I
have been in Ghana for one month now and have quickly realized that life moves
very slow here, and I just have to accept that there is no real concept of time
here. If you tell someone to meet you at
3:30 they probably won’t show up until 6:00 and sometimes even later than that
haha you just have to go with the flow.
Since I arrived in Ghana 31 days ago I have had orientation is Accra,
then took the 15 hour drive from the south to the upper west region of Ghana,
Tumu. Since in Tumu I have had more
orientation with my supervisor Penny, Learning about the culture and discussing
what our ministries are going to look like. I have also have been working with
my language helpers Miriam and Rita trying to learn some of the local language
which is really fun, it’s amazing the
way the locals light up when you greet them in their own language. It has also been great to get to know Miriam
and Rita and make two really awesome friends.
Miriam’s story has really challenged me in my walk with Christ because
she is so committed to serving the Lord and her story encourages me to go
deeper in my walk with God and trust him so much more. Miriam is 19 and she is
the only Christian in her family and has experienced many trails because of it, but continues to place all her trust in God and prays for her family constantly and has so much faith that one day they will all serve Christ.
Miriam is so incredibly strong.
After lots of prayer and planning I
will be starting my ministries next week! So here is what I will be doing: One thing I really want to do is reach the
unchurched children so to do that I will be starting 4 different Kids Clubs, 3
in Tumu and 1 in a village outside of town. I will be sharing the Gospel with
these kids through story telling since this is an oral community and many
cannot read or write. We will be playing games and having fun building
relationships while teaching these kids who Jesus is so that they can begin to
build a relationship with Him. In Tumu
the schools are required to have a class on religious studies, so I will be
going to teach Christian Education to the primary 1 and primary 2 students at
the Vision Academy. I will also be
working with a sweet boy and teaching him how to read, He is 9 years old and is so hungry for more of God and has such a desire to know God and
read His word, he wants so badly to be able to read and I can’t wait to help
him reach his goal!
God
is so good and continues to strengthen me and guide me, I cannot thank Him
enough!
Prayer
request:
1. Pray for the kids clubs that God
would be speaking through me and that the kids would be receptive
2. Pray that I would continue to be
led by God each day
3.Pray for rain as it is greatly
needed in the upcoming months for farming and it is getting a bit hot here
without it haha
P.S. I will be posting as much as I can but the
internet here tends to not like me very much and doesn’t always want to work.
Blessings,
Josie
