, Greenville Hospital, Grigsby Farm, Jalay, Jaytoken, Joazon, Joe Village, Jokoken, Jonny-Boy, Judu, Kakpo, Kamus, Karquekpo, Katuzon, Kelgbeh, Kilo, Korjayee, Kpantan, Kuwait Gold mining camp, Lexington, Louisiana, Mama Creek, Monueh, Murraysville, Neinplikpo, New Kru, New, Nyanphio, Nyennwlejen, Panama, Patern, Paul, Peace Camp (a gold mining camp), Pellkon, Penny, Plandiaba, Planksite, Pokpaken, Putu Jadweodee, , Poblee, Po-River, Pogbaken, Polay, Pratt, Prison of Sino County, Pynes Town, Qutatozon, Red Hill, Saikas, Sackor, Sarpo Community, Sargbah, Saygbeken, Seebeh, Seedubo, Seth, Seetor, Saybaken, Saydee, Senquene, Sennajalh, Shakepeh, Shalee, Snoboe, Swangba, Swenpon, Tabti, Tarta, Teah, Titus, Tudee, Unification, Voobadee, Wiah,  Zanwonjah. Grand Gedeh County: Army barracks, Badou, Bah, Bakor, Banana ,Bar, Bargblor, Barte-jam, Bassa, Bawaydee, Beagompo, Beezon, Beh, Bellyalla, Benin, Benla, Bently Mining Camp, Best, Better Hill, B’hai Tarway, Blessing Hill, Billibo, Blown, Boe, Boley, Boplue, Borbor Freeman, Border, Boundary, Brown, Buhou,  Cartumacy, Chayee, Chebeh, Chebeor, Chensla, Compound, Crahold, Cotton tree Community, CVI gold mining camp 1, 2, 3, 4, Deplay, Deyan, Diah, Disco Hill, Dogbar, Dolozon, Dougee Refugee Camp, Doubah, Ducas Wulu, Duo Town, Dweh,  Enoch Nahn, 48 mile, Franzaz, Frinkey, Gambo Road Community, Garbo, Garley, Gave Thank Shilue, Gardweh 1 and 2, Gaye, Gbakah, Gbarbo,  Gbarken,  Gbarzon, Gbarzon Inside, Gbayea, Gbeyoubo, Gbloue, Gboe, Gboan, Geewon, Gboleken, Gborabo, Gambo, Geeha, Geeyah, Gleplay, Go Look, Golo, Gorabert, Gorbowrogba, Goyeazohn, Graddeh, Grady, Guagbo, Gween, Gwenebo,  Jackson, Jaibo, Jallah, James’s Sayon’s, Jargbeh, Jarwleh, Jarzon, Jayteken 1, Jayteken 2, Jellu,  Jerry Tiah, Johban, John David, Jonesgbaye, Juahzon, Julutuzon, Kadifah, Karlowleh, Kartumaside, Kohn, Kojayee, Konobo, Kpallo, Krah, , Kpae, Kulee, Kyne, Kwebo, Ma Esther, Menyeah, Momom Camp, Morris Dowho, New York gold mining camp, Neplubo, News, Nico, Old Pohan, Panwolor, Papa Hill Gold Camp, Papayea, Pellelzon, Pennue Community, Penokon, Peter Saydee, Pineapple village, Pla, Ploe Bodee, Polar Town, Polar Village, Pokor, Popo, PTP refugee camp, Queboe, Rancy, Sally, Sant, Savah, Savior Worbey, Saycon, Saylee, Sayubo, Sentrodu, Sewion 1, Sewion 2, Sloman (a gold mining camp), Solo Inside, Solo Outside, Solo Refugee Camp, Sowaken, Steven, Suahken, Tagbayah,Talorkan, Taryee Beaway, Taye’s Village, Techiensla, Teladee, Tempo, Tiama, Tobolee, Toes Refugee Camp, Toes Town, Toffoi, Togbayee, Tojillah, Toueah, Tuglor, Tuzon inside, Tuzon outside, Varglor, Vleyee, Whybo, Wilking Paye Camp, Willie Jellu, Winner Gardueh, Wlagbo, Woloken, Wulu, Zarzar, Zaiyee, Zeon, Ziah Zilaken,  Ziulay, Zuabah, Zwedru, the county prison, 4 road check stations, and the county hospital.  