Nazareth House Apostolate

It is only a short time away before NHA makes the move to Kabala. The plans are set, but so little accomplished and there is much to be done to make this a reality. At times when I think of this move, I wink my eye brows, trying to send away the uneasy feelings and trust in the strength in you all to make this happen. I had this uneasy feeling with the school and the NHA supporters came through.

I pray that we can do it again this time for the NHA Compound.

Like the school, the Compound is so vital to the work we do in Sierra Leone – it is the cornerstone of stability and the future of the help we continue to give.

True, it has been a while since I last wrote on this blog. I’ve missed keeping in touch with you all and I guess you guys missed hearing from me as well. I have been quiet but not inactive.

It is our job at NHA to keep the good work going.

It is hard for me to talk about the future in Kabala without first speaking of the heavy cloud of illness we have experienced in the inner circle of NHA recently.

My mum, my dad (Pa Foday)

have both battled malaria this past month.

And then only a few weeks back my wife escaped the deadly malaria and Typhoid parasite.

Today, our beloved Fr. Seraphim continues to struggle to fight against this dreaded disease. Malaria can be a killer disease and we are most thankful for your prayers and the recovery of our loved ones during this troublesome time for NHA.

Young boys praying the rosary for the healing of Fr. Seraphim.

The illnesses we’ve experienced knocked us down for a bit, but also set us up with a fresh initiative to move forward – with a deeper sense of urgency.

As long as there is ONE person starving,

ONE child unable to attend school, or

ONE person dealing with worms squirming in their guts, that’s all the motivation we need. We fight hard to conquer all roadblocks.

Once again, Nazareth House Apostolate is in the midst of those it serves in Sierra Leone.

It is the call of NHA to experience what the people it serves experiences. As a Humanitarian Organization we do not place ourselves in a different environment than everyone else. We are one with the people, in their midst.

We get hungry, we get sick, we carry buckets of water, we share the same food – no fancy hotel living with showers that have hot water, no fancy headquarters, we live as everyone does. We get malaria.

It is only a short time away before NHA makes the move to Kabala. The plans are set, but so little accomplished and there is much to be done to make this a reality. At times when I think of this move, I wink my eye brows, trying to send away the uneasy feelings and trust in the strength in you all to make this happen. I had this uneasy feeling with the school and the NHA supporters came through.

I pray that we can do it again this time for the NHA Compound.

Like the school, the Compound is so vital to the work we do in Sierra Leone – it is the cornerstone of stability and the future of the help we continue to give.

True, it has been a while since I last wrote on this blog. I’ve missed keeping in touch with you all and I guess you guys missed hearing from me as well. I have been quiet but not inactive.

It is our job at NHA to keep the good work going.

It is hard for me to talk about the future in Kabala without first speaking of the heavy cloud of illness we have experienced in the inner circle of NHA recently.

My mum, my dad (Pa Foday)

have both battled malaria this past month.

And then only a few weeks back my wife escaped the deadly malaria and Typhoid parasite.

Today, our beloved Fr. Seraphim continues to struggle to fight against this dreaded disease. Malaria can be a killer disease and we are most thankful for your prayers and the recovery of our loved ones during this troublesome time for NHA.

Young boys praying the rosary for the healing of Fr. Seraphim.

The illnesses we’ve experienced knocked us down for a bit, but also set us up with a fresh initiative to move forward – with a deeper sense of urgency.

As long as there is ONE person starving,

ONE child unable to attend school, or

ONE person dealing with worms squirming in their guts, that’s all the motivation we need. We fight hard to conquer all roadblocks.

Once again, Nazareth House Apostolate is in the midst of those it serves in Sierra Leone.

It is the call of NHA to experience what the people it serves experiences. As a Humanitarian Organization we do not place ourselves in a different environment than everyone else. We are one with the people, in their midst.

We get hungry, we get sick, we carry buckets of water, we share the same food – no fancy hotel living with showers that have hot water, no fancy headquarters, we live as everyone does. We get malaria.

GREETINGS,

To God be the glory, great things He has done.

Nazareth House Apostolate Primary School Kabala, wants to thank you all for what has been a blessed school year.

If it was not for your SUPPORT, LOVE, PRAYERS and GREAT HEART OF GIVING, we should have not come this far as a school.

