2024 Annual Report
Mission Scope
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1. Mission Statement
Home to Enhance African Life’s (HEAL) mission is to form Servant Leaders (Mt. 20:26) through poverty relief, education, advocacy, and entrepreneurship in the Self-Emptying Spirit of Christ (Phil. 2:6-11).
2. Beneficiaries
HEAL purposefully works among the least of God’s people (cf. Mt 25:40):
- 360 students (K-12)
- 306 day students
- 54 boarding students
- 15 abandoned widows
3. Institutions
HEAL supports two primary & secondary level schools & one shelter:
• Berthrand Okonkwo Memorial Comprehensive Academy (BOMCA*)
• Mother Enabler Nursery, Primary, & Secondary School (MENPS*)
• Mother Enabler Compassionate Home (MECH)
…in Umuagwu & Akpim villages in Imo State, Nigeria, West Africa.
BOMCA
MENPS
4. Personnel
- Seven (7) lay teachers employed at MENPS.
- 26 lay teachers employed at BOMCA.
- Five (5) National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) volunteers.
Projects
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1. Solar Panel System Repair: 
In 2020, HEAL installed solar panels at BOMCA Academy in Akpim village and at our newly established media studio office in Owerri. Solar energy has reduced our exclusive dependence on diesel fuel, which has skyrocketed in price in recent years due to hyperinflation. In 2024, we moved our media studio office and its solar panel system from Owerri to Akpim village so our media team could focus on filming the activities of our students for promotional purposes. After the move, the solar inverter which converts the DC electricity into the AC electricity needed to supply power was damaged. Thanks to you, we repaired the inverter so that our media studio again has the power to operate.
2. Submersible Pump Replacement: 
Clean running water is a luxury in many rural villages in southeast Nigeria. In 2016, HEAL sponsored a clean water well project in Akpim village to supply BOMCA students with this life-giving commodity. Water is extracted from the ground and into reservoirs
erected on a tank stand by an underground or “submersible” pump powered by a generator. In late 2024, the submersible pump broke down, temporarily cutting off the clean water supply to BOMCA. Thanks to you, we replaced the old unsalvageable pump with a new one!
Our Benefactors
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1. Funding Sources
Revenue in 2024 came from mostly individual donations, some foundation grants, and no business sponsorships. In 2025, HEAL will increase funding from business sponsors, foundations, and new individuals to take the pressure off HEAL’s currently small, dedicated core of individual donors.
2. Appreciation
In 2024, we appealed for funding support in many places, in many ways. We found great generosity, a fruit of the Holy Spirit (Gal 5:22-23), among so many of you. We did not have an annual benefit event in 2023, but we are working hard to resume this in-person event very soon. On behalf of the children and widows in our care, HEAL thanks each of you who supported our mission in 2024!
Programs
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In 2024, 360 students (K-12) received and achieved the following:
1. Nutrition
- Diet composed of homegrown crops (maize, cassava, pumpkin, etc.) and foods purchased at local markets (poultry, rice, beans, pasta, etc.)
- Clean water pumped via diesel-fueled generator power from two wells into reservoirs and then used for drinking, washing, and cooking.
2. Education
- Formal academics, Christian religious education, spiritual formation.
- Extracurriculars: physical education, agricultural skills, performing arts.
- 45 senior-secondary, 26 junior-secondary, and 6 primary-level graduates!
3. Medical care
- Staff nurse providing first aid and non-Rx meds for minor illness or injury.
- Physician’s care for moderate to severe cases of illness or injury.
4. Shelter 
- 12 orphans/boarding students at MENPS in Umuagwu village.
- 42 orphans/boarding students at BOMCA in Akpim village.
5. Advocacy
- Legal defense for mission property title rights disputed by intruders.
- Legal defense for orphans who have been forced from their homes.
Funds Allocation
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2. By Dollars:
Testimonials
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Facts and figures only tell part HEAL’s story of great success in serving our clients among poor and marginalized orphans, widows, and rural village children. Here are a few testimonies from both our clients and missionary leaders regarding the work of the mission in 2024 from their viewpoint and experience.
1. Adugo, Secondary School Student:
Doctors discovered a mass in my breast that was causing me severe pains. After surgery, I feel very much stronger and happier. All the pains are gone and my joy returned. I am most grateful to HEAL and our founder Rev. Leo Okonkwo for extending their hand of love and kindness to me and my family by sponsoring my surgery, saving my life, and restoring the joy of my family.
2. Nanim Nidiamaka, Assistant Principal:
Our students did tremendously well in the 2024 school year. In academics, their competitive spirits were commendable. In sports, they beat two neighboring schools in football matches. In inter class debate competitions, their performances were amazing. In a nutshell, their heartwarming academic performances nailed it all. We are
grateful for HEAL’s support.
3. Maria Ndulor, BOMCA Principal:
Some water pipes in our school suddenly burst due to wear and tear. Sewage leaks produced an offensive odor permeating the classrooms and few students became ill due to the unsanitary conditions in the kitchen and bathrooms. The repair of the pipes sponsored by HEAL restored fresh air to our classrooms and sanitation to our facilities so that our students again can learn without worry.