NAIROBI, Kenya, May 8 -- Minister Mercy Hinneh, a U.S.-based Liberian-American faith leader and humanitarian, is spearheading a major international outreach initiative as God's Blueprint Foundation expands its humanitarian operations across East Africa, with plans to extend assistance to West Africa, including Liberia.

BY: Mac Eric Garmoyou Freeman, contributing writer

Hinneh, an ordained minister with years of ministry experience, said the organization's mission was inspired by what she describes as a divine calling to serve vulnerable communities beyond the church.

"I started the ministry, and things were going well, but I kept receiving visions from the Lord urging me to do more," Hinneh said during an outreach event in Nairobi.

"A...