Therefore, as a school and behalf of the Education Superintendent Rev.Foday Mansaray, Head Teacher Mr. Mako Mansaray Teachers- Mr. Joshua B.Kanu, Mr.Kelleh Mansaray, Mrs. Lucy Kamara and Mr. Jonathan Senessie we want to thank you all for supporting the school all through these years.

We were able as a school to have a very successful school year.

School close down on the 9^th of July, exactly one week today.

The parents were with us on this very day to collect the report cards of their children.

It is always a very special day for all the children, as they will be going to new classes when school reopens.

But above all the parents will like to see and know the academic performances of their children right through the school years.

The children were given there reports cards: Nursery, Class One, Class two, Class Three and Class Four.

We already have a group of pupils that will go to class five next year.

We need to have a new class room space for them and also a new teacher.

The school currently has five (5) teachers, for all the classes.

But come next year, we will need another teacher to handle the new class.

We hope and pray that God will make the necessary provision so that we can find a new class room space and a new teacher for the children as we want to keep all these children at school.

We are growing as a school, if something is not done we will have to turn down some of these children, which NHA hates to do because we care and love our children so dearly.

We can keep all these children in school come next year if hearts are opened to GIVE to NHA to help these needy children.

Once more our gratitude goes to Father Seraphim and Mama Vicki for all the support, hard work and love that you guys have shown to us all through these years.

Know that this love and concern will always hold a special place in the heart of all NHA school children in Kabala.

To our great friends and supporters out there we say ‘TENKI’ (Krio for ‘thank you’)

We love you all.

Jerry Mako.

GREETINGS,

To God be the glory, great things He has done.

Nazareth House Apostolate Primary School Kabala, wants to thank you all for what has been a blessed school year.

If it was not for your SUPPORT, LOVE, PRAYERS and GREAT HEART OF GIVING, we should have not come this far as a school.

Therefore, as a school and behalf of the Education Superintendent Rev.Foday Mansaray, Head Teacher Mr. Mako Mansaray Teachers- Mr. Joshua B.Kanu, Mr.Kelleh Mansaray, Mrs. Lucy Kamara and Mr. Jonathan Senessie we want to thank you all for supporting the school all through these years.

We were able as a school to have a very successful school year.

School close down on the 9^th of July, exactly one week today.

The parents were with us on this very day to collect the report cards of their children.

It is always a very special day for all the children, as they will be going to new classes when school reopens.

But above all the parents will like to see and know the academic performances of their children right through the school years.

The children were given there reports cards: Nursery, Class One, Class two, Class Three and Class Four.

We already have a group of pupils that will go to class five next year.

We need to have a new class room space for them and also a new teacher.

The school currently has five (5) teachers, for all the classes.

But come next year, we will need another teacher to handle the new class.

We hope and pray that God will make the necessary provision so that we can find a new class room space and a new teacher for the children as we want to keep all these children at school.

We are growing as a school, if something is not done we will have to turn down some of these children, which NHA hates to do because we care and love our children so dearly.

We can keep all these children in school come next year if hearts are opened to GIVE to NHA to help these needy children.

Once more our gratitude goes to Father Seraphim and Mama Vicki for all the support, hard work and love that you guys have shown to us all through these years.

Know that this love and concern will always hold a special place in the heart of all NHA school children in Kabala.

To our great friends and supporters out there we say ‘TENKI’ (Krio for ‘thank you’)

We love you all.

Jerry Mako.

GREETINGS,

To God be the glory, great things He has done.

Nazareth House Apostolate Primary School Kabala, wants to thank you all for what has been a blessed school year.

If it was not for your SUPPORT, LOVE, PRAYERS and GREAT HEART OF GIVING, we should have not come this far as a school.

Therefore, as a school and behalf of the Education Superintendent Rev.Foday Mansaray, Head Teacher Mr. Mako Mansaray Teachers- Mr. Joshua B.Kanu, Mr.Kelleh Mansaray, Mrs. Lucy Kamara and Mr. Jonathan Senessie we want to thank you all for supporting the school all through these years.

We were able as a school to have a very successful school year.

School close down on the 9^th of July, exactly one week today.

The parents were with us on this very day to collect the report cards of their children.

