Christie Bigelow to Liberia!

Christie Bigelow of Washington State is leaving soon to spend 6 months in Liberia, West Africa, helping at an orphanage of ACFI in Monrovia. Below are some of her pictures from last time she was there. She is still needing support for her work there, though she is reluctant to say how much - she trusts God will provide what she needs. We are just getting the word out for her. if you want to donate to her work there, simply click the donate button below, AND WHEN YOU GET SENT TO PAYPAL, SPECIFY THE DONATION : "TO CHRISTIE IN LIBERIA". It will be put directly into her account. Bless you Christie.


Here are Christie's words:

Liberia has such a unique history and has direct ties to the United States. It was founded as a nation of freed slaves from the U.S., but it has been plagued by internal civil wars since 1989, the result of which has been chaos, extreme poverty, and a population of battle-weary, psychologically wounded children. These wars have left a huge population of young people who have been deeply wounded in almost any way imaginable. This generation of Liberian children is the future of the nation; if their lives can be touched and changed, then the nation will also change. This is a God-sized feat, but He chooses to use people who are available. I am excited to be His hands and feet over there. I see a lot of value in not only helping to give an education to Liberian children but in also helping them to deal with their emotional, physical, and spiritual wounds so that they can break out of the cycle of violence and retaliation in order to begin to build a new life for themselves.

Daniel Hoover Children’s Village is one orphanage that is run by African Christian Fellowship International (ACFI). ACFI is an organization that works specifically with war orphans and widows. I admire the work that they are doing. I also appreciate that it is an African organization and a natural outgrowth of the Liberian community. They have given me the opportunity to go and live at the orphanage and serve there. I will be doing some teaching and some coaching while I am there.


Since I was a little girl I have been interested in missions and serving and building relationships with people in other countries. That is part of the reason I went into teaching. So much draws me to Liberia. First off, the extreme need of this country and the people there really drew me in. I have never really felt called to the “safe” places so much as to the places where the needs (physically, spiritually, mentally, emotionally) are great. When I heard about the years of civil wars that this country has had and the countless orphans whose lives were torn apart because of this violent history… I realized that there were numerous ways that I could help, whether that was sending finances or packages to the children or actually going myself.

Jesus came to me in my great need gave me hope and life and He calls me to do the same wherever I am…I want to do that in Liberia.
A simpler answer would be that my mom was born in Africa, so I like to say that Africa is in my blood. After I went to Liberia in 2003, I guess I would have to say that the Liberian people are now in my heart… so I suppose I can’t help but go back to Liberia…. Christie




This is a bit of the compound of the orphanage. You can see, they have a Christian school on the grounds as well. We are close friends with many children from this orphanage who have been adopted into forever homes.




Donate here: REMEMBER - WHEN AT PAYPAL, NOTE THAT DONATION IS FOR CHRISTIE BIGELOW, LIBERIA.