LIBERIA
Liberia is located on the Atlantic coast in West Africa and encompasses a territory of 43,000 square miles. The country shares borders with Sierra Leone to the northwest, Guinea to the north, and Côte d’Ivoire to the east. The country is rich in natural resources including iron ore, timber, diamonds, and gold, and provides a favorable
environment for growing rubber trees.
Liberia population is around 5.5 million people, and the capital and largest city is
Monrovia. Liberia is divided into 15 counties and 90 districts, and its population is
diverse, with over 20 indigenous languages spoken. The official language is English,
and it is one of the poorest countries in the world.
Liberia is Africas oldest republic, and it was founded by freed American and Caribbean
slaves. Liberia is rich in resources, including gold, diamonds, iron ore, natural rubber,
rice, cassava, bananas, and palm oil. Liberia has an equatorial climate, with high
temperatures and heavy rainfall from May to October. Liberia is still recovering from a
20-year period of civil wars that ended in 2003.
Liberia is not only one of the world’s poorest countries. The small West African nation
also struggles with the effects of two civil wars, Ebola and COVID-19. National poverty
levels remain high. Gender and income inequalities are still pronounced, and it is
estimated that 57 percent of school-aged children remain out of school. On top of this,
rising costs of commodities following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, have added to
Liberia’s economic challenges.
Religious Violence
Religious violence in Liberia has included ritual killings, forced initiations, and riots. Liberia's constitution protects freedom of religion, but its difficult to separate religious and ethnic tensions.
Ritual killings
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Some believe that members of traditional Indigenous religions perform ritual killings to gain power
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The body parts of people believed to be powerful are considered most effective for ritual purposes
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Some past fighters during the civil war reportedly engaged in ritual killings
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Some ritual killings are believed to bestow power onto those conducting the ritual
Forced initiations
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Leaders of traditional Poro and Sande secret societies have been accused of forcing
members into the societies
Riots
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There has always been riots breaking out in Liberia's capital and its surroundings
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Riots have resulted in deaths and injuries
Other religious-related issues
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Societal abuse or discrimination based on religious affiliation, belief, or practice
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Expulsion of students based on witchcraft accusations
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Some reports of traditional “sassywood” practices, which are trials by ordeal
THE ALL-KNOWING GOD has commanded the Heart of Compassion Evangelistic Ministries (HOCEM) to have its presence in the Republic of Liberia. This was done by divine connection and/or revelation through the Spirit of God.
Working in Liberia, HOCEM has initiated a four-pillar strategic approach to bring hope and freedom by demonstrating God’s love through acts of compassion. A four-pillar strategic approach refers to a strategy built on four key foundational elements, representing distinct areas of focus by HOCEM, which include the following:
1. Evangelism and Church Planting
2. Christian Educational Institutions
3. Relief Work and Missions
4. Children’s Ministries
To learn more about Heart of Compassion Evangelistic Ministries Liberia’s Mission,
contact the focus person:
P. Nathaniel Briggs
Flour Mill Community
Buchanan City, Republic of Liberia
Email:
pnathanielbriggs@gmail.com
WhatsApp : +231 77 790 7304
Compassion Medical Clinic
Compassion Medical Clinic (CMC)
The Compassion Medical Clinic is closely working with the Ministry of Health in Liberia to effectively and efficiently deliver comprehensive, quality health services that are equitable, accessible and sustainable for everyone.
Heart of Compassion Evangelistic Ministries (HOCEM) established a clinic in Liberia (West
Africa) and is serving over thousands of patients. It is our fervent prayer that each of those
patients will hear the good news of Christ. HOCEM works to see God glorified as people are
healed, saved and equipped.
We walk with Christ to reach the lost in Liberia, by providing compassionate, professional
medical care to all in need, and equipping Christian medical professionals to extend this vision
to everyone.
The Clinic’s staff closely work with Heart of Compassion Evangelistic Ministries to provide
holistic evangelism throughout the medical campus and within Liberia. We empower medical
professionals through our training programs, and we develop strategies to engage the
local communities in innovative ways.
At Compassion Medical Clinic, we offer quality health care (with compassion) to a population
who desperately needs it.
Under one of the pillars of Heart of Compassion Evangelistic Ministries the Compassion Medical
Clinic was established in 2019, but first it started as a pharmacy. Seeing the growing needs of the sick
and hurting people in Liberia, the CEO, James H Briggs, Sr. (a compassionate God-fearing
Evangelist), was empowered to glorify God through a God-giving gift to have a "heart of
compassion.” God has given him this vision to glorify Him by having a “heart of compassion,”
preaching His word, equipping people and sending them out to do the same—the clinic is one
place that people need to know Christ.
Growth: CMC
To continue the good work the Lord is doing in Liberia, we need your support through prayer, finances, and service. Below is a proposed 50-bedroom hospital.
Bulletin Updates!
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In a collaborative effort to meet the health needs of people in Liberia, Mission Central has approved partnering with Heart of Compassion Evangelistic Ministries to donate health materials and equipment to Compassion Medical Clinic in Liberia, West Africa.
Mission Central is a nonprofit registered with the IRS under section 501c3 and with the PA Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations in the US.
Mission Central's mission is to connect God's resources to human needs.
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We're grateful to God to be a part of Mission Central's mission: Connecting God's Resources to Human Needs.
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​In a collaborative effort to meet the health needs of people in Liberia, the Grand Bassa County Health Team donated and installed an EPI cooler box for vaccine at the Compassion Medical Clinic facility. Thanks to the County Health Team!
The OIC joined others to attend a workshop organized by the Healthcare Federation of Liberia (HFL) on 3-12-2024. HFL is the advocate for all private health facilities in Liberia.
On 4-2-2024 USAID and DKT Liberia inspected CMC facility for possible partnership.
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