Montserrado County: Bannerville, Bassa, Gbenbah, Jacob town, Monrovia, New Georgia, Pipeline.  River Gee County:  Bletiken, Cheboken, Dweaken, Fish Town, Fish Town Prison, Gbaweleken,Geeken, Jarkaken, Jarlatuken, Jaytoken 1, Jaytoken 2, Kanweaken, Kaytoken, Klaboken, Knowluken, Myoken, Podroken, Putuken, Sargba, Sueaken, Sweaken, Tartiken, Tuaken, Tuobo, Tuumaken, Wartiken, Whesatuken, WorlekenBomi County:  Beh, Jaway, Joes Town, Tubmansburg.  Margibi County: Army barracks, Barclay, Bovclay, Brown, Dolos Town, Harbel camp 7, Kpuyah, Mazoe, Naway, Sherflin Barak, Takata.  Maryland County: Bann Village, Barreken, Biladimour, Bonnikek, Brownell, Cain, Cavalla, Cavalla Konukridi, CRC Camp 3 and Camp 8 Gbolobo, Dakay, Dannis, Dibleken, Doloken, Driver’s Camp, Dugboken, Dweaken, Face, Factory Camp, Feloken, Fish, Free, Gbanken, Gboloken, Gedetabo, Geeken, Glofaken 1 and 2, Gwissiken, Halfgrayway, 7 locations in Harper, Henugba, Hnabo, Holegrn, Hospital Camp, Jebaiken, Judy’s, Kablaken, Karloken, Kings, Koffibeo #1, #2, #3, Koluso, Konusod, Lexicon, Libsuco, Little Weleppo Refugee camp, Refugee Camp Town, Marfliken, Middle town, Nekpachelu, Nemelken, New Half and Whole Half, New Sodoken, Number 8 Camp, Graway Towns, Old Lady, Olegravic, Pedebo, 4 locations in Pleebo, Philadelphia Gold Mining Camp, Poceken, Pogbaken, President Tubman farm camp #1&2,Pular, Pulla, Puluken, Quiloken, Refugee Village, Rock 1 and 2, Rock Town, Rubber Bag Camp, Saleken, Saydeken, Sawlowken, Saywonken, Siliken, Spring Hill, Teaken, Tugbaken, Warteken, Weah’s Town, Wechoken, Weleken Wholegrayway, Wuluplukredi, Wutuken, Yelibibou, Ylahken, Yoploken, Yourken, Yulukridi, the county prison and check stations.  Nimba County: Beatwo, Borbor, Bleaseh, Burtein, Camp 1, Dialah, Fienney, Fluma, Freeman, Ganta, Gbanquoi, Gbanolu, Glalay, Gonkopa, Gougartwo, Graie, Guotoin, John Strother, Karbah, Kpallah, Kpaytuo, Kpiekpoa, Logan, Mentor, Miller, Noway, Puayaker, Saclepea, Sarlay, Tappita, Towah, Unification, Venn, Whea, Wontoe, Yiteepea, Your Peg, Wesseken, Zarwulugbo, Zautuo.  River Cess County: Darhga, Gbee.  Grand Kru County: Baclaville City, Baclaville Check Point, Bewane, Boniken, Camp Spin, Company Camp, Doubbo, Dweaken, Farina, Gbarken, Gblebo, Geneken, Genoyah, Big Suehn, Glabroken, Iron Bridge,  Kladipah, Leaceco, Newaken, Solokent, Sorroken, Woelowinken, Wropluken. Grand Bassa County: Bucannon Baccoline, Dayes, Goah, Nagbeh, Nyudeh, Penney. Bong County: Baptist Clinic Community, Belefana, Cuttington Univeristy, Deemita, Foebilla, Galatua, Ganyea, Gbarnga, Gbarnga Central Prison, Gbenniquileh, James Flomo, Janyea, Kokoyah Community, Lelekpayea, Suakoko, Tamayata, Tubman Army Barracks.

