A former Australian rock star, turned Orthodox priest, has joined forces with the President of Sierra Leone’s Red Cross to help the people of this West African country, still recovering from a terrible civil war that lasted 11 years and left over 50,000 dead.
Dr Themi Adams – who in his time as a rock star shared the stage with the Rolling Stones and The Beatles – turned down a life of fame to serve God as a missionary to some of Africa’s most oppressed nations and is based in Sierra Leone’s capital city of Freetown, where he runs a mission.
Now Adams is receiving some invaluable help in the form of Edward T. Ngandi, the Former Registrar of Sierra Leone University, who brings to the Orthodox Mission in Freetown, Sierra Leone, 30 years of academic experience, including 40 years with the Red Cross with which he is still actively involved as its local president. His organisation has been hailed as the most structured in Africa.
Ngandi will be passing on his many skills to new volunteers, and will be implementing a new youth recruitment drive to support the Red Cross and the local community.
The Sierra Leone Civil War (1991-2002) began on March 23, 1991, when the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), with support from the special forces of Charles Taylor’s National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), intervened in Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow the Joseph Momoh government. The resulting civil war lasted 11 years, enveloped the country, and left over 50,000 dead.
For more information on Dr Themi Adams’ unique ministry, please go to http://paradise4kids.org