Radio and Ebola

The deadly Ebola virus has claimed over 3,000 lives in West Africa. People living in many of these remote areas live in constant fear and isolation. ELWA is a mission in Liberia with a hospital and school that relies on our radio transmitter to broadcast life-saving healthcare information in a short period of time without exposing them to the Ebola virus.

People in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea needed the frequent updates from ELWA but the station went silent when the transmitter developed problems in August.

It was then sent back to Elkhart for repair. On its return to Liberia, it took six more hours and special assistance from the Liberian Minister of Health to clear it through Customs duty-free and back to the ELWA station, where it is once again in operation. Praise God!