Liberia

Biblical leadership and agriculture training in Monrovia.

Restoring Liberia.

One of One Kingdom’s best examples of cultural development is taking place in Monrovia, Liberia thanks to the efforts and vision of West Africa Ambassador Isaac Daye. 

Isaac Daye is a World Radio speaker and a man on a mission to expand the kingdom of God. All his life, Isaac has been preaching the Gospel and has been very effective. Some of his students wanted to go into ministry as well, but the only way for them to be supported as preachers would be to have an outside community—typically an American church—that supports their efforts. That is and has been the model for a long time for young missionaries with no other means.

But Isaac, through the Holy Spirit, saw a greater plan. In 2015, Isaac and his team founded the Restoration Bible and Agriculture Institute. RBAI’s goal is to educate and empower Liberians to expand the Kingdom in Liberia and beyond.

The idea is to train young, faithful Christians to preach the Gospel, make disciples, and receive a much-needed agriculture education. Students at RBAI go through a 2-year program of Gospel training and farming techniques so they can start a church—as well as a farm—to support their work. Students are mostly taught to grow Liberia’s main crop, cassava.

Cassava is a potato-like crop that grows abundantly in Liberia. In other parts of the world, specifically Latin America, it is called yucca. Cassava, much like rice and maize, is a major food staple in developing countries such as Liberia, because it is drought-tolerant, capable of growing in less than ideal conditions, and can be used in multiple ways. 

Graduates of the program trek back to their home villages where they begin preaching the Gospel and growing cassava, all the while teaching their neighbors to do the same. 

And like a mustard seed, the Kingdom of God in Liberia continues to expand. Isaac’s vision didn’t stop with RBAI. Cassava, once harvested, only lasts for about a week to ten days. That is why most cassava farmers export their cassava to Nigeria where it is turned into garri. Garri is a powdery, grain-type substance made from cassava and used in almost every meal in Liberia. Even though cassava is Liberia’s main crop, all garri in Liberia is imported in from Nigeria. Isaac has sought to change that. 

On the Restoration campus now sits the nation’s first garri processing machine. The plant will now be able to provide jobs for the local community and sell cheaper garri to the surrounding areas. The profits are going to go back into RBAI, sustaining the Gospel training work at the school. Not only that, the garri plant plans to purchase cassava from graduates of the program, giving them a market to sell to immediately after graduation. It is the first garri production in the whole country and hopefully will be a model for the rest of the nation.

Isaac has also started a trade school for women and a micro-finance program for the graduates to help them get their farms started. RBAI’s own radio station, Restoration FM, also broadcasts Gospel programs eight hours a day from their campus.

What began as an idea has started to transform a nation. Liberia was just in the stronghold of civil war less than 20 years ago. But now it is Kingdom territory. The Kingdom of God is not static—it’s on the move, it is advancing aggressively, and it cannot be stopped. While we talk a lot about Isaac and his vision, he’ll tell you that it’s only because of God this type of work is flourishing. 

Jesus talked about mustard seeds, wheat farms, and planting in good soil when describing the Kingdom. The very first job God gave to man was to farm. It should be no surprise that He heals the nation of Liberia through agriculture. 

All it takes is a seed.