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Betty Monwoan Krua

Stoughton, MA, USA

June 15, 1935 - June 11, 2021

Jun 15, 1935 - Jun 11, 2021

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Betty Monwoan Krua was born on June 15, 1935 unto the union of Mr. and Mrs. Diah Nenwongbay in Gbleah, Nimba County, Liberia. Ma Betty was the first daughter and the second child of five sons and daughters.

At an early age, Ma Betty accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior. She later married her first husband, the late Willie Toweh. This union was blessed with two beautiful daughters – Meeki and Rachel. Together, they lived in Toweh Town, Nimba County, where Ma Betty became an active and prominent member of the Toweh Town Baptist Church. She used her gift of singing to bring joy and comfort to so many. Singing was her way of serving the Lord and church conferences, seminars, and workshops provided an excellent stage to use her gift.

A sociable community leader, Ma Betty has always embodied joy and vitality. Besides her sweet-sounding voice, anyone who met Ma Betty always remembered her glowing smile. She used her ebullient personality to make things happen in her community. Her older brother affectionately called her “Lay-ne-ne,” which means a woman who knows how to spice her words to convince others.

Although she lacked western education, Ma Betty possessed a wealth of knowledge. Her brilliance shone in her practice of herbalism. She primarily focused on concocting mixtures to assist with fertility issues in women. One of her famous sayings translates to mean “I am not educated, but I know what I know - I am smart.”

Due to the Liberian Civil War, Ma Betty moved to Guinea between 2003 and 2004 in search of safety. While awaiting resettlement to the U.S. as a refugee, she lost her oldest daughter, Meeki, in Liberia. This bitter experience with death made her consider no longer journeying to the U.S. However, her only surviving daughter encouraged her to make the journey to the U.S., and she finally arrived as a refugee in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in October 2005.

Those close to Ma Betty saw her testimony and life story to be no different from that of Naomi from the Bible. Throughout the trauma and trials in life, Ma Betty stood the test of time, using her gift of song to praise the Lord with a glowing smile on her face. While living in Minneapolis, Ma Betty was dealt yet another blow when her daughter Rachel experienced complications during childbirth and entered a coma for years, although the child survived unscathed.

At her newly adopted First Baptist Church in Coons Rapids, MN, Ma Betty’s resilience and commitment to continue serving the Lord despite her daughter's illness inspired many families and friends. They supported Ma Betty until her daughter died in 2014, a memory that Ma Betty cherished to her grave.

After the death of Rachel, Ma Betty was remarried to Rev. Mahn C. Krua of the 12th Baptist Church and moved to Boston, Massachusetts. She joined Rev. Krua, who was already blessed with 14 children and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A passion of Rev. Krua, renovating the Ziah Mission School that was ravaged by civil war, became the couple’s purpose and mission before retirement. A new 12-classroom building is underway at Ziah Mission School.

Ma Betty leaves behind Rev. Mahn C. Krua, her older brother Papa Diah, younger sisters Ma Mary and Ma Annie, and her younger brother Thomas. She also leaves behind 11 grandchildren and 51 great-grandchildren. Throughout her life, Ma Betty was blessed with the gift of raising children. Her home was always full of children, and she worked hard to provide food for her family.

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