Welcome To The
Kuwaa Mission
The Kuwaa
Mission is a partnership of the Lutheran Church in Liberia and ELCA and LCMS
congregations, groups, and individuals who want to help the Kuwaa
people in Liberia, West Africa.
The Kuwaa
mission is envisioned as holistic with the goal of serving people spiritually,
mentally, emotionally, and physically. With God’s help we will join hands with
the Kuwaa people in restoring their hope and standard
of living. A majority of Kuwaa people are Christians.
Liberia is located on Africa's west
coast. It is about the size of Ohio and populated by just a few million people.
The population is made up of mostly indigenous tribes and Americo-Liberians
(descendants of freed slaves who returned to Africa under President Monroe). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia “The history of Liberia is unique among African
nations, due to its roots as a colony founded by freed slaves from the United States. These freed
slaves formed an elite group in Liberian society, and, in 1847, formed a
government based on that of the United States, naming their capital city after James Monroe, the fifth president of the
United States. This government was overthrown by a military-led coup in 1980, which marked the beginning
of a period of instability and civil war that left hundreds of thousands of
people dead and devastated the country's economy. Today, Liberia is
recovering, and despite its poverty and lack of adequate infrastructure, it has
experienced economic growth.”
The Kuwaa
People
The Kuwaa (or Belleh) are one of the indigenous tribes of Liberia. The Kuwaa Chiefdom is located entirely in the tropical rain
forest of the Loffa County in the remote northeastern
part of the country. The Kuwaa people live about 100 air
miles north by north east of Monrovia, the capitol of Liberia. They live in the
jungle of the Gbarpolu District. The Kuwaa people suffered severe brutality and devastation at
the hands of the different rebel groups during the 14-year civil war leaving
them in tremendous need for our help. 50% of the people were murdered or died.
All of their homes and farms were destroyed.
The Kuwaa
Mission will operate by the Vision, Plan and Faith Statements that God has
given us.
VISION
STATEMENT
The Kuwaa
Mission exists to holistically help the Kuwaa people
reclaim their hope, dignity, and destiny as God’s redeemed people by helping
them to rebuild their lives, homes and communities.
MISSION
STATEMENT
The Kuwaa
Mission provides an open and loving Christian atmosphere in which expatriate
volunteers and Kuwaa people work together to
reestablish the self-reliance and self-esteem of the Kuwaa
people. We will do this by empowering the Kuwaa
people to rebuild and restore their lives and standard of living under God. It
is our mission to work towards making God’s rule evident among them.
PURPOSE
STATEMENT
The purpose of the Kuwaa
Mission is to help the Kuwaa people to rebuild and
live dignified lives under God. We will accomplish this goal by working
together with the people of each village to provide safe drinking water and
improved sanitary conditions; by rebuilding medical clinics, schools, and
churches and meeting any other community needs. Self-reliance will be insured
through training and mentoring and is a vital aspect of the mission.
FAITH
STATEMENT
We
believe that we of the Kuwaa Mission are called and
chosen to be effective witnesses in word and deed to God’s love and to be
change agents to bring communities under God’s rule through Christ Jesus, the
Lord and Savior of all people. (Matt. 28:19-20; II Cor. 5:16-21; Deut. 16:20;
Psalm 82:3; and Is. 56:1)