Ashley Wagner

[January 2020] It’s been 6 yrs now since I first stepped out of the plane and into Liberia for the first time. I had no idea how much my life would change since then. Throughout the years, our ministry there has evolved, changed and grown…and so have I. I’ve seen need like never before. I’ve felt the overwhelming sense of helplessness as suffering was right before me and I was incapable of doing anything about it. I’ve experienced spiritual warfare pressing like a heavy weight on my body and...

Sacrificial love. If I was to describe the kind of dedication that is displayed by our caregivers at Hope 4 Liberia, it would be with those two words. It’s easy to say, “Well, it’s just a job.” But imagine taking a job knowing you won’t see your family during the week because your heart for the abandoned is that great. That goes beyond just the need for a job. It shows a selfless spirit towards “the least of these.” They care for orphaned children while aching to be with their own and...

This past week has been full of celebration…much of it happening quietly behind the scenes in our kitchen and on the farm. Each month we carefully sit down and calculate our food budget. Our goal has always been simple but meaningful: to provide healthy, delicious meals for the children and staff while also being wise stewards of the resources we have. We try to stretch every dollar, reduce what we need to purchase, and make the most of everything our farm can provide. Anyone who has spent...