Triplet Girls Monitored In Hospital

Dec 15, 2016 | Needs, Youth

Recently, I wrote to you about triplet girls brought to the Messengers of Justice (MOJ) by their desperate parents who could not sustain their lives. I can only imagine how heartbreaking it was for them to give up their daughters because they themselves could not...

A New Compassionate Home

Dec 8, 2016 | Growth, Needs

When I first traveled to Nigeria in the spring of 2014, it was the most surreal experience of my life. Over 100 children sang and clapped for me as I stepped out of the vehicle that brought me to the Compassionate Home in Umuagwu village.  My hosts, the poor villagers...

When It’s Impossible to Say No

Nov 24, 2016 | Needs, Youth

Just a few days ago, Deacon Leo texted me photos of three infant girls whose guardian had brought them to the Messengers of Justice as a last resort to save their lives. Leo’s message that they were probably severely malnourished matched their visible condition in the...

We Need to Enter the Internet World

May 9, 2015 | Needs

Communication is critically important to the proper functioning of our mission. Leo and I speak on the phone twice a week to decide what we need to do and how to do it. Since HEAL was founded, this has been our primary means of communication after email. But, we are...

Transports of Joy

Mar 12, 2015 | Needs

The joy was unimaginable, unexplainable, and unquenchable as our dear father founder, Leo Okonkwo, arrived at the Compassionate Home in Umuagwu in our new 18-seat mini-bus on Friday!  Every missionary, widow, and orphaned child in the community beamed with ultimate...

Help Us Prevent Ebola in the Compassionate Home

Dec 23, 2014 | Needs, Projects

As I’m sure you are aware, the Ebola virus in West Africa has killed far too many people.  While Nigeria has been declared Ebola free by the WHO, we have no reliable information that confirms its eradication in the remote, rural villages such as where our HEAL mission...