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Upgrades to Kakata School

In 2013, the classrooms had no doorframes or doors, there was no electrical wiring, the closest water source was up the hill and the latrine was old.

The following photos are all projects Naomi was pleased to pay for.

New doors and doorframes were installed in school classrooms, 2014.
Electrical wiring added, aiding in night security, 2014.
Pastor Reeves and his wife Garmee next to the new well, conveniently located inside the Kakata school yard, covered for safety during school hours.
New latrines under construction in Kakata, 2017.
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Vision Grace Teachers

Some of the Vision Grace teachers with Naomi – Fall 2013
Teacher training workshop – Fall 2014

Teachers: the hard-working servants of the next generation of Liberians

Rural Totota volunteer teachers – 2017
Naomi with most of the main campus Vision Grace Kakata teachers, 2018.

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Vision Grace School- early days

Pastor Emmanuel Reeves and Naomi Hard – Fall 2011
Pastor Reeves’ school – 63 students, no uniforms and few resources.

After our providential meeting at Kakata City Hall, greeting his wife Hawah and children, I knew something important was taking place. Pastor Reeves had accomplished much with almost no resources, but with a little financial assistance, his fledgling school would mature and multiply.

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Getting Started

Kakata City Hall – The first time I interacted with members of the Reeves family, 2011.
The Reeves family accepted my first donation of school supplies, 2011

In Fall of 2011, while waiting for a meeting to begin at Kakata City Hall, I met a group of polite, well-behaved children. I inquired as to their parents. Pastor Reeves stepped forward, as several of the children were his. I asked, “Do you need some school supplies?” He quickly answered, “Yes, I have a small a school and need supplies.”

Thus began our friendship and partnering in ministry.

[Tragically, a few months later, Hawah, Pastor Reeves’ beloved wife, was struck by a vehicle on the street and perished, leaving behind a grieving husband and young children.]