Abdul and Mariatu from Bethesda Orphanage have almost completed their four years of study at university. Both of them have excelled in their subjects and they are now starting to think about their future careers.

Mariatu, Fatmata and Abie 

 Ibrahim, Abdul, Issa and Andrew

More students

We currently have five teenagers from Bethesda attending university. Issa has just finished his third year and Andrew, Fatmata, Ibrahim and Abie have now completed their second years.

Magnus is very keen to provide university education for three more Bethesda teenagers this year, and he has asked the Sierra Leone Mission (SLM) to assist if it is possible.

SLM have been blessed by the generosity of sponsors for the seven children already attending university, particularly in light of the rising costs over the past four years. We are now praying hard for new sponsors to come forward to help to make it possible for Magnus to fund the three additional teenagers - Adima, Adima and Daniel.

Adima and Adima 

Daniel

If our prayers are answered, this would mean that 10 street children, previously rescued by Magnus, will have the opportunity to further their education. Something that would have previously been thought impossible for these children, when trying to survive on the streets with no hope or opportunity to escape to a better life and a promising future.

As Abdul comes to the point of graduation, we heed his words when setting off to university:

'Our destiny is not created by the shoes we wear but by the steps we take. This is to express my gratitude and how thankful and happy I am with what is happening to me. Words are not enough to express my happiness and gratefulness to all of you. It is with vast pleasure that I send this special thanks from me, Abdul Mansaray, to all of you who conferred as a body to support me and my educational career, in order to see me become a renowned person in the world at large. As Christians, we must always welcome the lost and receive people of all kinds with Christ's love to support the weak and needy.  

'Let me take this opportunity to thank you all for the support you are giving me. This support has a great impact in my life, thinking back to where Bethesda took me from. If I was not taken from my past life as a small boy 12 years ago, by now I would have been hopeless, or in prison, or dead. 

'Today I am talking about university. As I go to College I am going with a restful heart as you have given me a computer and a phone, which will make learning easy for me. I really appreciate them and may God bless you. I promise to make you proud and to assure you that I will do my best to fulfil my aspirations. Please continue to pray for us, for God's direction and protection'. 

More prayer

Prayers can often be miraculous. Time and again we see that when help is needed, God prompts the right people to come forward. Our prayer today is that God will continue to prompt his people to support and enable more children to be led to a place of safety and provided with long-term, life-changing opportunities.

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