Liberian speaker visits Newberg campus Wednesday
The university’s Center for Peace and Justice will host an evening with Liberian speaker Saah Joseph, who will present “From Liberia with Love: Experiences of War/A Life of Peace†from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 8, in the Cap and Gown Room.
Joseph grew up as a Christian in Liberia, left his family at a young age, and escaped from the war to Sierra Leone when he was 12. After encountering another war, Joseph fled through three more countries until ending up at a refugee camp.
Joseph has worked with humanitarian organizations, including the Red Cross, for which he helped reunite war-torn families. He returned to Liberia and started to set up schools for refugee children. Currently, Joseph works at an organization called PLAN for the Children Humanitarian Aid. The organization recently started a school in a refugee camp, Mount Barcley, which enrolls 900 children.
In addition to Joseph’s presentation, the evening will include a special musical performance by Lasana “Lazso,†who will sing African gospel songs before and after Joseph’s talk. He too escaped war in his native country and survived persecution, poverty and personal failure.
Questions? Contact Melanie Newell at ext. 2686 or mnewell@georgefox.edu.