When Faith Lights the Way
Powerful Story of Ordinary People Who Faced Impossible Obstacles to Save Hundreds of Lives A life-giving electric system in Liberia saving lives and why it’s a work in progress Ten years ago, after fourteen years of civil war, Liberia was ravaged and poverty-stricken. One casualty of the war was the Ganta Hospital, which was struggling without electricity while trying to rebuild. The dedicated hospital staff worked hard to serve 24,000 patients a year, but surgeons were typically forced to finish operations with flashlights in their mouths, often without anesthesia equipment. Steve Vincent was a successful Texas businessman with decades of experience working with U.S. electric power systems. When the United Methodist Committee on Relief asked him to help bring electricity to Ganta Hospital, he said “yes”...beginning a journey that would start him on his true God-given purpose in life - and continues today. In When Faith Lights the Way: The Quest to Restore...