Tag: Africa

  • I know the plans I have for you….

    It is Thursday evening, 8:08pm in Accra. Tomorrow at this time the last poem will have been read, the words echoing on the evening breeze. The last song sung, notes will fade away into the villages. Treasured new books will have been carried home by children who may have no other books at all. The…

  • GOD PROVIDES

    BY Selena Granillo-Vera In education, we all wish to have a facility where we learn and enjoy to being. Today we traveled to Boate and got to experience a different type of education. Education where God blessed them 2 years ago with computers filled with all the information they will need to succeed, without access…

  • It’s Hard to Say Goodbye

    by Faith Holtz – Day 5 Today was our last day at Akramaman. As a group we visited this village not fully understanding the hold they would have on us. Although we only spent 4 days at the Kg school painting and getting to know the children, they now hold a permanent spot in my…

  • Pan-Africanism

    Jason Richard Boley, Jr. Separation is a result of sin. Our sin caused the separation between humankind and God. Thankfully Jesus came so we no longer are separated from God. Sin is also the cause of separation between humankind. But thankfully there have been people in history and modern times fighting for unity.  We see…

  • Day One – Rilee Ann Jones, Sterling College

    Wednesday, May 15, 2024 Today was the first day we were on the ground. We arrived at the airport early this morning. When we got all our luggage, we made our way outside to find Debi, Comfort, and Caroline holding a banner to welcome us. From there we headed over to the hotel for just…

  • Making a difference; one step at a time!

    By Johanna Federwisch As a teacher from the US coming to Ghana to teach, my expectations for teaching kids here was more of a dream and excitement than a reality. As we traveled here my thoughts and questions surrounding working with the students and teachers changed to “what do the kids actually learn about? Do…

  • I think I can, I think I can

    This car is now 15 years old and still thinks it can. It had 60,000+ miles on it when we purchased it, thanks to Church of the Redeemer in Sarsota. Now the odometer has turned over, and over and I cannot even imagine how many miles it has traveled. This was yesterday when we traveled…

  • One Child at a Time by Janet Neumann, US Volunteer

    Day one of reading camp for me was both familiar and yet, new.  In past years, as the bus with Ghanaian Mothers’ Hope volunteers drives up to a school, smiling children would come running.  I love seeing the children waving and calling out “Auntie Janet, Auntie Janet.” This year my greeting was much quieter, which…

  • Simon Says . . . . . . by Debi Frock

    Have you ever moved and had to endure that first day in a new school? Do you remember the butterflies jumping around in your stomach? I am sure that is the feeling many of these teachers had on Friday as we facilitated the teacher training here in Ghana. Each year as we prepare for our…

  • This says it all by Debi Frock

    This says it all by Debi Frock

    Fourteen years ago I prayed that I could help to empower a few girls in small villages, like Akramaman, to go to school. At that time, only 40% of girls finished third grade. 2015 statistics show that 95% of girls finished 6th grade. What a difference.