Hunger issues in West Africa because of the Ebola virus outbreak have moved from a serious concern to absolutely critical, said native Liberian Eddie Gibson, missions pastor of Sardis Missionary Baptist Church, Birmingham.
More than 4,200 cases of Ebola have been reported in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone and more than 2,200 people have died, according to the World Health Organization.
Schools have closed down, businesses are operating with skeleton crews, communities have been quarantined and farming activities have been halted. Food sources are scarce and prices of what does exist have skyrocketed out of reach.
“The afflicted and affected of this disease need our immediate assistance,” said Gibson, who is working with LIBA (Liberians in Birmingham, Alabama, Inc.) and national Woman’s Missionary Union Foundation to gather and ship food supplies on a 40-foot ocean container to Liberia by the end of September.
“Your participation is critical.”
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Food/funding needed to feed hungry in Liberia
Sept. 20
Mountain Brook Baptist Church
3631 Montevallo Road South
Birmingham, AL 35213
Sept. 27
Sixth Avenue Baptist Church
1101 MLK Jr Drive
Birmingham, AL 35211
Statewide effort to help fund shipping of the food
Make tax-deductible check to:
WMU Foundation HEART Fund, 100 Missionary Ridge, Birmingham, AL 35242
Give online at www.wmufoundation.com
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Food items needed for Liberia
- Rice — white/parboiled long grains (10- to 50-lb bags/boxes) — 1,000 bags/boxes
- Beans — Dry beans such as pinto, black-eyed peas, kidney, lima (10- to 50-lb bags) — 2,000 bags
- Flour — Self-rising or all-purpose (25-lb bags) — 800 bags
- Canned meat — Salmon, fish, chicken, Spam, etc. — 5,000 cans
- Powdered milk — Dry — 700 boxes
- Sugar — granulated — 500 bags
(Any amount donated toward the goal is appreciated.)
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