The Love of God Builds Bridges in Liberia

In the Liberian Village of Nyiela, the village was divided into two by a road that ran through the center.  The Muslim community lived on one side, and the Christian community lived on the other.  For many years, nobody in the village crossed the road to the other side.  Not for clean water, not for medical care, not even during the Ebola crisis.  Though the two communities lived together, they rarely spoke to one another.  God changed this.  

 In 2017, packages arrived to the village from Samaritan's Purse as part of Operation Christmas Child.  These packages contained gifts for all the children.  As preparations were made on how to bring the two communities together so the packages could be distributed, the organizers made the brilliant decision to close down the road dividing the communities and allow the children to come together for the first time and receive their gifts.  
The Road that once Divided the Community of Nyiela in
Two has been Bridged by the Power of the Gospel
The joy of the children brought the communities together, and both sides raised their hands in thanks to God.  The local Imam was so moved by this outpouring of love that he personally asked Samaritan's Purse to come back again next year.  The village that had once closed one another off now began to invite each other in.  Local Muslims even gave some of their land to the Christian community so they could build a new church!  God's love brought the community together and learned that these gifts come with no strings attached, that God's love is offered freely to all those who desire it.  

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