Our New Ambulance

Jericho Road is humbled and excited to announce that we have purchased a fully retrofitted ambulance for the Kono District.  It is in route and will arrive in the upcoming weeks. This ambulance will play a major role during the Ebola crisis as well as after for patient transport of emergent situations. We are pleased to share this with our partner Wellbody Alliance who is working alongside us in the Kono district. Thank you to all who have made this purchase possible.

From our Founder & CMO

Hear from Dr. Glick

on our response to Ebola in Sierra Leone
& how you can get involved 

Please keep Sierra Leone, Phebian, Pastor Joshua, all the healthcare workers, and those suffering from Ebola in your thoughts and prayers. 

Good News and Bad News

Good News First

1. The Samaritan's Purse workers Dr. Kent Brantley and Nancy Writebol were discharged from Emory Hospital 2 weeks ago. They are doing well.

2. The Kono district as of August 31, 2014 has had 4 confirmed cases of Ebola, 53 contacts have been isolated, and 38 of those contacts have finished their 21 day isolation and have been released. 

3. Phebian is upbeat, doing well and is safe. 

4. The medical clinic building progresses and our mission continues.

5. We are half way to our fund raising goal of $90,000! Please donate to our "Ebola crisis fund" on our website www.jrchc.org. These funds will be used specifically for the purchase of an ambulance and a crate filled with life saving PPE.

6. Vaccine trials are being accelerated.

7. The World Health Organization has developed a 'road map' for an international response as of last week.

The Bad News

1. Ebola continues to spread with 29 newly confirmed cases as of August 31, 2014.

2. Actual cases could be 2-4 times the number of reported numbers.

3. Experts predict that the number of Ebola cases could exceed 20,000 during the course of this outbreak.

4. More than 240 healthcare professionals on the front lines of providing Ebola care have contracted the virus in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. Of those, 120 of them have died.

5. One of the three Liberian doctors who contracted Ebola and was given the experimental drug ZMapp died last week.

6. More and more countries are closing their borders to the affected West African countries. As a result travel and supply lines are being significantly affected. Shipping lines are turning away exports from the affected countries.

7. The Ebola crisis is a multi-level crisis affecting not only the health care system but the social and economic systems as well.

Medical Clinic Update and Pictures

Despite the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone, our medical mission project in the Kono District continues. Phebian has returned to Kono to oversee construction. She is not providing any medical care at this time. She is upbeat and feels safe. Even though there are numerous new cases of Ebola reported throughout Sierra Leone on daily basis, to date there has been only 4 confirmed cases of Ebola in Kono. Phebian attended a training on Ebola care last week that was organized by Wellbody Alliance. Wellbody is a full functioning medical clinic that is also operating in the Kono district. They have been a key partner and great resource for us.

Updated Pictures from August 29, 2014

Front of the medical clinic

Front of the Mission House

Back of the Mission House

Hallway of Inpatient Area

Maternity Ward

Please keep Sierra Leone, Phebian, Pastor Joshua, all the healthcare workers, those suffering from Ebola, and our mission in prayer. We are helping with the Ebola crisis by purchasing an ambulance for the Kono district and by sending a crate filled with much needed PPE. You can help us by donating at www.jrchc.org and giving to the "Ebola Crisis Fund." A little goes a long way in Sierra Leone so please give if you are able to.

Ways to contribute to Sierra Leone during the Ebola crisis

At Jericho Road, we are very engaged in the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone due to our personal connection and medical mission project there.  Through this crisis we have been able to connect and partner with multiple organizations that are doing amazing work in Sierra Leone.  The WNY Sierra Leone Alliance has been able to also step up their partnership with one another in order to pool resources to best help the country during this time.  We've also been able to create new partnerships that will hopefully be sustainable going forward to grow our medical mission in Sierra Leone.

The Jericho Road Global Health Outreach committee has been thinking of ways to tangibly help the country of Sierra Leone during this Ebola crisis. We hope and pray that you will partner with us so that we can be the hands and feet of Jesus in Sierra Leone during this time.  Thank you in advance for partnering with us and for praying for the country of Sierra Leone.

 Here is how we can help:

1.  The Kono District needs an ambulance.  There is no way to transport patients with acute illnesses or even potential Ebola patients to the hospital.  This ambulance would function during this crisis but would also be an asset in providing life saving medical care in that district.  The ambulance would be shared between the Wellbody Alliance and Jericho Road's health center. Wellbody has become one of our key partners in the Kono District of Sierra Leone.  They are a well established and highly respected health center in Kono that is providing for the primary care needs of that community.  A goal of $40,000 is needed for the ambulance.

2.  Kings College needs our help.  They are a non-for-profit out of London that is providing Ebola medical care in Freetown at the Connaught Government Hospital.  This is the only hospital in Freetown that is providing Ebola care.  They are in desperate need of personal protective equipment (PPE), medical supplies, and non medical supplies.  Our goal is to raise $15,000 for Kings College.

 Person Protective Equipment allows medical providers to continue to serve the people of Sierra Leone and also keep themselves safe.

3.  We would like to fill a crate of PPE, medical supplies, and non-medical supplies.  This crate would be shipped in the upcoming weeks.  We want to fill it up!  Our goal is to raise $15,000.



