Yassah Harry Family - New Americans Of The Month
/New American of the Month
On Sunday, October 5, Yassah Harry was baptized at Timothy Lutheran Church. Yassah's family was connected with Timothy church through CFNA Associate Tim Schrader and the CFNA sponsored monthly Health and Wellness Screening. Briefly, Yassha’s friend Mary, having attended the Clinic, put Yasssah in touch with Tim, who extended the link to Timothy.
The mother of eight children, Yassah grew up in a small Liberian village. Approximately 15 years ago the devastating Liberian civil war tore through that village and several others. Having watched her husband be executed by rebels, she fled to nearby Ivory Coast. After a period of time she and her family members were resettled in the USA, with St. Louis as their final destination.
By God’s grace, Yassah and her family have been blessed with friends and a better life since their arrival in America. Nevertheless, their troubles have not ended entirely. A little over a year ago son Morris was shot three times when he happened to be in the wrong part of town at the wrong time one night. Now almost fully recovered, he is able to play basketball during open gym night at Timothy. He is also a student at Forest Park Community College.
Yassah earns a living by cleaning offices most evenings. She and her family realize they will probably never have any real control over their lives, and have put everything into the hands of God. They also regard the members of Timothy and the associates of CFNA as among those who have helped them the most, especially during the past few years.
Information provided by Tim Schrader (Timothy Lutheran Church)