Togba-Doyas share Christ’s love in Liberia

Motima, 15, is a single mother in Liberia going to formal school for the first time thanks to the ministry of CBF field personnel Calandra and Jessy Togba-Doya. Photo courtesy of the Togba-Doyas

At 15 years old, Motima is already a wife and a mother. She’s grieved the loss of her parents, who were killed in the Liberian civil war. She’s made it through “sande,” the tribal bush school where seclusion from society and female circumcision is common. But something she never got the opportunity to do was go to school – until now.

Because of the new Balama Elementary School, Motima is getting a formal education, which is available to few women in rural Liberia. Along with hundreds of other villagers, she’s learning to read and write – one way Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel Calandra and Jessy Togba-Doya are empowering a community and being the presence of Christ.                                        
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