4.  The cost of living in Sierra Leone has increased since the Ebola crisis.  Food and transportation cost significantly more now.  Our medical clinic building project continues to progress at a steady rate however, we are in need of additional funds to get the clinic operational.  The primary care needs will be even greater after the Ebola crisis is over and we plan to stand in the gap in the Kono district.  We would like to raise an additional $20,000 to help with ongoing operational costs of our medical clinic.






5.  Please consider supporting one of our in country partners.  The links are below.  Each organization is highly respected, well established, and honest in their mission to help the people of Sierra Leone.

- Edunations
- Global Outreach
- JRCHC Global Health Outreach
- Kings College
- Let Them LOL
- Wellbody Alliance
- World Hope International
- Women of Hope International


Please consider using the donate now link on the right hand side of this page. Select either "Global Health Outreach: Sierra Leone" to donate to ongoing operational funds or "Ebola Crisis" to donate to the urgent needs fund. Thank you in advance for partnering with us. All donations are tax deductible and a receipt will be mailed.

Continued prayers, please!

Ebola continues to spread in Sierra Leone despite the governments attempt to educate, raise awareness, and prohibit unnecessary travel.  The country is still in crisis.  As of 8/14/14 there have been 15 new confirmed cases reported per the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation.  The majority of new cases continues to be in the Kenema and Kailahun districts.  Kono, which is the district where Phebian's clinic is, has only one confirmed case of Ebola.

Phebian and Pastor Joshua are doing well.  Pastor Joshua stayed in Kono to oversee the clinic building process while Phebian went to Freetown to get a break and take care of some logistical things.  Phebian plans to return to Kono and does not feel threatened by Ebola at this time since Kono has been spared thus far from this horrible virus.  Our medical clinic building progress continues and is still on track to be completed by Jan 2015.

Pastor Joshua, in a recent email from 8/10/14, says, "We are doing fine in the name of The Lord.  We believe that your prayers are giving us the courage and power to function."

We need to keep praying for Phebian, Pastor Joshua, Sierra Leone, Jericho Road, other medical and ministry partners, the health personal who are risking their lives, those suffering from this terrible virus, the loved ones of those suffering, for a vaccine and medication development, and for education, isolation, and early treatment of Ebola in order to stop it's spread.

Despite the grim situation in Sierra Leone, we need to trust in God and in the peace that Jesus gives during times of trouble.  Jesus said in John 14:27, "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.  I do not give as the world gives.  Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."

Current Updates on Sierra Leone

1.  Phebian is doing well and is currently in Freetown (the capital of Sierra Leone).  She is able to oversee the construction of our building from there.  She states that she is 'bored' but hopefully is getting much needed rest.  She is not scared and she is trusting in God during this time.  She is not providing any sort of medical care right now.

2.  The Ebola crisis continues as more and more people get the deadly virus.  Last reports read that over 1,600 people are confirmed to have the virus between the 3 countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The numbers continue to rise in Sierra Leone and the last report from the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health read that as of August 6 there are 161 people who have survived the virus, 214 deaths, and 623 confirmed cases.  The majority of the confirmed cases are in Kailahun and Kenema which is where the outbreak started in Sierra Leone.  Both of these districts are South of Kono.  There is only 1 confirmed case of Ebola in Kono.  

3.  Samaritan's Purse continues to treat Ebola in Liberia and Doctor's Without Borders is doing the same in Sierra Leone.  Both are within the epicenters of the Ebola outbreak in each of those countries.  The Sierra Leonean government has mobilized military to enforce travel restrictions in the areas with a large number of confirmed Ebola cases.  There was a national day of prayer, reflection and education on Monday, August 4 in Sierra Leone that people took seriously.  The streets of Freetown were empty that day.  The Sierra Leone Ministry of Health is providing education on the Ebola virus and several religious organizations are hosting educational sessions for people.  There are also campaigns going on to hand out chlorine bleach for disinfecting and soap for good hand-washing.  The Centers for Disease Control, the World Health Organization, and the International American Red Cross have joined together to build another treatment center in Kailahun which is where the most number of confirmed Ebola cases are occurring in Sierra Leone.  The World Bank has pledged $200 million to help mobilize people, supplies, and treatment to the epicenters. 

4.  Jericho Road's medical clinic construction continues despite the Ebola crisis.  The 40 construction men have been working diligently on this and the tin roof is being put on the guest house.  The solar paneling is arriving sometime this month in which World Hope will help with the installation.  All medical teams going over to Sierra Leone have been suspended until further notice.  Jericho Road plans on helping with the Ebola crisis in a tangible way but the details have yet to be determined.  Stay tuned for that.

5.  God has been faithful to our medical mission in Sierra Leone.  He's heard and answered our prayers so far in a variety of ways.  We need to keep praying and trusting God for wisdom during this time.  Please pray for Phebian, for all the people of Sierra Leone, for the organizations on the ground providing medical care, for more resources to be effectively used in containing and treating this outbreak, for our medical mission going forward, for a tangible way for Jericho Road to help in this crisis, for the Americans being treated for Ebola at Emory Hospital, for a vaccine or medical treatment discovery, and for God to be glorified through this crisis.