It is always a very special day for all the children, as they will be going to new classes when school reopens.

But above all the parents will like to see and know the academic performances of their children right through the school years.

The children were given there reports cards: Nursery, Class One, Class two, Class Three and Class Four.

We already have a group of pupils that will go to class five next year.

We need to have a new class room space for them and also a new teacher.

The school currently has five (5) teachers, for all the classes.

But come next year, we will need another teacher to handle the new class.

We hope and pray that God will make the necessary provision so that we can find a new class room space and a new teacher for the children as we want to keep all these children at school.

We are growing as a school, if something is not done we will have to turn down some of these children, which NHA hates to do because we care and love our children so dearly.

We can keep all these children in school come next year if hearts are opened to GIVE to NHA to help these needy children.

Once more our gratitude goes to Father Seraphim and Mama Vicki for all the support, hard work and love that you guys have shown to us all through these years.

Know that this love and concern will always hold a special place in the heart of all NHA school children in Kabala.

To our great friends and supporters out there we say ‘TENKI’ (Krio for ‘thank you’)

We love you all.

Jerry Mako.

Dear Friends and Supporters
We send you our warmest greetings from NHA School Kabala. We thank God for another week in the month of July, and the last week in our school year calendar.

All the children and their parents were in attendance to celebrate this day with us.

It was a very happy time as you can see from the smiling faces of the children.

Photo by James Mansaray

You remember Sheaku,the child with the worms.

just take a look at him,he is doing fine and well. Thanks be to God for his recovery – God working through Nazareth House to provide the means for his healing.

There was enough food and drinks for all our children, staff members, and friends invited, and even the supporting parents. We really thank God for this great love and for the ones that is shared this very day.

There were cultural dances, singinging, and a film show for the young nursery children.

Once more we want thank you all for all the love and support you have shown to us all these years.

Photo provided by James Mansaray

Your support and help to us as a school as you can see has changed the lives of hundreds of children and brought JOY, LOVE, PEACE and HOPE in their lives.

Photo by James Mansaray

Our local community at Kabala has been really blessed with the work on NHA.

Photo by James Mansaray

To you all we say thank you for all what you have done for us.

Much love to you all, and May the good Lord keeps us all.
Mako Jerry.

Dear Friends and Supporters
We send you our warmest greetings from NHA School Kabala. We thank God for another week in the month of July, and the last week in our school year calendar.

All the children and their parents were in attendance to celebrate this day with us.

It was a very happy time as you can see from the smiling faces of the children.

Photo by James Mansaray

You remember Sheaku,the child with the worms.

just take a look at him,he is doing fine and well. Thanks be to God for his recovery – God working through Nazareth House to provide the means for his healing.

There was enough food and drinks for all our children, staff members, and friends invited, and even the supporting parents. We really thank God for this great love and for the ones that is shared this very day.

There were cultural dances, singinging, and a film show for the young nursery children.

Once more we want thank you all for all the love and support you have shown to us all these years.

Photo provided by James Mansaray

Your support and help to us as a school as you can see has changed the lives of hundreds of children and brought JOY, LOVE, PEACE and HOPE in their lives.

Photo by James Mansaray

Our local community at Kabala has been really blessed with the work on NHA.

Photo by James Mansaray

To you all we say thank you for all what you have done for us.

Much love to you all, and May the good Lord keeps us all.
Mako Jerry.

Dear Friends and Supporters
We send you our warmest greetings from NHA School Kabala. We thank God for another week in the month of July, and the last week in our school year calendar.

All the children and their parents were in attendance to celebrate this day with us.

It was a very happy time as you can see from the smiling faces of the children.

Photo by James Mansaray

You remember Sheaku,the child with the worms.

just take a look at him,he is doing fine and well. Thanks be to God for his recovery – God working through Nazareth House to provide the means for his healing.

There was enough food and drinks for all our children, staff members, and friends invited, and even the supporting parents. We really thank God for this great love and for the ones that is shared this very day.

There were cultural dances, singinging, and a film show for the young nursery children.

Once more we want thank you all for all the love and support you have shown to us all these years.

Photo provided by James Mansaray

Your support and help to us as a school as you can see has changed the lives of hundreds of children and brought JOY, LOVE, PEACE and HOPE in their lives.

