MISSION 4 SALONE SIERRA LEONE

36 Musa Street, Bo - Sierra Leone - West Africa

Rev. Peter Kainwo
Email: mission4salone@yahoo.com

petina2441@yahoo.com

Motto:

working together to make a difference

Code Values For Mission
Honesty * Excellence * Integrity * Service

(Send your financial assistance  through Western Union.)

 REACHING OUT TO MUSLIMS

IN PUJEHUN & KAILAHUN

 My Dear Brothers and Sister in Christ ,

             I send you greetings from Sierra Leone and continue to bless you for all that you are joining us to do in Africa, Sierra Leone for the sake of the Kingdom. As I sent this prayer letter to you, I will also like to share some information with you about the areas that we are working in right now in our country.

            Pujehun and Kailahun Districts are towns in the eastern part of Sierra Leone with a population of almost a million people and 90% of these people are Muslims. The sorrowful part of this district is these towns were once predominated by Muslims and animistic people. And one man asks, “Why are these towns dominated by Muslims?”

            Two main reasons can be considered for that. One of the reasons is lack of passion and compassion for lost souls. The lack of evangelism (especially to Muslims) to the poorest and ignorant and the lack of missions by the churches. Churches are very complacent to reach out to Muslims and people in the provinces; they only concentrate in big cities, showing little or no effort in reaching out to Muslims in places like these (small villages) forgetting that they are part of the Great Commission.

            The second reason is that, after the war, Muslim countries or organizations took advantage of the poor and vulnerable people in the provinces, like Kailahun and Pujehun by coming with material help like free schooling, food, and medication; and as a result many people were converted to Islam.

             Generally, Islam is growing rapidly in our country and recent research shows that Islam has grown up from 60% to 70% while Christianity has dropped from 30% to 20%. This is a course for alarm. It is surprising to know that in some villages like Kailahun and Pujehun, that you can not find a single Christian, not to mention talking of a church.  Yet, in every village of the districts, there is no town without a Mosque for Muslims to pray. It is a pity—we must rise. This is a big challenge for the body of Christ in the World.

 CHALLENGES {Please I beg that you fine a way to help with one of these.}

            The one million dollar question now is, “How can we reach these lost souls with the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ?” The challenges are very enormous and is high time Christians, Churches, and Christian organizations to stand up to these challenges—that is, reaching out to Muslims and the lost in Pujehun and Kailahun. In fulfilling this great task, that is why Mission 4 Salone Ministries with compassion and passion for this lost souls in Pujehun and Kailahun is taking this challenge to reach out to Muslims—though the Mission is facing challenges like very bad roads, lack of funds to help the needy in these areas and logistics.

            In fulfilling the great commission in these two districts, Missions 4 Salone Ministries is in desperate need of the following: 

1. Vehicle: Toyota-Hilux Landcruiser or Land-Rover, because of the very bad roads in this part of the country and for the transportation of equipments and other items to the Mission Field. Such a vehicle is highly preferable for this work and the cost of this vehicle is Le17,000$ (seventeen thousand dollars)

2. Bicycles: for effective movement and work of Missionaries in the villages, six bicycles are needed for missionaries in the field and each bike cost $150 (one hundred dollars) and the six bicycles cost $900 (Nine hundred dollars).

3. Safe Homes: This is another important item that is needed by the mission. From time in memorial, Muslims that gave their lives to Christ were always persecuted by their parents or community to the extent of driving them out of the community, stripped of any title, disowned by their family members and friends and even to the point of threatening to be killed. So as a result, the Mission always accommodates such people (converts to Christianity) and finds a place for them. And such places are known as “safe place” and hiring of such houses cost $2,000 (two thousand dollars) per-year.

             But the Mission also finds it very important to purchase some acres of land for building safe houses and the purchase of this land cost $30,000 (thirty thousand dollars). A Portable Public Address System is also needed.

             In these acres of land, a multi-purpose building will also be erected and this building can be used for fellowship/church meetings and as a school (mainly Christian School) where Christian ethics will be strictly observed.

             In conclusion, since our Lord Jesus Christ has given us the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20, Mission 4 Salone Ministries is doing its best in fulfilling this commission and in fulfilling this commission; we need partners to work with.  And Mission 4 Salone Ministries has the burden and passion in reaching out to Muslims. And I pray that God will touch the hearts and minds of our partners to help in providing our needs in accomplishing this Great Commission.

            This is my Challenge for you all who may have the chance to read this note.  Join us in your prayers. Donate to one of these needs as the Lord will provide for you.

 Yours in His service.

