Liberian Missionary and Industrial Project in Action (1952) In 1952, R.G. LeTourneau sent a landing ship to the coast of Liberia with the goals of land and agricultural development as well as colonization and evangelism. This silent footage captures the ship’s dedication ceremony in Vicksburg, Mississippi, its arrival in Liberia’s Baffu Bay, and the construction of “Tournata,” the village that developed around the group’s industrial and missionary work.