Monrovia, Liberia
George Borbor, Church Planter From Rebel to Church PlanterAfter 12 long years, George Borbor will be reunited with his family and friends as he goes back home to Liberia with marching orders from God – to plant the first Every Nation church in one of Africa’s poorest and most war-torn nations. George shares a most compelling testimony and reveals why his burning passion to bring the truth of the gospel of Christ to Liberia remains unquenched. George was born in Foya, Lofa County, Liberia in 1971. Before the civil war, Lofa County was considered as the bread basket of Liberia because of its rich deposits of diamonds and gold. Although rich in mineral resources, Foya -- where George grew up in, remains to be a remote and poor town with no electricity and running water. George recounts, “As a child, life seemed so meaningless to me. I can not see any reason why I should live. My parents got separated even before I was born and my mother was all alone in a jungle when she gave birth to me. She cried out in pain and for help and a palm cutter heard her scream and was able to get some women to help her.” Like most Liberian kids, George was deprived of many basic needs, including a decent shelter and education, and was exposed to violence at a very young age. He was 18 years old when he became a member of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), the rebel group that initiated the Liberian civil war. George recalls, “I was trained by the Special Forces commandos under the control of Charles Taylor and I was among the Liberian fighters sent to Sierra Leone as a mercenary. I stayed in Sierra Leone for two years and I spent everyday on the battle front. I got every thing I need - food, clothing and shelter – using my gun.” 
George Borbor Turning Point: Total SurrenderIn 1991 as they were getting ready for battle against one of the most outstanding Army Berets in West Africa, George received a revelation that changed the course of his life.George narrates, “There were about 2,800 of us well armed for battle and before the fight, I noticed that everyone was praying - the Muslims to Allah, Christians to Jesus and the rest to some other forms of god. While I was observing them, I heard a voice loud and clear saying, “Who are you going to talk to? Walk away from this group.” Carrying my gun, I walked down the street and saw a building that looked like a church. I went in and saw that it was completely empty. While looking around, I heard the voice again saying, “Who are you going to talk to?” I was not a Christian yet but I knew at that moment that it was the voice of God. I got down on my knees and took off all the weapons and amulets that I carry for protection. I didn’t know how to pray but I told God that if He will save me from this battle, I will serve Him for the rest of my life. We lost the battle and many of our men died but the Lord kept his part of the deal and kept me alive and on that same day after the fight, I left the battle zone for good and went back home to Liberia.” Responding to the Call
ENLI 2009 “In 1997, my brother and I, by faith, took a ship to Nigeria in search of a better life but the odds were against us -- we didn’t know anyone; we had no job, no food and no money. My brother soon decided to go back to Liberia while I – believing that God has a special plan for me - stayed in Nigeria to study. God opened doors of opportunity for me and I was able to study and receive a Master of Arts in Theology from the Faith Christian Theological Seminary in Nigeria. As a student, I served at the Bethel Ministry Inc. church in Lagos, Nigeria and later on became a pastor. I pastored a few churches including The Church of Evangelism and The Pillars of God Bible Fellowship,” George recounts. While in Nigeria, the longing in his heart to reach out to the youth in Liberia exposed to war and violence grew strong. George says, “Liberia has a generation of young people who believes that violence is the only way to live.” But even though he yearned to go back home, God did not bring him back to Liberia just yet. “I left Nigeria in February 2006 bound for Asia and found myself in the Every Nation Leadership Institute (ENLI) in Manila, Philippines. ENLI equipped me with the leadership and spiritual foundations I need in building a church. Here, the word build became bigger than I thought. In order to build a church that will meet the needs of the people and a church that will stand the test of time, I must get a sufficient deposit of Christian foundations,” says George. George has lived in the Philippines for two and a half years now preparing for the great task at hand. “I believe that I am spiritually and physically ready now for God’s grace to flow through me. The church plant is for the people of Liberia and the focus is to honor God and make disciples,” George shares. George will go to Johannesburg, South Africa in September 2009 to put together the team of church planters for Liberia. He believes that by God’s grace, the team will be able to start the church plant in Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia, during the first quarter of 2010. The Nation of LiberiaLiberia was founded in 1847 by freed American slaves and was deeply devastated by the civil war that lasted for over a decade. The war left more than 100,000 Liberians dead and displaced more than a million people. The majority of the people in Liberia follow traditional animist religions and about 30 percent are Christians (mostly Protestants) while 16 percent are Muslims. Witchcraft remains to be a major stronghold especially in rural areas and the belief in black power priests and cannibalism is still rampant in some parts of the country. |
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