Julia Abedi

Vision

In 1999, Pastor Samuel Reeves took eight Madison Square Church members to Monrovia, Liberia on a mission trip to our new sister church, Providence Baptist Church. This trip changed my life, and subsequently the life of one young girl: Princess Gbea. 
Princess was our “servant”. She helped with meals, cleaning, and more. One day, I was returning my plate to the kitchen and caught Princess eating out of one of the plates. She started to apologize. I told her that she doesn’t need to eat off of our plates—I invited her to our table.
When we were saying goodbye, I felt the presence of the Holy Spirit telling me to help Princess. Little did I know that God would bring her to Michigan for her education. In return for God’s goodness, she would work with me and three others to change her community. This is how Reaching Across started—a community development coalition that provides children with daily food, shelter, and education while empowering families to be self-sufficient and give back to their community. 
God is calling me back to Liberia to step out in faith and help His children see His love. Change one child’s life, change a community!

Mission

I aspire to help the children by providing food two times a day and educational support to those not in school. Reaching Across is currently feeding 125-150 children, one week each month, and 60 children not attending school.
During my first trip to Liberia with Madison Square Church in 1999, I used my nursing skills to take care of the team. I also observed and learned what was happening in the healthcare field in Liberia. Since then, I have returned as a registered nurse, volunteering my services.
On this mission, in addition to caring for children and families through Reaching Across, I will be working with Providence Baptist Church and Bowater-side clinic as a staff nurse alongside their nurses. 

Partner in Missions

Ways you can partner with Julia include lifting her up in prayer, offering encouragement, and providing financial support. Please become a partner in missions with Resonate Global Mission and Julia Abedi.