Peter 

Profile of Organization

This organization is an Interdenominational, National and Non-Governmental Christian organization that was established in 1976. This organization is registered with the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs as a non-profit making and voluntary organization. As an organization, the Mission 4 Salone Ministries is dedicated to transforming the lives of destitute children from becoming national liabilities into becoming national assets. Since its inception in 1976, the Mission 4 Salone Ministries has been involved in the provision of different forms of support to various disadvantaged/vulnerable destitute children. As a Christian Institution, the Mission 4 Salone Ministries is particularly interested in working with children because of the compassion Jesus had for them coupled with the belief that children are the main-stay of the country’s development. Mission4salone ministries is an interdenominational Christian organization that was established in 1994 by Dr. Moses Mahoi, a medical doctor, and Rev. Peter B. Kainwo, Pastor. They had concern for children who were going about the street begging or waiting for remnant from daily cookery sellers. The institution was named after a biblical figure Jonathan, who was an intercessor, peacemaker, and instrument of God, loving kind, generous and humble. The Centre effected registration with the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs in April 2002.

 Programmes undertaken by the institution include care for orphans, street children, abandoned children, underprivileged and destitute children, our operational karees include Bo, Pujehun, Moyamba and Bonthe districts, which comprise the southern region of Sierra Leone.

Mission4 Salone ministries is a member of Evangelical fellowship of Sierra Leone. The National Director of this ministry is the regional representative for Evangelical Fellowship of Sierra Leone.

My Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord

For and on behalf of the Mission 4 Salone Ministries in particular and the Christian family in Sierra Leone, I greet you in the name of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. I also want to thank you for the fruitful discussion we had the other night and to appreciate you willingness to be part of the struggle for the liberation of Africa.

I am sure we are all quite aware of the ladles involved in our quest to win souls for Christ. Please be informed that approximately 75% of the population of inhabitants in Sierra Leone are Muslim with barely 15% being Christian. The remaining 10% are ATRS.

Additionally, Gandalf's role in the country is gradually changing the minds of a significant proportion of the leaders- most of whom are going –Muslim/Islamic; as a result our challenges is quite immense that we have to be prepared to work both day and night – rain or shine.

On diverse dates during our discussion we had sent the following activity plans and their attendant budget to you we are however resending them and encouraging you to do you best to help us in making them a reality.

•Pastor’s units conference – this conference is a five days conference that will target church leaders and challenge them more relevant in their respective communities

•Children’s Camp which will target approximately 1,000 children from predominantly Muslim background our intension is to make these children as trying point into their respective communities. We are sure that the parents will allow the children to participate in such an activity and the children will in turn take fund news to them.

•Church planting though entertaining (Jesus film) in Pujehun. This activity is stated for January and February, 2010 and will target 15 communities in Pujehun District. Pujehun District is the boundary District between Sierra Leone and Liberia in about 90% of the inhabitants being Muslims. We are sure this activities will go a long way to change the beliefs and practices of the people about Christianity and we are sure, the adults will allow their children to become Christian (If not themselves).

We are encouraging you to continue to be part of this Ministry and you have a crucial state in the furtherance of Kingdom work in Sierra Leone.
The door is open for you and others . It is about time for men to live their comfort zone and into the mission field. Either they come or they give us the support we need to take over the land. Please not that i am not using the jhouse address but using this current addres as the new name for the kingdom ventures.

Yours in His service.
Peter

MISSION 4 SALONE SIERRA LEONE

36 Musa Street, Bo - Sierra Leone - West Africa

Rev. Peter Kainwo
Email: mission4salone@yahoo.com

petina2441@yahoo.com 

My Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord

We are trying in this Godless nation full of trouble to do our own part in the Kingdom building. Sierra Leone needs many things to restore back the peace which the devil destroyed for 11 years back but I, we feel that it is time to restore back and re- build the nation spiritually. The nation needs Jesus, even the Pastors needs to know that all is not lost and that they can destroy the body but the soul will not be destroyed. Thank God for that.

Greetings from your African Brother.
Pastor Peter

PROGRAMME CONTEXT 

 Sierra Leone is in West Africa and shares boarders with the Republic of Guinea on the north and northeast, with Liberia on the southeast, and is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Sierra Leone is endowed with a good number of natural resources, yet the country is a poor one dependent on donor support for about 80% of its budget. The country has a small domestic market, a weak productive base, and poor infrastructure and social services. It is one of the poorest countries in the world.

In spite of much rhetoric on working towards achieving the MDG’s, the present government’s political will, drive and ability to address poverty and other goals remain suspect. Currently, about 70% of the population live below poverty line, 26% cannot meet basic food needs. Poverty is exacerbated by high unemployment and by deteriorating  health  as exemplified by growing  incidence of diseases  such as  HIV and AIDS, typhoid, malaria , tuberculosis  and high maternal, infant  and child  mortality  rates.

