Transformation Training COhort
Tuesdays
October 2025 — February 2026
Rokonhun Village, Sierra Leone
Aminata Kamara is a middle-aged women with eight children, ranging in age from 2 to 22. She works on her small farm to grow crops both to eat and to sell for income. This is complicated due to her inability to use her right hand, which was impaired after an accident. She is married and practices both Islam and animism. She dreams of being able to see all her children educated.
Aminata Kamara
Digba Sesay became disabled when her foot wasn’t set properly after it was broken in a motor accident. She is a widow who struggles to provide enough through her farming and small business for the nine people that live under her roof. Digba practices both Islamic and animistic traditions.
Digba Sesay
Fatmata Bangura is a 19-year-old woman whose left hand and arm became incapacitated causing her to stop attending school when she was younger. She lives with her parents, assisting them on their small farm. Their family practices both Islamic and animistic traditions. Fatmata hopes to one day own and operate a small business so that she can provide for herself.
Fatmata Bangura
Hawa Kargbo is a middle-aged mother with seven children over the age of 18. Complications during the C-section for her stillborn eighth child damaged her left leg, causing permanent difficulty with walking. She is one of two wives in a household of 16 people. She follows both Islamic and animistic traditions. Hawa tries to help provide for her family through farming and petty trading.
Hawa Kargbo
Hawa Sesay is a young Christian woman who was abandoned by her husband after the death of their child. A year ago (late 2024), Hawa was in a motorcycle accident (the main form of public transportation). As a result of the accident, she lost most of her teeth and her left hand was broken and didn’t heal properly. Hawa is a hairdresser and her greatest desire is to be able to provide for herself through this business.
Hawa Sesay
Isata Jalloh is a young, married mother with a six-year-old son. She is one of two wives in a household that practices both Islamic and animistic traditions. Isata lost the hearing in her left ear as a result of domestic violence. To provide for her family, Isata grows crops on the farm as well as selling cow’s milk. She would love to have a small business to better provide for her family.
Isata Jalloh
Isatu Jalloh lost the hearing in her right ear many years ago as a result of a sickness. Isatu has six grown children. She helps provide for their family by assisting her husband with the farming. They practice both Islamic and animistic traditions.
Isatu Jalloh
Isatu Kamara is a widowed woman with four grown children. Isatu has lost most of her vision in both of her eyes. She depends on her children for survival. It grieves her that she cannot see well. She practices both Islamic and animistic traditions.
Isatu Kamara
Iye Kamara lost the sight in her left eye after contracting measles following the birth of her third child. Her husband and all of her children have passed away, leaving Iye to raise her four grandchildren, ages 7 to 18. Though she never attended school, she is working hard so that all of her grandchildren can stay in school. She has a small farm and sells the extra yield for income. She would love to one day build a house to give her grandchildren a suitable place to live.
Iye Kamara
Kadiatu Sesay has been hearing impaired since birth. She is a widow with four children ages 16 and older. She has a small farm where she grows rice and peanuts, selling the extra product. She also has a small business in her village but some people won’t buy from her because of her disability. She practices both Islamic and animistic traditions.
Kadiatu Sesay
Mariatu Mansaray is a young, married mother with four children ages 1 to 17. She developed a goiter when she was 18 years of age. Mariatu was able to attend school for several years and is working hard to make sure her children can also attend school. She has a farm and sells the extra rice, peanuts, and cassava for income. Their family practices both Islamic and animistic traditions.
Mariatu Mansaray
Marie Mansaray was diagnosed with leprosy in 2020. She is married and has six children, the youngest of whom is six years old. Though she had no education growing up, she believes in the importance of education and her youngest three children are in school. Marie grows rice and peanuts on her farm and sells the extra to help provide for the ten family members living in her household.
Marie Mansaray
Marie Matiaka Sesay has hearing impairment in one ear. She has lived with much loss in her life, including her husband and her three grown children. She now lives with her grandchildren. She has a backyard garden and sells the extra produce to help provide for the family. Marie practices both Islamic and animistic traditions.
Marie Matiaka Sesay
Marie Sesay is a middle-aged woman with four grown children. She lives with her husband and two of their children. She grows peanuts, rice, and cassava for income. Marie lost the sight in her right eye from an accident on their farm. Their family practices both Islamic and animistic traditions.
Marie Sesay
Martha Kamara is a widowed mother with five children, the youngest of whom are 18-year-old twin sons. She lost vision in her left eye in an accident while she was farming. She struggles to provide food for the five people in her household and pay the school fees for her twin sons with only the small income her farm provides. She practices both Islamic and animistic traditions.
Martha Kamara
Martha Sesay is married and has two children, the youngest of whom is 18 and still attending school. Martha has been suffering from a sickness that has affected her back, causing impaired mobility. This makes it very difficult to help on their small farm, which provides income for their daily needs. The family participates in both Islamic and animistic traditions.
Martha Sesay
Rugiatu Conteh is a young mother of three children. As a baby, she suffered from a high fever which caused her to lose much of her hearing. In spite of this, Rugiatu completed her secondary education. She said one of her greatest challenges is paying her children’s school fees. She knows the value of education and would like to one day continue her own education. Rugiatu and her family practice both Islamic and animistic traditions.
Rugiatu Conteh
Rugiatu Mansaray is a middle-aged mother with five children. Her youngest son is 18 years of age. Rugiatu contracted measles as a child which caused her to lose the hearing in one ear. She never went to school, but wishes she could better provide for her children so they could continue their education. The sale of peanuts from their farm provides for the family’s daily needs. The family follows Islam, but also practices animistic traditions.
Rugiatu Mansaray
Yeabu Bangura has lived with partial blindness since her childhood. She is married and has eight children, the youngest of whom is 10 years old. Though she never went to school, her children are receiving an education, even though it is a struggle to pay the school fees. The family has a farm which provides for the daily needs of the 12 people living under her roof. Yeabu and her family are Muslims, but also practice animistic traditions.
Yeabu Bangura
Yeabu Conteh is an older widow who lost the vision in her left eye after a sickness. She sells cow’s milk to provide for herself, but relies heavily on her three adult children to provide for most of her daily needs. Yeabu practices both Islamic and animistic traditions.
Yeabu Conteh
Additional Discipleship Prayer Opportunities
Following Jesus to Abundant Life
Ten women meet for this 15-week discipleship class. The class is a practice-based, formation course that will help them learn more about God and what it looks like to follow Jesus, directly from God and His Word. The Holy Spirit is the Teacher, and the facilitators are only there to provide some structure. After spending time listening to God’s Word and listening to the Holy Spirit speak to their own hearts, participants will dive deeper into the topic through stories, parables, and discussion, learning how to apply the concepts from God’s Word to their own life context.
GROW—Gathering to Receive, Opportunity to Work
The GROW Program is a discipleship and economic empowerment program. Thirty women meet in groups of five twice weekly for one year. They listen to God’s Word on a handheld audio device using pre-recorded Bible stories and discuss what they have heard using pre-recorded questions that pertain to the story. Each woman is given a small business grant, and during their biweekly meetings, they save money in a collective GROW Fund Box and encourage one another in their personal economic endeavors.