Tag: Ghana
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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…
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Day 4 – Reflection
By Dru Lindsey Ghana has already changed my life in such a beautiful way. Today marks the 4th day of our journey, and my heart has already been filled with such a genuine joy. We traveled to the small village of Akramaman to do a Jesus camp, switch is basically a vacation bible school. We…
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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…
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A Ghanaian Easter
As Easter approaches our U.S. stores are filled with artificial grass, baskets, and chocolate Easter bunnies. People shop for new clothes and for traditional Easter dinner foods. Churches mark the approach to Easter with Palm Sunday services, Holy week services that walk participants through the last days of Jesus’ life and death, leading to the…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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We Found Her!
Two years ago Ghanaian Mothers’ Hope installed a computer lab at St. Paul’s Junior High School in an effort to help the students pass the B.E.C.E., Basic Education Certification Examination. All students in Ghana must pass this exam in order to enroll in High School. Since its inception in 2004, St. Paul’s has not had…
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Online vs In Line Shopping
While talking with my husband the other night he questioned why I needed to be in Ghana two weeks before my team arrives to run the Reading Camp. Well, a lot has to do with online vs in line shopping. There is no online shopping here in Ghana, so everything is in line or the…
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BE THE ONE!
Have you ever watch the beacon of a lighthouse shine into the darkness? As it guides ships to safety offering hope to anyone in its path. I feel our donors are like those lighthouses, offering beacons of hope to the children of Ghana. We received very good news this summer. The District Assembly in Amasaman, the regional government, is…
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