The country conducted Presidential and Parliamentarian elections in 2007. The outcome of those elections brought the All People’s Congress to power. The former ruling party the Sierra Leone Peoples’ Party is now in opposition. New councillors and District chairpersons have been elected to office in a recently conducted local council elections

With the end of the war, there is noticeable growth in the number of churches nationwide. Similarly there is an increase in the influx of cultic groups. Followers of Islam and other African traditional religion consist of some 75% of the population. In the midst of this, the church is expected to provide leadership in national affairs. The government for instance asked the Bishop of the United Methodist Church to serve as chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which has concluded its task and submitted its final report. A task thought to be adequately carried out by the church.

It is becoming normal therefore for the Inter-religious Council, the Council of Churches in Sierra Leone and the Para-Church organization to serve as the voice of the church. Over the past years however, the Church was slowly sliding into a culture of silence, especially on developmental and political issues. It has been plagued with leadership struggles, disunity, and the lack of a clear vision regarding its role in social development issues.

STATEMENT PROBLEM

 As the smallest unit of social organization, the family felt  the most  impact  of the  war in sierra Leone.  Household head were targeted, brutalized and killed in the presence of their children. This has in no doubt left a culture of violence in our society. This is manifested during inter- school competition where children fight their mates over minor disputes.

 Many children suffer from abuse or violence within and outside the home. The  prevalence  of  traditional  practices that are harmful  to  children, and  are not  in their  best  interest, especially  early –age   marriage  of the girl- child ,female  circumcision, is also  quite  common

The  children  were abducted and forced to take up arms and abuse drugs while others were separated from their parents, sexually abused, deprived of education, access to medical facilities and other basic amenities. However, thousands homeless and uncared for while others consequently.

 They are  faced  with  negative  forces in the homes and communities  that are militating against them  such as  broken homes, generational poverty,  moral and spiritual failures on the art of the parent and other family members.

Moreover, these children have an adventurous spirit, restless disposition and extraordinary resourcefulness. They find themselves in a state of material, and moral danger. The children live in extreme degrees of deprivation, having lost the basic support of their parents.

Children , who live in an environment  which does not  provide  the moral  or  material resources  to enable them  develop  their  normal mental  or physical  talents , resort  to criminal activities  and  so come  into conflict  with law.

The difficult economic conditions in the rural areas has caused massive movement of young women and men to the urban areas, leaving behind their children.  Some of these children have never experienced love from their parents or any other member of their distance family. They are subjected to child   labour and have never enjoy childhood lives

  A survey conducted by Mission 4 salone ministries  shows that 80% of  the inhabitants in  Pujehun District   are  Muslims.  The children in Pujehun  do not  have  choice  of religion .  Parents forced their children to learn abrabic and join  the Muslim faith 

It is against this background that Mission 4 salone ministriesin collaboration with other child protection agencies intends to bring these children for a psychosocial camp in December 2008 for a period of four (4) days. During this period, they will be exposed to some psychocial activities in the form of counseling, psychosocial games and fellowship. Train up a child in the way he should grow –(Proverbs)

JUSTIFICATION

GOAL

To meet some psychosocial and physical needs kin the lives of these needy children and children in special difficult circumstances.

OBJECTIVE:

1. To provide accommodation for 2000 children for four days in December.

2. To provide variety of food items for 2000 children for four days

3. To provide psychosocial game for 2000 children for 4 days in December 2008

4. To fellowship with 2000 children for 4 day in December 2008

5.  To provide counseling services for 2000 children for four days in December 2008

6. Pass on HIV/AIDS massage to the children

Outcome 1.

    Well organized Child protection agencies to implement the project

  Activities

• Write letter to all child protection agencies to inform them about the project

• Invite the agencies to an initial  planning meeting

• Establish   activity implementation Committees

• Define roles and responsibilities  of each  Committee

• Train  committee members for implementation and follow-up

Outcome 2

Sensitized community members welling to allow their children to attend project  activities

 Activity 2 

• Through letter inform the Chiefs, councilors and other community elders about the project activities.

• Make   follow-up visit to pujehun to meet with all stakeholders.

