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The seeds of Grace Missions Mali began in January 2012 when Dr Brandon Pomeroy visited Mali for a medical mission with KC based Medical Missions Foundation. It was his first surgical mission and where he met Ibrahima Kodio. Ibrahima was one of the interpreters for the group and had traveled hundreds of miles to join them. The days were long and busy but one night the two of them had a fateful conversation about life and God. This led to Brandon inviting Ibrahima to visit the US that summer.
Certified nurse anesthetists, Josh and Josie Uecker, had met Ibrahima on a previous mission and were instrumental in hosting Ibrahima. They introduced him to Josh's father and stepmom, Dennis and Judy Uecker, who were taken with his charisma and spirituality.
During that visit, the five of them learned that Ibrahima had begun a school in his hometown of Koro. It was only two grades in a rented shack, self-funded with a few hundred dollars a year. Money he made interpreting and acting as a travel guide. Although the dominant religion in Mali is Muslim, there are a few areas where Christianity has taken hold, the Dogon area among them. By the time he returned home he had several thousand donated dollars in his pocket and Grace Missions Mali had begun.
It's been an amazing journey with a singular purpose: to help provide a Bible-based education to the children of Koro and surrounding communities.
Brandon's book Grace upon Grace, available from Amazon, has more details of the formation of the project.
All money to Grace Missions goes towards the operation and capital expenses of Grace Private School and Grace High School. Any administrative or marketing costs are donated by the founders.
Certified nurse anesthetists, Josh and Josie Uecker, had met Ibrahima on a previous mission and were instrumental in hosting Ibrahima. They introduced him to Josh's father and stepmom, Dennis and Judy Uecker, who were taken with his charisma and spirituality.
During that visit, the five of them learned that Ibrahima had begun a school in his hometown of Koro. It was only two grades in a rented shack, self-funded with a few hundred dollars a year. Money he made interpreting and acting as a travel guide. Although the dominant religion in Mali is Muslim, there are a few areas where Christianity has taken hold, the Dogon area among them. By the time he returned home he had several thousand donated dollars in his pocket and Grace Missions Mali had begun.
It's been an amazing journey with a singular purpose: to help provide a Bible-based education to the children of Koro and surrounding communities.
Brandon's book Grace upon Grace, available from Amazon, has more details of the formation of the project.
All money to Grace Missions goes towards the operation and capital expenses of Grace Private School and Grace High School. Any administrative or marketing costs are donated by the founders.