ANNOUNCEMENT!

We have some exciting news to share with you ~

Greatest Goal Ministries has been selected by The Whole 9

as their partner in our parallel mission to

aid the war victims of Sierra Leone. 

    

The Whole 9 is an online community of artists that has recently launched an art competition & exhibition called "The Peace Project".  Submitted works are artistic interpretations of peace.  Artists from all over the world are encouraged to participate (a mere $10 entry fee) and proceeds will be donated to Greatest Goal Ministries! 

    

The exhibit will be revealed on September 21st at Gallery 9 in        Los Angeles and then travel to San Francisco and New York.  The artwork will also be displayed online. 

 

September 21st is also World Peace Day - declared by the General Assembly of the United Nations as a day to commemorate and strengthen the ideals of peace.  It is also intended to be a "Day of Ceasefire", both political and personal. 

    

From the Whole 9 website: "ALL net proceeds from sales of The Peace Project artwork and related products will be used in Sierra Leone to provide healthcare, education and other services and infrastructure designed to help people sustain themselves and their families long term. Please click here for updates about this project. The Whole 9 will document and broadcast back to The Whole 9 community exactly where and how the money is being used to reduce suffering, improve lives and bring peace. Two Art Ambassadors will also be sent to Sierra Leone in the days leading up to World Peace Day and will spearhead an effort to create a Peace Wall in Sierra Leone in conjunction with the one that is created in Los Angeles."

 

"Leading up to World Peace Day on September 21, we’ll be creating Peace Walls outside our gallery in Los Angeles and in Sierra Leone!  Anyone that wants to join in may stop by  and share their thoughts and/or vision of piece.  This idea was inspired by a Peace Project submission by John Douglas from Sydney, Australia.  John submitted a photo of the Peace Wall in Prague, which sprung up simultaneously after John Lennon’s death.  This Peace Wall has been written on by thousands of locals and visitors as they imagined peace.  Some people also believe that the “John Lennon Peace Wall” helped inspire the non-violent Velvet Revolution that led to the fall of Communism in the former Czechoslovakia in 1989.  Art is powerful and it connects people and changes things.  The only ones that may be more excited than us about the Peace Walls, are our new friends in Sierra Leone, who not only said yes, but Hell Yeah! when we proposed the idea.  Stay tuned for details."

 

We are incredibly thankful to have been chosen by The Whole 9

as a non-profit that shares their vision; a not-so-distant future in 

Sierra Leone where strong and independent people receive

adequate healthcare, education and other services. 

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THANK YOU to all of the generous donors who gave to our GlobalGiving project, "Operate a Free Medical Clinic in Sierra Leone"

Click here to read the details, including an update that explains how the funds are being used. 

 

In addition to the medical clinic, another one of our other projects is now being sponsored by GlobalGiving!  In recognition of the World Cup, the organization spotlighted non-profits that improve lives through soccer.  Our support of the Single Leg Amputee Soccer Club is a perfect example!  Although the World Cup is over, GlobalGiving continues to sponsor this worthwhile project. 

 

GlobalGiving is an online marketplace that connects people to the causes and countries they care about. Visitors select a projects to support, make a tax-deductible contribution, and get regular progress updates – so they can see their impact.

 

Founded in May, 2007, GREATEST GOAL MINISTRIES is a Christian, humanitarian organization dedicated to serving the most vulnerable population of Sierra Leone, Africa - the amputees, disabled, and children affected by its decade-long (1991-2002) civil war.

 

The war decimated the country, destroying much of its infrastructure.  Millions were displaced, hundreds of thousands murdered.  Over 10,000 people were disabled by bullets or by the brutal amputation of body parts by machete and axe wielding rebels. Twenty-one percent of the world's amputees are now located in this small country.

 

GGMUSA raises funds to meet the physical, economic, social, and spiritual needs of the thousands of children, amputees, and disabled who have no voice and little opportunity of recovery without outside help.

 

Greatest Goal Ministries supports projects initiated by nationals in the country that are felt to be sustainable and transformational for the individuals who are being served.

 

 

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, commited citizens can change the world; it's the only thing that ever has.

-Margaret Mead

A new program!  The Lansana Education Assistance Project is a way for you to form a direct relationship with a child from Sierra Leone.  With a small recurring donation, you can ensure that the child you chose to sponsor gets a good education.  Throughout the years, write letters and send pictures ~ you will certainly receive a grateful response and be proud as you watch your child mature through the years!  Click here to learn more.

 

GGM-USA
PO Box 6504

Bellevue, WA 98008