While Nyandengoh! was founded on Easter Monday 2019, it was conceived at Christmas 2017, when children with disabilities in Mattru Jong gathered for their first Christmas celebration. This year they are planning to meet on the 23rd of December and we are hoping to send you some pictures soon after that.
In the meantime, we would like to let you know about a giving opportunity for Nyandengoh! Dr. Jon and Heleen Yoder are planning to travel to Sierra Leone in February and would be happy to take a suitcase of office supplies, toys, and other equipment for the continuation of the work. If you are interested in contributing towards the work in this way, follow this link:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3DYVUWU6UA2U?ref_=wl_share
Any item you buy through this link will be shipped to the Yoders. Since they won’t be leaving till the first week of February, you don’t have to worry about fast, expensive shipping options!
If you have any questions about the list, or encounter problems with a purchase, don’t hesitate to contact us on info@nyandengoh.org.
Before we go, here are a few pictures of one of the most recent activities in Mattru Jong: on December 17, about 30 children and their parents came to the big hall at the Mattru School of Nursing, where they had medical and physical therapy evaluations and education on raising a child with disabilities. We are grateful to the team of Enable the Children from Freetown and missionaries Dr. Richard and Cathy Toupin and Dr Ruth Rivera Mejia for their help! The parents came with many questions and we hope that they felt encouraged as they met other parents who face similar challenges, and learned new ways to care for their child.
May your Advent season be filled with joy!