Day 10 – Kanita Benson

February 10, 2021

This devotional is part of the Black Missionary Heroes Past and Present Series.

Kanita Benson

Missionary and Strategist in Delaware, USA

Read Esther 4:12–17

Kanita Benson is the founder and president of She Saves a Nation, a missions organization dedicated to empowering refugee girls as leaders. Her works extends across Kenya, Uganda, and Thailand. She Saves a Nation provides trauma healing, educational empowerment, and mentorship and leadership development for young girls who are the future leaders of their nations. Kanita was the 2019 award recipient for the Betsey Stockton Award from the National African American Missions Council.

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