Photo by James Mansaray

Our local community at Kabala has been really blessed with the work on NHA.

Photo by James Mansaray

To you all we say thank you for all what you have done for us.

Much love to you all, and May the good Lord keeps us all.
Mako Jerry.

James, Kadijah, Lucy and Ann Marie returned to Kroo Bay Medical Clinic to bring them more medical supplies. Once again they were greeted by an extremely happy staff eager to receive some much needed supplies. Once again, we were surprised by just how little equipment and supplies they had and how much they needed what we just brought in. When you surf the Internet you find a great deal about the needs of Kroo Bay but it seems there are precious few stepping up to the plate to actually get the supplies in to those who need it so much. Nazareth House doesn’t have a lot but everything we have we send to Kroo Bay and other clinics in Sierra Leone who have many sick patients and nothing to aid them in their treatment. And every time we make a visit we find them with empty shelves.

On this round we had quite a bit of surgery supplies, bandages, syringes, catheters and even some IV drip filled with Potassium Chloride.

I am always amazed that we are able to ship across an ocean to a small country in Africa bags full of IV drip without it bursting.

So far, we’ve had great success. Wherever the need…you do what you can to get it there.

The Potassium Chloride bags were left over from an illness of Aleica Willis when she had a home nurse tending to her.

The fluid bags were just left there and Aleica of course had paid for them so she gave them to NHA. Once in our possession, off they go to benefit Sierra Leone.

Some doctors in Indiana provided the syringes and other medical necessities. We are happy to see Ann Marie and Lucy who have been studying and testing this week.

Some items were purchased by NHA from S.O.S. (Supplies Over Seas), a non-profit that gives access at an extremely fair price to needed medical supplies.

Once again our NHA team

has shown up at Kroo Bay and provided much that they needed at the exact right time – when they were out of everything.

The doctor on duty is providing us with a list of their current needs. We will do all we can to fill it.

And what drives NHA to keep trying and giving and working ?

This is what drives us, this child, this very sick crying child, this is what brings us to our knees in prayer, this is what makes us not look away but enter into it all and do all that we can. Please don’t look away, join us – Make a Difference!

Nazareth House Apostolate

2216 Goldsmith Lane

Louisville, KY 40218

www.nazarethhouseap.org

James, Kadijah, Lucy and Ann Marie returned to Kroo Bay Medical Clinic to bring them more medical supplies. Once again they were greeted by an extremely happy staff eager to receive some much needed supplies. Once again, we were surprised by just how little equipment and supplies they had and how much they needed what we just brought in. When you surf the Internet you find a great deal about the needs of Kroo Bay but it seems there are precious few stepping up to the plate to actually get the supplies in to those who need it so much. Nazareth House doesn’t have a lot but everything we have we send to Kroo Bay and other clinics in Sierra Leone who have many sick patients and nothing to aid them in their treatment. And every time we make a visit we find them with empty shelves.

On this round we had quite a bit of surgery supplies, bandages, syringes, catheters and even some IV drip filled with Potassium Chloride.

I am always amazed that we are able to ship across an ocean to a small country in Africa bags full of IV drip without it bursting.

So far, we’ve had great success. Wherever the need…you do what you can to get it there.

The Potassium Chloride bags were left over from an illness of Aleica Willis when she had a home nurse tending to her.

The fluid bags were just left there and Aleica of course had paid for them so she gave them to NHA. Once in our possession, off they go to benefit Sierra Leone.

Some doctors in Indiana provided the syringes and other medical necessities. We are happy to see Ann Marie and Lucy who have been studying and testing this week.

Some items were purchased by NHA from S.O.S. (Supplies Over Seas), a non-profit that gives access at an extremely fair price to needed medical supplies.

Once again our NHA team

has shown up at Kroo Bay and provided much that they needed at the exact right time – when they were out of everything.

The doctor on duty is providing us with a list of their current needs. We will do all we can to fill it.

And what drives NHA to keep trying and giving and working ?

This is what drives us, this child, this very sick crying child, this is what brings us to our knees in prayer, this is what makes us not look away but enter into it all and do all that we can. Please don’t look away, join us – Make a Difference!

Nazareth House Apostolate

2216 Goldsmith Lane

Louisville, KY 40218

www.nazarethhouseap.org