God Speaks to Liberians at Home and Abroad is the Authors call to all Liberians to prioritize covenant faithfulness to God, the rebuilding of Liberia, reconciliation, forgiveness and good stewardship that can lead to total freedom for all Liberians. Liberians at home refers to politicians, civil servants, religious leaders, business people, farmers, community leaders, chiefs, elders, students, etc., who did not leave the country since the emergence of the bloody and senseless war created as the result of power greed. These persons experienced every bit of the war, for they had nowhere to run. Thousands were killed in cold blood at the hand of wicked men and women who claimed to be liberators. Other refuses to die outside their motherland and they cried, It is better for me to die in my own country than to die in next men country. Liberians Abroad refers to those Liberians who have left the country prior to the civil for the purpose of education, economic prosperity or greener pastures, but failed to help develop Liberia. Some of those Liberians say the worse things about homeland. The next group in this category are those Liberians who were forced to fl ee the country because of the war and found themselves in refugee camps around the world. These are the most hurt people in that they lost their homes, properties, love ones and freedom. It my prayer that as we read and reflect on the message of the Book of Haggai, you will take consolation in the word of God like the children of Israel, who lived in exile for seventy years. Finally, they returned home and began to rebuild their nation. As we sit by our rivers of Babylon, we should remember Liberia, our Zion, and Sweet Land of liberty.

Our God Is Able bears witness to the marvelous miracle: mighty signs and great wonders and gifts of and through the Holy Spirit in accordance with Gods will made manifest even in these end times, as it was when Jesus the Lord walked the shores of Galilee. The Lord our God is the only true and living God! He exercises dominion over all His works. He is eternally unchangeable in His nature and character, love, grace, and power to save, heal, and deliver. His Word is true, all-powerful, and does what it says. The Holy Bible is filled with amazing revelations about the kingdom of God with its transforming power: therein Jesus preached, taught, healed diverse sickness and diseases, saved, delivered, set the captives free, broke social barriers, and raised the dead! Alleluia! These things were written for our example and application by the power and authority in His holy name! Come what may, it is not over until God says it is over! The greatest miracle, however, is healing and wholeness of a sin-sicked soul! It is by, with, and through the Spirit of grace and truth that our lives were spared, and we overcame various captivitiespersonal challenges, the bloody (un)civil war, and most especially, a life-threatening situation. If the Lord God Almighty hadnt sent us help from above, it would have all been long over.

Every year since 1848 Liberian presidents have delivered a state of the nation address to the Liberian National Legislature reflecting the various facets of the political, social, economic and ethno-cultural situation of the country. Liberia, the first and – for more than a century – the only independent state in Sub-Saharan Africa, was founded in 1822 by an assortment of American non-governmental organizations as an asylum for black Americans. Similar to a comprehensive longitudinal study, this collection of speeches describes the social and economic development of an African country over a time span of more than a century and a half, from 1848 until 2010. As such, it represents the first major research contribution to the history of the political system of one of the first countries of the continent to attain independence. The speeches illuminate the area of conflict between the autochthonous and the black emigrant populations and also documents the relations with the U.S. as "founding nation" and constitutional role model, especially in the 19th century. The presidents' speeches are a rich source of information for gaining a better understanding of Liberia's past and the country's current challenges and future prospects. With The Annual Messages of the Presidents of Liberia 1848–2010, the speeches scattered in various Liberian and American archives and libraries have now for the first time been collected and reconstructed in one single edition. Biographies of the presidents and a scholarly introduction by the editor supplement the 146 speeches. The edition is a valuable source of information on the history and political situation of Africa during the past 163 years. The editor and publisher D. Elwood Dunn teaches political science at Sewanee: The University of the South. From 1974 until 1980 he served in the government of Liberia, becoming a member of the cabinet in 1979. He was editor of the Liberian Studies Journal from 1985 until 1995.