Igneous Quill

Many nations of Africa have know the pain of civil war.  Have any of them not suffered through this at least once?  Earlier this year I read the gut-wrenching autobiographical tale of a boy made into a drug-addicted killing machine during Sierra Leone's civil war.  Another African nation struggling to put itself back together in the aftermath of internal conflict is Liberia, a west African nation with a historic connection to the United States.  One of many institutions that was devastated by the war is the Gbarnga School of Theology in Monrovia. 

The theological school, affiliated with the United Methodist Churches, serves a student body composed of believers from multiple traditions, including United Methodists, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Pentecostals and others.  In other words, this is a denominational seminary with a strong ecumenical commitment.  The university of which it is a part was occupied during the war.  Items of any utility or value were stolen or destroyed, and the physical structure of some buildings on campus was apparently compromised.

There is reportedly only one computer on campus, no Internet connection and a severe scarcity of books that limits what students can do.  The heart and soul of this nation can be nurtured to health if well-prepared Christian workers are sent out to face the task, but how will they be made ready without resources?

From one of the articles about this need:
Donations of books, computers, or other specific items can be sent to: the Rev. Yatta Roslyn Young, DEAN, Gbarnga School of Theology/United Methodist University, Liberia Annual Conference, The United Methodist Church, 13th Street, Sinkor, PO Box 1010, 1000 Monroviq 10 Liberia.

As for me, I have set of history books and maybe some other theology texts I could pack up and ship off.  How about you?