"House of Grace" Orphanage
Mattru Jung, Sierra Leone
Officially named the Cynthia Scherer "House of Grace" Orphanage after our now Director of Rescue-a-Child Ministry (RCM) was asked by Dr. David Arnold to take over the orphan program that WEO previously had minimal success with.
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The House of Grace Orphanage, located in Mattru Jung, Sierra Leone, was originally an abandoned property site with multiple single story buildings that had been destroyed during the SL civil war (1991 - 2002). Local authorities (Mattru Paramount Chief) agreed to give the property to WEO in 2018 with the intention of restoring it for use as an orphanage compound.
Through the direction of Cynthia and heartfelt love offerings from her mom's estate as well as other generous donations from WEO members, the site was renovated to its current state, that now includes a large dormitory building that houses girls and boys from ages 2 to 18 yrs. The site also contains a parsonage where the lead pastor and his family reside, a visitors apartment to receive guests, two large school buildings that teach K-12 grades, an outdoor kitchen for food preparation, and indoor and outdoor toilets.
