Sierra Leone

I went to Sierra Leone in the spring of 2022, part of a small team sent from Canby Alliance Church. For over 20 years, Canby Alliance has supported the missionary efforts of a native Sierra Leonian couple and their team. To date, they have planted five schools, three churches, and a medical clinic.

I took photos to be used in fundraising materials for the hospital they are working towards building in Lungi. The first couple photos were posed to show what medical care could look like in Lungi with the new missionary hospital. The rest showed what it is like today. Mainly, I focused on the medical clinic: the never empty waiting room, the inadequate supplies and space staff have to work with, and the varied emotions of those waiting for and receiving care. I strove to tell their stories with honesty while preserving their dignity.