Legs for Liberia

Legs for Liberia 5K Run and 2 Mile Walk 

20 August, 2011 8:00 AM

Medical Mission Team Support

Effort Church in Palmyra, Virginia, and Effort Church in Liberia, Africa, discovered one another in 1997 and our great friendship began.

Over the years we have been sending annual gifts and supplies to our new brothers and sisters as Liberia and its infrastructure was completely ravaged by 14 years of civil war.

In 2003, Effort USA sent its first mission team to Liberia and has continued sending teams for six years now. We have joined Effort Church Liberia in rebuilding, repairing, and restoring what was destroyed by the war. We have become partners in Effort's ministry to orphans, new churches, camps for ex-combatants of the war, scholarships to send children to school, implementing youth conferences, children's retreats, and more.

"Legs for Liberia" is our next call to address some of the overwhelming medical needs in Liberia. The proceeds of the race will be used by medical missions team to construct medical clinics, provide medical supplies, resources and training for Liberia.

Thanks to the 2008 and 2009 Legs for Liberia participants and sponsors, the first medical missions team went to Liberia in November, 2009.  The team consisted of 20 people.  We held 3 days of clinics near Monrovia, plus an afternoon clinic at a girl’s hostel before traveling a long 15 hours on a very rough road to the country’s interior to hold another 4 days of clinic.  In total, we treated 2,400 people and filled more than 13,000 prescriptions.  We also did vision testing and provided glasses to hundreds of people.  People walked 18 or more miles just to get medical care.  The need is so great!  Please help us save more lives by walking or running with us to help and heal the people of Liberia. Our goal is to send another medical mission in 2012.

Thanks to Our 2011 Sponsors

Have questions?  Call 434.589.8962 or email legsforliberia@yahoo.com for more info.

"The numbers on the map indicate historical buildings/sites that you will pass on the course. For a description of each one, please see the Fluvanna Historical Society's link below."

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