Inter-House Sports Day!

Mar 28, 2019 | Projects, Stories

Back in primary school, we participated in an annual sports event called the “Loretto Olympics”, named after our school. I remember long jumping, high jumping, and sprinting in hope of winning a bronze, silver, or gold medal. It was the only exposure to track and...

Halfway to our goal of repairing generator

Mar 1, 2019 | Needs, Updates

“You see these people here?” asked Jude Okonkwo, as he pointed at the houses we drove by. “They live in darkness!” he exclaimed. Jude, brother of Deacon Leo, said this to me one evening in Nigeria in 2017 while driving me back into Akpim village after our excursion to...

HEAL Students begin clearing brush for planting

Feb 15, 2019 | Food

Scripture tells of “…a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted…”. In the rural village of Akpim in Nigeria, the BOMCA students and Messengers of Justice have begun clearing away brush for the planting of various crops including pumpkin,...

Servant Leadership in Action via Prayer

Feb 7, 2019 | Prayers

“You are healed!”, said Fortune, after he and his BOMCA schoolmates gathered around and prayed for me.  Sure enough, the cold and flu symptoms I had experienced the last few days began to disappear!  This prayer took place last July, just outside the BOMCA house...