October, 2014 Ministry Expense Report

Mission expenses:
$1,732 – Pens, folders, Bibles, mission trips feeding, etc.  We purchased 4,200 bibles!  
$1,937 – Motor bike gas and repair, we have 13 bikes. We buy gas in bulk at about $5.00 a gallon.    

Wordsower Bible Institute:
$251 - Print Shop: This includes all expenses for printing Bible training material. We purchased
enough paper to print 350,000 pages.  
$0 – Our school has closed because of the Ebola crisis.  In Liberia’s state of emergency all schools have been ordered to be closed. 

Assistance to the poor:
$747 – Humanitarian assistance: This includes food (average cost is $1.50 a day for food) rent, home repair, etc. Most of this fund assists our sacrificial leaders that live in extreme poverty.  We also assist refugees, orphans, widows and the handicap.                     
$104– Medical expenses (average treatment cost per person is $1.00 - $10.00). 

Team food and house supplies:
$1,580 – Food and house supplies (close estimate).  Our core team consists of 13 adults and 17 children.  To cover, clothes, food, batteries, soap etc.  We feed visitors every day from the interior, refugees, and locals from our house funds.

$6,351 - Total for the month.     THANK YOU!   

Donations should be mailed to:

Wordsower International
16960 Sidney Plattsville Rd
Sidney, Oh 45365

Donations can also be made online by going to our web page: www.wordsowerliberia.com 
All donations are tax deductible.  A receipt will be sent in January.  100% of all donations go for the mission to the Liberians and refugees.  None is used for me or administration.  If you have any questions concerning donations you may call Tom Looker at 937-489-8090.

Thank you for your prayers and support,

kim

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Recent Journal Entry

I usually live in a state of overflowing joy, peace, contentment and fulfillment, but not always.  I want to share a recent entry in my journal:
Saturday, Nov 1:  My Spirit is not correct.  For 2 days my morning time with our Lord, prayer and scripture has been interrupted.  I am out of sorts.  I find myself wanting to have jealousy and discontentment which is very unusual.  I do not like this ugly state of being.  It surely is not of our Lord. 
Today I taught from 8:15- 2:00 in a small church conference.  The teaching went well.  The fruit of it will be 5-10 baptisms tomorrow morning.  Matt 28:18-20 tells us to go, make disciples, baptize and teach.   This weekend I will have obeyed Your commission, yet my joy has left me.  The month of October was probably our most fruitful month ever; we baptized 57 and expanded into many new areas.  And, just now our base is hopping, bikes coming, being repaired and going.  Trained passionate disciples are going out in obedience into other villages carrying Your Good News.  But, where is the rejoicing?

The suffering in this country is overwhelming.  Death, preventable death, of the young is everywhere. Ebola deaths are many.  The list I could make of the different injustices and sufferings of the people in this country would be long.  I live in it, see it, feel it, and experience it.  My Lord takes me to 2 Cor 6:10, “Sorrowful but always rejoicing; poor yet making many rich, having nothing yet possessing everything.”  Sorrowful but always rejoicing, In You they can co-exist simultaneously yet are opposites.  But, today the sorrow has drowned out the rejoicing.  Jesus you said, “Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted.”  Today, my Lord, I need your comforting.     

Friday, October 10, 2014

Sept. '14: "Pray for a great revival to sweep through this country."


2 New Motor Bikes:  
Our base in Maryland County has now doubled its outreach ability.  They went from 2 to 4 motor bikes.  The fruit of the bikes can be seen in our increase of towns visited in September, 187, which is the most ever.  We now have 13 motor bikes on the “road”.  The cost for the two new bikes was $1,900.

4,200 and 350,000: 
We have acquired 4,200 Bibles and enough paper to print 350,000 pages of Bible training material.  The cost for the Bibles and paper was $1,850.

“How can Satan drive out Satan?”:  
These are the words of Jesus in Mark 3:23.  In one of the villages we work in there were many unusual deaths.  The response of the village elders was to have the demons cast out.  An Ivorian refugee claimed that he could do it…for the right price.  So they paid him an outrageous sum of money and he came.  He stripped himself completely naked and had the people parade behind him through the village.  While in a trance he chanted and gyrated.  He claimed the demons were gone, ate well and left.  Oh, Liberia, I shake my head.  We are working on establishing disciples and a church in the village.  Our history proves that this method does drive out the demons.  The price … outrageous! … But, Christ paid it for them!  Amen. 



