by Michael Helms | Apr 29, 2020 | Opinion
A 10-year-old boy from Liberia entered Mass General Hospital in Boston just before the COVID-19 pandemic. He was diagnosed with fibrous dysplasia, an uncommon bone disorder in which scar-like (fibrous) tissue develops in place of normal bone. This massive tissue had...
by Richard Wilson | Mar 25, 2014 | Opinion
Liberian Baptists are moving. Literally. Hundreds have gone on foot in the last 10 days. Hundreds more have crowded into cars and hit the roads during March. In Liberia, the roads usually hit back. Fifty miles or so outside of Monrovia, paved roads become a memory to...
by Richard Wilson | Mar 3, 2014 | Opinion
I watched and listened as a visiting missionary stood in front of more than 100 Liberian pastors during a question-and-answer session at the end of a three-day conference for rural pastors at Ricks Institute in Liberia. After a series of questions about the...
by Richard Wilson | Jan 24, 2014 | Opinion
I had the luxury of passing through Duala, Liberia, on a recent trip, but as a passenger instead of as the driver. Usually I am at the wheel with 12 to 15 passengers on the way to an appointment in Monrovia, Liberia’s capital city, or by myself making a grocery run....
by Michael Helms | Apr 18, 2013 | Opinion
Johnnette Jallah, a teenager from Lofa County, Liberia, said her favorite thing about Passport Camp Liberia was making new friends. Approximately 150 campers from across Liberia had such an opportunity when they traveled to Ricks Institute, a boarding school 16 miles...
