The first Thursday in May is the Board of World Mission’s Day of Prayer for the Moravian Church in Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leone Moravian Mission Area emerged as the result of the work of Mohamed and Safiatu Braima, who were originally from Sierra Leone but had lived in the United States and were members of the Little Church on the Lane in Charlotte, NC. In the early 1980s, the BWM had explored the possibility of ministry in Sierra Leone, but discovered that many other churches were already ministering and growing in the area. In the 1990s, after ten years of tragic war, that situation changed drastically. Refugees returned to their homeland to discover that church buildings had been destroyed and mission agencies had been forced to leave. The Braimas knew that the time was right to live out the vision that God had given them for their country. Moravian ministry began with a library, a mission house, a church building and, later, a high school in the town of Luawa Yiehun in the Ngiehun district of Sierra Leone.
The work of the Moravian Church in Sierra Leone continues with the support of the BWM and Little Church on the Lane, especially through the education ministries of the Moravian Secondary School, which is extremely well-regarded in the region and continues to grow every year – as of early 2025, the school has an enrollment of over 800 students (up from about 600 last year). All five congregations are doing well, and leaders of each congregation gather quarterly for study and leadership instruction.
Prayer requests from our siblings in Christ in Sierra Leone are below.
1. Prayers for the new national board leaders who were elected at the end of April. Prayers for wisdom, energy and discernment for them.
2. Prayers that this new board will help to spread the Gospel and move the mission forward.
3. Prayers for Safie, that she enjoys good health and wellness.
4. Prayers for the BWM as we plan a trip to visit Sierra Leone early next year.
