14 years ago almost to this very day, I came to Sierra Leone. I was your classic 'white man' from America who had no idea this country existed or that Africa was a continent and not a country.

If I’d known the physical challenges/changes I was signing up for when I boarded the plane …

• no electricity

• bucket showers

• sweaty poda poda rides

• rice for every meal

• run belleh

or the mental/emotional challenges …

• learning a new language

• being a minority in a new land

• homesickness

• betrayal

• questioning if what I believed was true

I can’t 100% certainly tell you that I would have still agreed to come _just being honest.

But it’s a catch-22 because I know what all those challenges and experiences did for me when I stepped on that plane to return to the USA 2 years later.

I wasn’t the same person

I came here as a prideful, immature, and insecure boy. I left a confident, humble, and purpose-driven man. So, for those who know me as Krio Borbor, this is where it all started.

Nick Wood, from Utah at age 19 was assigned a two-year humanitarian mission to Sierra Leone in 2010. A Latter-day Saints missionary, Krio Borbor laments, 'It was the experience of a lifetime and it certainly changed me forever.'

Now, he lives in the country with his family after completing his Mormon missionary assignments.

He has a large following on Instagram, where he records his adventures in Sierra Leone and his passion for the language and culture.

Responding to critics, Krio Borbor revealed that since his arrival, he hasn't earned any money in Sierra Leone.

BBC Africa took notice and produced a video back in 2019. The reaction of many Sierra Leoneans to the BBC Africa video of this former Mormon missionary Nick Wood aka. Krio Borbor and his stay in Sierra Leone, suggest unrecognized elements of white privilege or supremacy ~ thoughts from a Wakanda Warrior.

Fast forward to ‘The reaction’ to Apr 11, 2024, from Sierra Leone: Krio Borbor on his Twitter handle—

So, the question is: ‘White privilege or a life of humility?’

Humility in the Bible is presented as the practice of meekness, obedience to God, respect for self and others, submissiveness, and modesty (Colossians 3:12-13). People with humility put others' needs before their own, sacrificing for the love of others.

So, the question is: White privilege or a life of humility? You decide.

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