Episode 65: You Are My Mother [originally Episode 66]

The name her birth parents gave her included a Bassa tribal word that means "God's Power." Nobody could know in 1950's Liberia how she'd come to depend on that power. Born into impossible odds to a traditional father who declared, "girls have no value," she contracted polio at two losing the full use of her right leg. Her mother refused to give up on her, taking her from bush doctor to bush doctor to find a cure. When a missionary couple offered to give her the care she needed and raise her as their own, everything changed. Everything. She would become strong spiritually, intellectually, physically and emotionally. And then she would be foisted into the middle of a civil war that would require her to mother others.Join Kat Silverglate, founder of the Mobile Mission Project at The Ridiculous Hour Foundations, as we hear the story of Rosana Schaack, former Liberian representative and founder of THINK Liberia, a mission designed to create safety-nests for the care of Liberian girls recovering from war and abuse.This Episode announces the content of The Ridiculous Hour Foundation's 65th Mobile Mission. To receive a free mission pack, contact us at theridiculoushour.com.