• Discuss the  aim and benefit   of the project  with the stakeholders

• Agree on the  date and location  for  the  activities

• Agree on who should attend 

 Outcome 3 

 2000 children accommodated to actively participate in project activities

  Activity 3

• Write letter to school administration for the use of their school

• Follow-up  and make final arrangement  for  accommodation

• Inspect  accommodation facilities

• Buy local mat for cam inmates

Outcome 4

2000 children trauma free through  playing psychosocial games   

Activities 4

• Children grouped according to age and ability

• Organize counseling sessions for these categories of children

•  Provide drawing materials  for  younger children to draw and express  what are  going through

• Supervise  children to play  games 

Outcome 5

2000 children and parent evangelized in Pujehun  District

Activities 5

• Prepare training materials  

• Procure learning materials

• Recruit  facilitators

• Conduct  workshops

Outcome 6

2000 children well sensitized on HIV and AIDS, STDs and related issues

Activities 6

Teaching and learning materials prepared

Conduct training sessions on HIV and AIDS

IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY

This project will be coordinated by eight local child protection agencies in Bo and .and Pujehun. Working committees will be set up with defined roles and responsibilities from eight different Child protection agencies these committees are instruments through which project inputs are channeled to the beneficiaries.

The   Committees will   organize the children for the following   activities: singing and worship, games, counseling, feeding, medical assistance and fact gathering. The project staff will be required to prepare and submit written reports and finances. Evaluation will be conducted at the end of the project.

INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY

Mission 4 salone ministries  will work with child protection agencies in the Bo town ship and  Pujehun  that have faithful, capable, trained and experienced field and administrative personnel with technical knowledge lot carry out and supervise the implementation of the programme.

IMPACT OF PROJECT

This intervention will begin to restore these unfortunate children back into decent community lives and a promising living. Their dignity and respect will therefore be restored.

Those who will receive the fellowship for change will develop into better Christian citizens, neighbours, husbands, wives children and thus parents. It is not so much of the material things but simply the love of a brother or sister.

Most of them do not have fathers. As these children learn new skills, you will begin to see hope in their eyes, there by increasing their changes of their social integration. They will so grateful for so little. Let us give the Sierra Leone child a smile.   

My Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord

Hear are some needs n this the villages of Sumbuya chiefdom's. Pray and share with people who have the same ear like you.

1.  There is a need for 40 Bibles.

2.  There is a need for 3bicycles for three village pastors living in a very far distance to information's.

3.  49 long local benches for 4 new groups starting to meet as a fellowship.
 

Peter

MISSION 4 SALONE SIERRA LEONE

36 Musa Street, Bo - Sierra Leone - West Africa

Rev. Peter Kainwo
Email: mission4salone@yahoo.com

petina2441@yahoo.com

Mission 4 salone ministries

programmes for 2010

STATEMENT PROBLEM

 As the smallest unit of social organization, the family felt  the most  impact  of the  war in sierra Leone.  Household head were targeted, brutalized and killed in the presence of their children. This has in no doubt left a culture of violence in our society. This is manifested during inter- school competition where children fight their mates over minor disputes.

 Many children suffer from abuse or violence within and outside the home. The  prevalence  of  traditional  practices that are harmful  to  children, and  are not  in their  best  interest, especially  early –age   marriage  of the girl- child ,female  circumcision, is also  quite  common

The  children  were abducted and forced to take up arms and abuse drugs while others were separated from their parents, sexually abused, deprived of education, access to medical facilities and other basic amenities. However, thousands homeless and uncared for while others consequently.

 They are  faced  with  negative  forces in the homes and communities  that are militating against them  such as  broken homes, generational poverty,  moral and spiritual failures on the art of the parent and other family members.

Moreover, these children have an adventurous spirit, restless disposition and extraordinary resourcefulness. They find themselves in a state of material, and moral danger. The children live in extreme degrees of deprivation, having lost the basic support of their parents.

Children , who live in an environment  which does not  provide  the moral  or  material resources  to enable them  develop  their  normal mental  or physical  talents , resort  to criminal activities  and  so come  into conflict  with law.

The difficult economic conditions in the rural areas has caused massive movement of young women and men to the urban areas, leaving behind their children.  Some of these children have never experienced love from their parents or any other member of their distance family. They are subjected to child   labour and have never enjoy childhood lives

  A survey conducted by Mission 4 salone ministries  shows that 80% of  the inhabitants in  Pujehun District   are  Muslims.  The children in Pujehun  do not  have  choice  of religion .  Parents forced their children to learn abrabic and join  the Muslim faith 

It is against this background that Mission 4 Salone Ministries in collaboration with other child protection agencies intends to bring these children for a psychosocial camp in December 2008 for a period of four (4) days. During this period, they will be exposed to some psychological activities in the form of counseling, psychosocial games and fellowship. Train up a child in the way he should grow –(Proverbs)

JUSTIFICATION

GOAL

To meet some psychosocial and physical needs kin the lives of these needy children and children in special difficult circumstances.

