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    Day Two by Zach Neumann

    Day Two by Zach Neumann

    A small, dark blue school bus makes its way down a dirt road through the African bush. On either side, the passing scenery is of towering palm trees bending under the weight of coconuts and the dense, green foliage of cocoa trees with their pods hanging from the trunk like fat, green missiles. As we…

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    Day One of Reading Camp in Boate by Merle Holsinger and Carys Cox

    Day One of Reading Camp in Boate by Merle Holsinger and Carys Cox

    Merle is a retired engineer and former Peace Corps volunteer. Merle has been a long time supporter of Ghanaian Mothers’ Hope. He brought his granddaughter, Carys Cox with him. From Merle: Monday, August 5, 2019. Botheau, Ghana.  This is the first day that we have actually worked in the village of Boate at the Reading…

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    Experiencing Culture by Ben & Aiden Spiker

    Experiencing Culture by Ben & Aiden Spiker

    This year we are so fortunate to have three parent/grandparent – child pairs traveling with us. Ben Spiker, a long standing board member, brought his son Aiden with him. Aiden has grown up with Ghanaian Mothers’ Hope. From Ben: On Saturday, the team had the opportunity to travel a few hours from Accra to Kakum…

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    And So It Begins. . . Reading Camp Training. . . . by Martina Kinslow

    And So It Begins. . . Reading Camp Training. . . . by Martina Kinslow

    Debi asked me to give some impressions of the team’s first day going to the Reading Camp Training.   On the road to Akramaman last Thursday, we had to eat our breakfast in the bus by by peeling eggs or making peanut butter sandwiches. One experienced volunteer would remind us to take our malaria drugs. All…

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    The best laid plans. . . . . . .

    The best laid plans. . . . . . .

    CAN TURN OUT AWESOME!!!! Tuesday morning nine GMH volunteers arrived in Ghana. Becki and Bruce Neumann and Zach and Janet Neumann have been wonderful dedicated volunteers who have traveled here many time. They were joined with Jason Wheeler and his daughter Tabitha, Merele Holsinger and his granddaughter Carys, and Martina Kinslow.  By the time you read…

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    Me and You

    Me and You

    Last week I had the pleasure of doing a book and cultural exchange with the second grade of Alta Vista Elementary School. After reading “The Ghanaian Goldilocks” and “Clifford at the Circus,” I had the pleasure of introducing Ghanaian culture to each class. I was not prepared for so many questions but the children were…

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    Boy is it hot in Ghana

    Boy is it hot in Ghana

    I am sitting here in my room in Ghana with no electricity, sweltering.  Thankfully my trusty Mac Book Air has a long battery life. My WiFi unit has a full change, and I can finally share with you why I would travel to Ghana in March, the hottest time of the year. This book, “The…

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    Sew perfect. . . . no it’s not misspelled

    Sew perfect. . . . no it’s not misspelled

    Last summer I received a Facebook message from a friend from my days at Epiphany Episcopal Church in Timonium, Maryland. Susie Necker and I had been former choir members and our children had grown up together in Springdale. Now she lives in South Carolina and I’m in Florida. Our daughters reconnected us on Facebook and…

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    I’ll See You Next Year . . . . . . . . by Joanna Haslem

    I’ll See You Next Year . . . . . . . . by Joanna Haslem

    While the rest of the team left last Sunday, I stayed an extra week to work at theReading Camp in Akramaman . It was quite a difference from teaching in Boate.  At the latter school, children had never before experienced Reading Camp.  At first, they were very shy and quiet.  It took nearly the full…

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    What is Reading Camp? by Solomon Worlako Amesimeku

    What is Reading Camp? by Solomon Worlako Amesimeku

    I came to the GMH Summer Reading Camp, 2018, wondering exactly how it is going to be like. I was expecting it’s just going to be lots of reading. To be candid, the GMH Reading Camp is a lot more than I expected. It’s got lots of fun filled activities, that arouse and sustain the…