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The Power of Love

3/13/2017

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Morris Koon plays a vital role in Dignity:Liberia’s relationship with the Liberia Fistula Project.  He has served as a liaison between our organization and Liberia’s Ministry of Health; he keeps us informed about news of the Rehab Center in Phebe, and accompanies us on trips to the Rehab Center.  He is always cheerful, always smiling.  I recently asked him to share why he works with the Liberia Fistula Project.  I was deeply touched by his words about the power of love.  Following is what he shared: 

It did not occur to me that one’s upbringing at times determines his path in life.  I came from a large family of 10 siblings of different fathers.  My father abandoned me at a little age because of a quarrel between he and my mother that I did not provoke, neither was I a part of.  My mother could not afford a meal and school for me and my brothers and sisters, many of whose fathers had also left.  I was fortunate to live with and be raised by foster parents.

During my years of maturity with my foster parents, I understood and appreciated what it meant to be loved and to love.  I faced strong resistance and rejection from foster brothers and sisters.  I was branded a thief, a nobody, etc.  My humility got me to where I am today.

Working with the fistula project is a passion that has grown from my childhood days.  I learnt what it meant to smile in the face of difficulties; I therefore enjoy being in the limelight of making someone smile.  I pledge to do all I can to bring smile to the needy in whatever way I can.  Fistula survivors need love, they need care, and they need family.  They can count on me because that was why I signed on for this job.

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Alvina Smith
3/13/2017 05:23:43 pm

God bless you dear.

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Justina Munyeneh
3/15/2017 01:12:53 pm

This is a powerful storytelling..

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