The Sierra Leone District was finally able to find a property to purchase in 2008, and now it also boasts of a compound security wall and a cottage! The cottage will provide housing for missionary/teacher use during our one-week intensive Theological Education classes, as well as for Work & Witness teams. For now, one room of the cottage will serve as a classroom for theological education, as well as for other events of training our pastors and emerging leaders – that is, until a Training Center can be built.

Actually, we have already outgrown this room in the cottage for classes. So we are looking forward to the construction of the next phase – a Training Center, which will house two nice sized classrooms/dormitory rooms, an office, kitchen, library, and restroom facilities. What a blessing this Training Center will be for the ongoing development of more and more pastors and emerging leaders!

Phase I

Completion of a worship center and additional dormitory rooms will allow for expansion and offer a place for district assemblies and extra housing on the center.  This will also require three teams to complete.

Phase II

Completion of the main training center will  need three (3) teams to complete it including tiles, painting, electrical and plumbing, and classroom furniture and supplies.

The completion of the worship center will be a priority before construction on the larger training center begins.

A trip to Sierra Leone will be a great experience for your team.  You will arrive in Free Town the capitol city, and stay at the cottage on the property.    Your team will be transported in rented vans that cost about $75 per day. The city is on a hill overlooking the bay and is a beautiful setting.  Because of the mountain side narrow roads traffic can be an issue.

The team will spend most of their time at the site and prepare your own meals.  Eating out at the local restaurants cost between $6 to $10 for a meal.  Total ground cost for a team will average at $40 per day.

Sierra Leone extends open arms of welcome to a Work and Witness Team from your church or district! Come enjoy the fresh mountain air

overlooking the beautiful Bay and the growing city of Waterloo while you construct a Training Center for developing pastors and emerging leaders. Sierra Leone also provides fun places to explore

while in the country, like: the chimpanzee sanctuary, some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, and a boat trip to Banana Island where Isaac Watts is said to have been a slave trader, which influenced his writing of Amazing Grace. Discover tropical Sierra Leone while building up the Kingdom of God!

For more information please contact Rev. Paul Martin at pmartin@awfcon.org or Tim Eby at teby@awfcon.org at the Africa West Field offices in Senegal to schedule your team.