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Cary Congregation with Liberian ties Collects Medical Supplies

George Reed, Former Executive Director · August 10, 2014 · Leave a Comment

We have all been touched by news of the growing Ebola crisis in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Nigeria, a crisis that so far has resisted efforts at containment. Those of us with even brief personal ties to West Africa (I spent a couple of weeks in Togo and Burkina Faso in 1974) will never forget the people there and are especially moved by this unfolding crisis.

The August 7 e-newsletter from the Southern Conference (SOC) of the United Church of Christ contains information about a connection between the SOC and Liberia, and they are inviting help in sending basic medical supplies to that country. Here are excerpts from an article written by Rev. Margot Pickett about Hope Harvest, a new church start in Cary, and its pastor, Rev. Siechieh Redd.

[T]he nation’s attention has been particularly riveted on the two American missionaries who were evacuated to the US after contracting Ebola in Liberia. Meanwhile in Cary, NC, Rev. Redd’s heart, mind, and prayers have been focused on the more than 900 people who have died from Ebola in the past five months and on all those who continue to live there with no hope of leaving.

Rev. Redd’s concern comes from his deep roots and family ties in Liberia. His parents are both Liberian by birth, and Siechieh grew up there. His father worked for the University of Liberia, serving for many years as the Executive Director of the Biomedical Research Department of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Monrovia. Over the past several years the Redd family has established four health clinics…but these have been closed in recent months because of the increase health demands and the Ebola outbreak. As the epidemic grows worse and numbers of doctors grow fewer, Liberians are feeling more and more isolated and hopeless. NBC news reported that there are only 50 Liberian doctors for more than 4 million people! And there are only 2 functioning isolation sites that are in desperate need of supplies to help combat the spread of the deadly disease. To help with that need, Hope Harvest will be collecting the following items for the next three to six months:

Disposable gloves

Disposable gowns

Disposable aprons

Face Mask (Disposable)

Hand Sanitizers

Clorox Wipes

1-2 Liter Spray bottles

Face Mask, Surgical, Disposable (M, L)

Underpads, Bed

Clorox

Chlorine Tablets

Please help reach out to the people of Liberia! Announce this effort to your congregations and ask for their ongoing prayers. Items may be delivered to the church at 2801 Piney Plains Road, Cary, NC. Please contact Rev. Redd at (919) 604-4974 or sredd4christ@gmail.com in advance to make sure someone will be there to receive your contribution.

Please join me in prayers for the people most directly affected by Ebola, and please consider helping Hope Harvest collect medical supplies.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Children & Youth, Christian Unity, Health, Interfaith, Peace, Religion & Society

George Reed, Former Executive Director

About George Reed, Former Executive Director

As I had hoped, I have spent more time reading books in my retirement. One recent read was Jon Meacham’s splendid biography of Thomas Jefferson. I resonated with something TJ wrote in a letter shortly after leaving the White House in 1809: “I am here [at Monticello] enjoying the ineffable luxury of being owner of my own time.” I can’t say that I am complete owner of my time, but I am really enjoying not being controlled by clock and calendar. Well, except when there’s a deadline for Raleigh Report.

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