The disciples return with joy:  
One of our teams went to a village, Gbayouga, and were met the local devil, dressed in his costume, in action.  No one was allowed outside.  After he left the people came out and our team started teaching about repentance and that they must stop their traditional religious practices.  One of the village elders, Gabriel Zoah, confessed that he was a part of a secret society that allowed no woman or an uninitiated male.  He said that they sacrificed bush animals and humans.  He repented and prayed for forgiveness.  He then went into his home and brought out his talismans and ritual tools.  They started a fire and burnt them.  He swore to leave the ways of the past and to never return to them.  Many rejoiced and have invited the team to return and teach them more about Jesus and His ways.

Giving up the Mask:  
Another team went into a town preaching and teaching.  Many came to listen.  Afterwards one of the men said that his father had died and that he had inherited the mask.  The mask is what they call the costume that the devil wears.  He announced to those gathered that he renounced the mask and would never wear it again.  He said to those who were there that were a part of the society that he did not care what they did to him that he was through with the mask and the society. 

Wordsower Bible Institute:  
Our school has been closed.  The president has announced a State of Emergency.  All schools have been closed throughout the country to help to stop the spread of Ebola.  We do not know when the state of emergency will be lifted and schools allowed to reopen.



Prayer requests:  
We need prayer that we get our supplies that are on transport trucks traveling from Monrovia to Zwedru.  On my way to Zwedru from Monrovia trucks were littered along the road.  Some were stuck, some broke down, some lying on their side, some skeletons of past failures.  I know I passed over 50-70 trucks that fit one those descriptions.  Pray our trucks will make it through and our supplies not damaged.

Pray for Liberia!  Pray that this Ebola plague will bring many to repentance and salvation.  Pray for a great revival to sweep through this country.  Pray for a healthy church in every village in our generation, that every Liberian can walk small and find a healthy church.   Please make this prayer part of your daily prayers. 

Month's Statistics:  

- Went on 106 mission trips
- Visited 187 towns and villages
- Went into 17 new communities
- 29 people were baptized
- 46 people completed our extensive Bible study program
- Printed and distributed 12,700 pages of training material

Villages, towns and cities we have been working in:

