Timeline 2005 Four men from Indiana, including Sam Wrisley and Doug Marcum from Harvest Christian Church in Muncie, traveled to Liberia with a ministry called Revive Liberia to train pastors. While there Sam was interviewed on national radio and the trip made the front page of the paper since Americans being in Liberia was a rare thing right after the war. 2007 On a second trip with Revive Liberia Sam, Doug and Drew Wright from Muncie traveled overseas. They were part of an eye doctor clinic that saw over 1,000 patients and held another training with over 500 pastors. 2007 “Amazing 80” was held at Harvest; a goal of getting 80 businesses/individuals to participate in raising enough money to build a church structure in Liberia 2009 The first trip separate from Revive Liberia was a solo trip from Harvest Christian Church with 26 people. During this trip they gave away our first 8 water systems which were provided by a fundraiser by Harvest VBS, we held our first VBS, and led a women’s program. 2010 In May, Hope 2 Liberia incorporated and became recognized as a national non-profit headquartered in Muncie, IN. A trip was taken in October to purchase land from Old Pa Wrutoe. 2011 – We held our first medical trip in the country – A well was built in Wrutoe Village and another well was dug at our Hope land – The work was finished on Battery Factory Road Church 2012 A trip was taken to hold a pastor’s training – Ground was officially broken for the Hope Center 2013 Early in the year a dedication for the Hope Center took place while Hope Academy began under a tree on the Hope land. That fall our first group stayed at the Hope Center. A water purification system was put in for the Hope Center and Sonny Thomas joined our team as ourLiberian in-country director 2014 Sam visited Liberia alone during the ebola crisis to share that they were not alone. The foundation was laid for Hope Academy and the first teacher’s training was held. 2015 Aid was sent during the ebola crisis and 500 bags of rice were distributed. In July there was a teacher’s conference and the first school “graduation” (promotion) from kindergarten to 1st grade. In October, the roof of the school was put on with a crane truck. During this year the students moved from under the tree to inside the Hope Center to finally having classes in the school. 2016 The foundation of the lodge was laid; a building to be future housing for missionaries. Our first staff training was held. A well was put in at Sonny’s mom’s village in Sinkor. 2017 Further in the interior of the country, a water system was put in in Ganta. Kathy visited Uganda in the fall. The construction of the lodge was completed. The soccer field for Hope Academy was made. Our first full-time missionary, Lindsey Jeffers, moved into Hope Center at the end of the year. We sent two students, Peace and Motare, to agricultural college in Ganta. Hope Stories was written by Sam and published. The mission organization transitioned to the name HOPE2 due to God’s calling for us to reach more countries than just Liberia. 225 water systems were sent to Puerto Rico. 2018 Our first team traveled to Uganda. In Liberia, a natural disaster blew off the roof of the school and the lodge. Solar project construction to supply our Hope land with solar power. We visited the blind school and Gbarnga Central Prison for the first time. Our medical clinic for the school and community opened. 2019 A solar well was put in at Fairshake Village near River Cess as well as a solar well in Cape Mount. Hope Christian Church began. HOPE2 took an exploratory trip to Nicaragua, and water systems were sent to Vietnam and Thailand during crisis. 2020 The Sells family moved into lodge as HOPE2 missionaries just before the COVID-19 Pandemic begins. Hope Academy continued schooling via radio through the pandemic. We began a water system project at the prison in Gbarnga. After 6 months of travel limitations, a school roof celebration took place in August of 2020 for the completion of the school’s new roof. CORE training was held and Hope North agricultural land was established. 2021 The Rabenstein family moved into the lodge as missionaries. A young adult conference was held for the community with over 400 attendees. Leadership training took place in Uganda. The virtual mission trip was filmed and created. We held our first Annual Revive Retreat for missionaries serving in Liberia. Peace and Motare graduated from agricultural college. The Hope campus water tower was built. A wall was built at the blind school and a water system was installed there. Construction began on the HOPE2 apartments. A team traveled to Mexico on a mission trip. A new addition of a foyer was added to the school. A well was dug for Hope Academy. At the end of the year, Lindsey Jeffers moved back to Liberia. 2022 The water system was completed at the prison -An outdoor kitchen for school built and construction began on the school cafeteria – In Uganda, ground was broken for the Ugandan Hope Center – 54TEN Initiative began with the goal of holding pastor’s trainings in all 54 African countries over the next 10 years – Hope Academy’s youth group, Hope Youth Ministries (HYM), was started – Bathroom plumbing was installed at the blind school – Agricultural program began at Hope Academy under the guidance of our graduated students 2023 DMM discipleship training was held in Liberia – More pastor’s trainings were held in multiple countries for the second round of 54TEN – Motare hosted the first Farming God’s Way agricultural training