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The marriage of Bro. Jenkins and Sis. Patience in Lofa Community, Monrovia

James Fasuekoi

Proverbs 18:22 HE WHO FINDS A WIFE FINDS A GOOD THING AND OBTAINS FAVOR FROM THE LORD.

Their wedding convoy couldn’t make its way to the church’s doorsteps, for the motor road in this Bernard Farm, Lofa Community neighborhood, isn’t yet extended to Prayer Chapel International Ministries where wedding took place and that wasn’t any big deal for the couple. Indeed, the groom, Bro. Jenkins Maneah, seemed more than happy, picking up the tail of his newly wedded wife’s gown as both gently walked over a thin wooden bridge to get to their convoy after their wedding, Saturday, Dec. 28. In their wedding brochure, the couple titled the event, JENKINS WEDS PATIENCE. In it too, each wrote out his/her vows. PATIENCE: “Jenkins Maneah, I am so happy and blessed to have you as my dear husband. I promise from this moment on, my life, body and heart belong to God first, and to you. I promise to stand by you, in good times and comfort you whenever you are downhearted, you are my love, best friend, partner for life and above all, my happiness. I love you sweet heart…” Bro. JENKINS’ vow was a bit shorter: “Patience, my beautiful and lovely wife, from the day we met, I knew I had found my lost rib. You went through the test of time, but you remain[ed] committed to me and only me. I promise to spend the rest of my life with you, Patience…..” The marriage was done in extraordinary styles, with at least twelve groomsmen standing alongside Bro. Jenkins, while the bride carried eleven bridesmaids behind her. The color for the occasion was a royal type, gold, purple and white and the ceremony was witnessed by hundreds including relatives, friends and well-wishers. The couple come from the great county of Nimba, and so are the parents of both. Patience Sipi is the daughter of Mr. Saye Sipi and Mrs. John Sipi, while late Mr. James Maneah and Mrs. Sarah Maneah are parents of the groom. The officiating Clergy included the following: Pastors Aloysious S. Konah, Pastor In Charge; Mother Devine G.K. Konah, Mother of the House; Pastor Prince Blamo, Pastor In Charge, and Mother Ida Blamo, Mother of the House, all from Prayer Chapel International Ministries, within Monrovia. Among staff at the Joseph Nyuma Boakai Foundation attending the occasion were: Alicia B. Kortee, Hannah W. Saah, Teta M. Harris, John Lakay and this writer. They presented a present to the bride whose brother, Bill Sipi, also works with the JNB Foundation. See this special pictorial by Ruth G. Gaye & James Kokulo Fasuekoi.

Groom Jenkins holds the tail portion of Patience’s wedding gown as both gently cross a wooden bridge outside the church where they got married Saturday, December 28, 2024.

Patience’s father is seen here walking alongside her into the aisles.
A soldier from Liberia’s National Army closely follows the bride and her father into the aisles.
Bridesmaids and groomsmen lined up in the church’s aisles to receive bride.
Gone are the days when only a few designated photographers stood by church altars to film wedding processions. Now, to be able as a photographer to come out of a wedding with great images one has to be a savvy photographer to do so as “Citizen Journalists” including almost everyone attending a wedding ceremony now wants to create a portfolio of some kind for themselves, making news photographers’ work a tough job!
Bridesmaids marching
Ms. Hannah W. Saah of the JNB Foundation (L) and Mrs. Ruth G. Gaye, attending Jenkins and Patience wedding at Bernard Farm, Lofa Community.
Staff of JNB Foundation at Jenkins and Patience wedding Saturday. L-R are, Fasuekoi, Alicia, Teta, Hannah and Lakay.
James Kokulo Fasuekoi at the ceremony.