Sinoe County: Bah, Bardoua, Beatuoken, Beeweyee, Bilibokee, Boah, B.O.P.C., Charlie, Cass Town, Ceeubo, Cheepoyee, Chebioh, Cheboken, Congo, Dagbe, David Kuma, Deedo, Dejila, Deyankpo,  Eni, Farmersville, Fanfin, Funnioh, Gardoway, Gbalawin, Gbason, Gbliyee, Gbojuelville, Gbowe, Geblo logging camp, Geekin, Geelor, Greeneville, Greft, Greenville Hospital, Grigsby Farm, Jalay, Jaytoken, Joazon, Joe Village, Jokoken, Judu, Kakpo, Kamus, Karquekpo, Katuzon, Kelgbeh, Kilo, Korjayee, Kuwait Gold mining camp, Monueh, Neinplikpo, New Kru, New, Nyanphio, Nyennwlejen, Paul, Pellkon, Pokpaken, Putu Jadweodee, Peace Camp (a gold mining camp), Po-River, Pogbaken, Polay, Pratt, Prison of Sino County, Pynes Town, Qutatozon, Saikas, Sackor, Saygbeken, Seebeh,  Seedubo, Seetor, Saybaken, Saydee, Senquene, Sennajalh, Shalee, Swenpon, Tarta, Titus, Tudee, Voobadee, Wiah,  Zanwonjah. Grand Gedeh County: Army barracks, Badou, Bah, Bakor, Banana ,Bar, Bargblor, Barte-jam, Bassa, Bawaydee, Beagompo, Beezon, Beh, Bellyalla, Benin, Benla, Bently Mining Camp, Best, Better Hill, B’hai Tarway, Blessing Hill, Billibo, Blown, Boe, Boley, Boplue, Border, Boundary, Brown, Buhou,  Cartumacy, Chayee, Chebeh, Chebeor, Chensla, Compound, Crahold, CVI gold mining camp 1, 2, 3, 4, Deplay, Deyan, Diah, Disco Hill, Dogbar, Dolozon, Dougee Refugee Camp, Doubah, Ducas Wulu, Duo Town, Dweh,  Enoch Nahn, 48 mile, Franzaz, Frinkey, Garbo, Garley, Gave Thank Shilue, Gardweh 1 and 2, Gaye, Gbakah, Gbarbo,  Gbarken,  Gbarzon, Gbarzon Inside, Gbayea, Gbeyoubo, Gbloue, Gboe, Gboan, Geewon, Gboleken, Gborabo, Gambo, Geeha, Geeyah, Gleplay, Go Look, Golo, Gorabert, Gorbowrogba, Goyeazohn, Graddeh, Grady, Guagbo, Gween, Gwenebo,  Jackson, Jaibo, Jallah, James’s Sayon’s, Jargbeh, Jarwleh, Jarzon, Jayteken 1, Jayteken 2, Jellu,  Jerry Tiah, Johban, John David, Jonesgbaye, Juahzon, Julutuzon, Kadifah, Karlowleh, Kartumaside, Kohn, Kojayee, Konobo, Kpallo, Krah, Ziah, Kpae, Kyne, Kwebo, Ma Esther, Menyeah, Momom Camp, Morris Dowho, New York gold mining camp, Neplubo, News, Nico, Old Pohan, Panwolor, Papa Hill Gold Camp, Papayea, Pellelzon, Penokon, Peter Saydee, Pineapple village, Pla, Ploe Bodee, Polar Town, Polar Village, Pokor, Popo, PTP refugee camp, Queboe, Rancy, Sally, Sant, Savah, Savior Worbey, Saycon, Saylee, Sayubo, Sentrodu, Sewion 1, Sewion 2, Sloman (a gold mining camp), Solo Inside, Solo Outside, Solo Refugee Camp, Sowaken, Steven, Suahken, Tagbayah,Talorkan, Taye’s Village, Techiensla, Teladee, Tempo, Tiama, Tobolee, Toes Refugee Camp, Toes Town, Toffoi, Togbayee, Tojillah, Toueah, Tuglor, Varglor, Vleyee, Whybo, Wilking Paye Camp, Willie Jellu, Winner Gardueh, Wlagbo, Woloken, Wulu, Zarzar, Zaiyee, Zeon, Zilaken,  Ziulay, Zuabah, Zwedru, the county prison, 4 road check stations, and the county hospital.  Montserrado County: Bannerville, Bassa, Gbenbah, Jacob town, Monrovia, New Georgia, Pipeline.  River Gee County:  Bletiken, Cheboken, Dweaken, Fish Town, Fish Town Prison, Gbaweleken,Geeken, Jarkaken, Jarlatuken, Jaytoken 1, Jaytoken 2, Kanweaken, Kaytoken, Klaboken, Knowluken, Myoken, Podroken, Putuken, Sargba, Sueaken, Sweaken, Tartiken, Tuaken, Tuobo, Tuumaken, Wartiken, Whesatuken, WorlekenBomi County:  Beh, Jaway, Joes Town, Tubmansburg.  Margibi County: Army barracks, Barclay, Bovclay, Brown, Dolos Town, Harbel camp 7, Kpuyah, Mazoe, Naway, Sherflin Barak, Takata.  Maryland County: Bann Village, Barreken, Biladimour, Bonnikek, Brownell, Cain, Cavalla, Cavalla Konukridi, CRC Camp 3 and Camp 8 Gbolobo, Dakay, Dannis, Dibleken, Driver’s Camp, Dugboken, Dweaken, Face, Factory Camp, Feloken, Fish, Free, Gbanken, Gboloken, Gedetabo, Geeken, Glofaken 1 and 2, Gwissiken, Halfgrayway, 7 locations in Harper, Hnabo, Holegrn, Hospital Camp, Jebaiken, Judy’s, Kablaken, Karloken, Kings, Koluso, Konusod, Lexicon, Libsuco, Little Weleppo Refugee camp, Refugee Camp Town, Marfliken, Middle town, Nekpachelu, Nemelken, New Half and Whole Half, Number 8 Camp, Graway Towns, Old Lady, Olegravic, Pedebo, 4 locations in Pleebo, Philadelphia Gold Mining Camp, Poceken, Pular, Pulla, Puluken, Refugee Village, Rock 1 and 2, Rubber Bag Camp, Saydeken, Sawlowken, Saywonken, Siliken, Spring Hill, Teaken, Tugbaken, Warteken, Weah’s Town, Wechoken, Wholegrayway, Wuluplukredi, Wutuken, Yelibibou, Yulukridi, the county prison and check stations.  Nimba County: Beatwo, Borbor, Bleaseh, Burtein, Camp 1, Dialah, Fienney, Fluma, Freeman, Ganta, Gbanquoi, Gbanolu, Glalay, Gonkopa, Gougartwo, Graie, Guotoin, John Strother, Karbah, Kpallah, Kpaytuo, Kpiekpoa, Logan, Mentor, Miller, Noway, Puayaker, Saclepea, Sarlay, Tappita, Towah, Unification, Venn, Whea, Wontoe, Yiteepea, Your Peg, Wesseken, Zarwulugbo, Zautuo.  River Cess County: Darhga, Gbee.  Grand Kru County: Baclaville City, Baclaville Check Point, Bewane, Boniken, Camp Spin, Company Camp, Doubbo, Dweaken, Farina, Gbarken, Gblebo, Geneken, Genoyah, Big Suehn, Glabroken, Iron Bridge,  Kladipah, Leaceco, Newaken, Solokent, Sorroken, Woelowinken, Wropluken. Grand Bassa County: Bucannon Baccoline, Dayes, Goah, Nagbeh, Nyudeh, Penney. Bong County:  Cuttington Univeristy, Foebilla, Gbarnga, Gbarnga Central Prison, Gbenniquileh, Janyea, Suakoko, Tamayata, Tubman Army Barracks.  


