Jan 25, 2009 -
Port Angeles, WA – January 25, 2009 – A short-term mission team from Independent Bible Church in Port Angeles, Washington recently returned from Sierra Leone in West Africa. Serving with the non-profit organization, Children of the Nations (COTN), the three-person dental team led by Dr. Vern Swenson served in the remote community of Banta Mokelleh, approximately eight hours from the capital of Freetown. The severely underdeveloped community has very limited access to medical care, and dental facilities are almost non-existent. During the two-week trip, Dr.