A few statistics:
Liberia is the 8th poorest country in the world.
Corruption and sexual exploitation are rampant.
Per capita, Liberia has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Africa - 50% of 18-year-old girls have already had a baby.
Approximately 40% of the country’s children are actually in school.
64% of Liberians live below the poverty line.
1.3 million Liberians live in extreme poverty.
There are over 14,000 street children in just the city of Monrovia.
And 53% of the country is 19 years old or younger.
By the time the trip was completed…
*30 students/church pastors were trained in Jesus-Focused Youth Ministry at the seminary.