5 Great Question of Life

5 great questions of life:  
  • Origin – Where did we come from? 
  • Identity – Who are we?  
  • Meaning – Why are we here?  
  • Morality – How should we live?   
  • Destiny – Where are we going?  
     What keeps us from going deep into these crucial questions?  What eats our time and keeps us from the important quest for the answers.  Things like the pursuit of money, possessions, career, the demands of others, entertainment, pleasure, hobbies, and other loves all consume our limited time and hearts.  The smoke and noise of the American dream and the world can distract us from the truly important.  They drown out the still small voice of God.  I want to cast off these distractions, these things that consume my time and heart and live for what is truly important, walking the path He has designated for me.  To live as God created for me, Kim Smith, to live.

     I want the answers to these questions.  This is a pearl of great price.  The answers to the first three questions are not subjective but are truth; they are the same for all.  But, how we live the truth will be different for all.  We were created to live united with God our creator.  Living in Him we will find the plans He has for us.  In Him we will also find our value, joy, contentment, peace, happiness and fulfillment.   We may be able to grasp some of these, for a time outside the will of God.  But, they will be shallow, fleeting and crumble for they will be built on a faulty foundation, Matt 7:24-27, 1 Cor 3:12-15, 2 Tim 2:20-21.

     Sins, idols, addictions, bondages, past disappointments, unreleased hurts and hates can consume our passion and time.  Stealing from us the life God has desired for us.  These can be cruel, life sucking, dictators.   The insignificant robing us of the significant.  God has created me and each of us for great significance.  There are no common people.  We are all unique with each assigned a specific task, 1 Cor 3:5.

     The answers to these questions are of utmost importance more important than our careers and possessions more important than even bread or water.

Jn 6:27, “Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.” 

Jn 6:35, “Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.  I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life.  I am the bread of life.  Your forefathers ate the manna in the desert, yet they died.  But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which a man may eat and not die.  I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever.


Jn 4:11, “Sir,” the woman said, … “Where can you get this living water?...  Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water [the water from a well] will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”