Liberia

Amos and Mary Miamen served the Lord together in the interior of Liberia planting and pastoring churches among their own people.  Eventually, Amos attended African Bible College in Yekepa, Liberia.   While there, he was recruited to become a traveling secretary for Scripture Union.  He visited high school campuses in Liberia encouraging Christian students and participating in evangelistic outreaches.  When civil war came to Liberia, Amos and Mary had to flee for their lives and they settled in the Chicago area where Amos was accepted for study at Wheaton College. He earned a Master’s Degree and went on to the University of Illinois and completed work for a Doctorate in International Studies.  His thesis was written on matters related to restoration of Christian communities in post-war Liberia.

While in the States. Amos and Mary have planted two churches for Liberians and other Africans residing in the Chicago area.  They continued to  participate in the life of the church in Liberia by making short-term trips to their homeland, but their goal was always to go “home.”  In 2012, Amos and Mary realized their dream of returning to Liberia to serve church and help rebuild the infrastructure of that  war-torn country.  Mary has since graduated to Heaven, and Amos has retuned to the Chicago area where he continues his work among Liberians living in the United States.