bov october 2010 ghana mission
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Ghana October Mission OutreachReflection & Prayer Retreat, Education, Medical, Water, Prison Ministry
Ghana, Liverpool UK, North Carolina, Kansas, Ohio
Reflection & Prayer RetreatMaterial prepared by Dr. Evelyn C. Davis, SIL International
Goal For participants to have a time of
Reflection and Prayer – and prepare to lead short retreats
Objectives5. Personal time of retreat, rest, and
renewal6. Deepen intimacy with God, and hear
his voice7. Share his or her own spiritual
journey8. Seek a fresh anointing of the Holy
Spirit’s wisdom, power and creativity
9. Clear barriers that would hinder moving forward in the Lord’s direction
10. Be open to new challenges and new opportunities in the Lord’s service
15 Hour Journey to Tamale
65 Participants 18 Staff
Bibles & BlanketsNorthern Region Prisons Including Tamale Central Prison
Summary Dated 2/21/10
Prison Population Approximately 13,000
2007 Through 2009Bibles 9,079Blankets 984Prisons 23
October 2010 Bibles 550Blankets 550Prisons 5
Total Distribution Bibles 9,629Blankets 1,534Prisons 28
To G oBibles 3,374Blankets 11,466
Prisons 17
Next Step?
Tamale Central Prison
Team Meeting With Director General of Ghana Prisons
Medical InitiativeBanner Tells the Community We Are Coming
Paul & Grace Closius Tells Bible Stores to the School Children
4 Communities • Twerebo, Kawane-Anum, Ayikai-Doblo, Ablekuma (Medical Fair)
Mission• Distribute Treated Mosquitoes Nets• Discussed Hygiene Issues• Registered people for the National Health Insurance Program• Triage Treatment & Distribution of Medication
Medical Outreach
Putting information on the house for the medical team following behind
Dolores & Stella checking the information
Sandy visiting with a blind grandmother Alfred and Fr Bernard passing out mosquito nets
Clean Water Comes To Kwame-Anum
Safe drinking water is a critical infrastructure issue that impacts the health of many isolated communities Waterborne diseases stand at the top of Ghana’s public health issues.
Well Water and Poly Tank for Storage of Clean Water Over 200 Feet Down
Original Water Source from the Densu river for drinking, bathing, cooking & Livestock
Education
Cooking Class
Cookie and Drink for the Children
School Supplies being distributed
Children Telling Good-by
School Enrollment
Obeyeyie2009
Oduman 2010Twerebo 2010
St. Paul’s 2010
Schools
1. Twerebo . . . 2402. St. Paul’s . . 3613. Obeyeyie . . . 1104. Oduman . . . . 265. Buerko . . . . 108 Total . . . . 842
Projected School Openings
6. St. Justin’s 20117. Nsakina 201116.Buerko
New School 2012
St. Paul’s High School, LaOld Historical Renovated Building
Goals“Moral formation of studentsPrevention of teenage
pregnancySchool vs. work (There are no
child labor laws) Stop drug traffic in the
community and fight student and family addictions”
Thank You“The student are grateful to the
wife of the late Don Dixon for renovating one of the classrooms on the second floor in Don’s memory to be used as a visual art center”
Challenges
• Roof – Leeks Badly when it rains – (Funds Received from Barclay’s to complete roof)• Toilet Facilities not sufficient with increase enrollment – 2nd Floor facilities are not useable • Library – Students do not have a place to do their assignments or read• Computers – 9 were donated 2 work• Difficulties in paying fees - $123 per quarter – Issue teachers not paid adequately• Renovated Classrooms need to be re-wired – No lights available when the classrooms get dark
• Rain! Rain! Rain!
St. Justin’s Vocational Technical Institute Ground Floor Completed
School Opens January 2011
Old Toilet Facility
New Toilet Facility
ClassroomSt. Justin’s School
Front Entrance
ConstructionChurches & Schools
Christ The King Anglican Church Twerebo – House the Pre School
Twerebo Basic School Junior High
Oduman School Toilet Facility Oduman School
On Going Construction Projects
Obeyeyie School Open in 2009
Nsakina New School Under Construction Schedule to Open 2011
Buerko New School Under Construction Schedule to Open 2011
Buerko 1st School Open in 2009
An appeal from your mission committee . . . .When our Lord was about to depart to heaven, He gave to His beloved disciplestheir assignment: they were to be endured with the power of the Holy Spirit, and in that power they were to witness “to the uttermost part of the earth” (Acts 1:8). One day the day of grace will come to an end. There is still room in our Father’s house. But soon the door will be forever closed. God is undeniably the author of missions. It is the whole duty of the whole church to preach the whole gospel to the whole world. Be an opener of doors in Charlotte, the Appalachia Mountains, Philippines, Peru, Haiti, Ghana . . . It does not matter where . . . Commit your time, talent, and resources. No gift is too small no amount of effort is too small.
Christ’s last command should indeed be our first concern. Missions!
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