John Mark & Sara Sheppard
John-Mark and Sara Sheppard have served in Liberia since 2013 with SIM. John-Mark is focused on translating the Bible into Manya, which had been an unwritten language and overseeing dozens of Manya literacy classes. Sara homeschools their three children (James, Noah & Audrey), facilitates adult trauma healing groups and cares for dozens of community children and teens with a daily meal, medical care, tutoring, and informal counseling.
Mark & Nancy Sheppard
John-Mark and Sara Sheppard have served in Liberia since 2013 with SIM. John-Mark is focused on translating the Bible into Manya, which had been an unwritten language and overseeing dozens of Manya literacy classes. Sara homeschools their three children (James, Noah & Audrey), facilitates adult trauma healing groups and cares for dozens of community children and teens with a daily meal, medical care, tutoring, and informal counseling.
Prayer Requests for John-Mark and Sara:
Pray for us as we sort through all the logistics of returning to Liberia
Pray for direction for restarting the literacy program and some of the other aspects of our ministry that have been on hold.
Praise God that a missionary family from Switzerland has moved to a city across the border to work with the Manya people, and other Christian organizations have expressed interest in beginning work in the Manya Communitities as well!
Pray that we’d be able to establish fruitful partnerships for the furtherance of the gospel among the Manya.