OBJECTIVE:

1. To provide accommodation for 2000 children for four days in December.

2. To provide variety of food items for 2000 children for four days

3. To provide psychosocial game for 2000 children for 4 days in December 2008

4. To fellowship with 2000 children for 4 day in December 2008

5.  To provide counseling services for 2000 children for four days in December 2008

6. Pass on HIV/AIDS massage to the children

    Outcome 1.

    Well organized Child protection agencies to implement the project

  Activities

• Write letter to all child protection agencies to inform them about the project

• Invite the agencies to an initial  planning meeting

• Establish   activity implementation Committees

• Define roles and responsibilities  of each  Committee

• Train  committee members for implementation and follow-up

Outcome 2

Sensitized community members welling to allow their children to attend project  activities

 Activity 2 

• Through letter inform the Chiefs, councilors and other community elders about the project activities.

• Make   follow-up visit to pujehun to meet with all stakeholders.

• Discuss the  aim and benefit   of the project  with the stakeholders

• Agree on the  date and location  for  the  activities

• Agree on who should attend 

   Outcome 3 

 2000 children accommodated to actively participate in project activities

  Activity 3

• Write letter to school administration for the use of their school

• Follow-up  and make final arrangement  for  accommodation

• Inspect  accommodation facilities

• Buy local mat for cam inmates

Outcome 4

2000 children trauma free through  playing psychosocial games   

Activities 4

• Children grouped according to age and ability

• Organize counseling sessions for these categories of children

•  Provide drawing materials  for  younger children to draw and express  what are  going through

• Supervise  children to play  games 

Outcome 5

2000 children and parent evangelized in Pujehun  District

Activities 5

• Prepare training materials  

• Procure learning materials

• Recruit  facilitators

• Conduct  workshops

Outcome 6

2000 children well sensitized on HIV and AIDS, STDs and related issues

Activities

Teaching and learning materials prepared

Conduct training sessions on HIV and AIDS

IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY

This project will be coordinated by eight local child protection agencies in Bo and .and Pujehun. Working committees will be set up with defined roles and responsibilities from eight different Child protection agencies these committees are instruments through which project inputs are channeled to the beneficiaries.

The   Committees will   organize the children for the following   activities: singing and worship, games, counseling, feeding, medical assistance and fact gathering. The project staff will be required to prepare and submit written reports and finances. Evaluation will be conducted at the end of the project.

INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY

Mission 4 salone ministries  will work with child protection agencies in the Bo town ship and  Pujehun  that have faithful, capable, trained and experienced field and administrative personnel with technical knowledge lot carry out and supervise the implementation of the programme.

IMPACT OF PROJECT

This intervention will begin to restore these unfortunate children back into decent community lives and a promising living. Their dignity and respect will therefore be restored.

Those who will receive the fellowship for change will develop into better Christian citizens, neighbours, husbands, wives children and thus parents. It is not so much of the material things but simply the love of a brother or sister.

Most of them do not have fathers. As these children learn new skills, you will begin to see hope in their eyes, there by increasing their changes of their social integration. They will so grateful for so little. Let us give the Sierra Leone child a smile.   

MISSION 4 SALONE SIERRA LEONE

36 Musa Street, Bo - Sierra Leone - West Africa

Rev. Peter Kainwo
Email: mission4salone@yahoo.com

petina2441@yahoo.com 

PROJECT PROPOSAL

PROJECT TITLE:

CENTER 4 HOPE

(Centre for Disadvantaged Children)

PROJECT LOCATION:

                  Pujehun town, Pujehun District ,

 Sierra Leone

WEST AFRICA

TARGET BENEFICIARIES:

30 Orphans and Street Children

PROJECT DURATION:

Ongoing

CONTACT PERSONS

Rev Peter B Kainwo Executive Director

36 Musa Street, Bo, Sierra Leone

WEST AFRICA

Cell Phone: +232 76 679 576 ,+232 33 679 576

                E-mail: petina2441@yahoo.com/ mission4salone@yahoo.com

FUNDS REQUESTED PER YEAR:

USD29,850.00

Twenty Nine Thousand, Eight Hundred and Fifty Dollars

LEGAL STATUS:

Registered with the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs

Banker:

Rokel Commercial Bank, Bojon Street – Bo

No. 02-03-1123150

MISSION 4 SALONE

SIERRA LEONE

36 Musa Street, Bo - Sierra Leone - West Africa

Rev. Peter Kainwo
Email: mission4salone@yahoo.com

petina2441@yahoo.com