Adequate Advocate

 It has been a personal goal of ours to try and visit and encourage our brethren working in other congregations. God has since opened many doors for us to do that. Bolga Men’s Retreat This March, our family made a commitment to travel up to Bolgatanga in the Northern Region of Ghana. This region is very HOT and really dry as it is closer to the Sahara desert. It was a long 10 hour drive from Kumasi to get there. The bad roads didn’t help the kids’ car sickness either but we were thankful to make it safely!  Upon arrival we were able to meet and encourage the evangelist, Adam Akola, & family who are serving up there and are running a Christian School as well. It was refreshing to see their dedicated work, be encouraged by them, and encourage as well. We took along Zion’s classmate, Benjamin Opoku (whose father is the local evangelist in a town near Kumasi), so he could see what it is like to serve the Lord in other parts of Ghana. I took Zion and Benjamin with me fo...

It is a privilege to be alive and to be able to serve in the Lord’s Kingdom! God has been good to us and has seen us safely into a new year and given us the strength as well as the opportunity to serve on a daily basis. This blog post is long overdue but we hope you enjoy! Since January 2014, the daycare has been growing! We have had many new admissions for the daycare/preschool Kingdom Kids International Daycare which we began just 16 months ago with one teacher and 10 children.  As of February 2014 we are currently maxed out with 75 kids and now employing 11 teachers and assistants. We have to turn others away or put them onto a waiting list because we do not have enough space to cater for all the children who would like to come. We even raised the fees, haven’t done any advertising, and our signboard was knocked down by a tree yet we still have people coming almost daily to ask about admission!  Truly it seems like God has chosen to bless this Business as Mission p...

This year's Youth Camp for older teens was held in the village of Akokoaso! We had about 20 campers from all over Ghana and Togo. The theme of the camp was "Warriors For Christ"!  We had great teaching from a variety of men, had fun and challenging activities, camp fires, etc.  We had a true village experience as Akokoaso has no running water or electricity and we topped off all the warrior challenges with a hike to a mountain in a nearby village. It was a long 4 hour hike led by Mr. Jeff Hostetter and a local camper as guide. We had a great team of volunteers from the church who helped everything to be a success. It was encouraging to see many develop their French abilities just to help communicate with our francophone Togo campers. The Hike begins Almost at the top of the mountain Happy to be victorious Hikers!  Though some cried, some were carried, all fell several times, and most were exhausted; we were all strengthened in our character through this chall...

In August 2013, we had the first kids camp we've ever had. The age range was from 10 to 14. It was held in Kumasi, but we had participants from all over the country. It was great and exciting! The theme was "Bible Basics Bootcamp". We gave an overview of the Patriarchal Age, the Mosaic Age, and also the Christian Age. We also had lots of skits, Bible videos, activities and crafts, and also great recreation! Walking to the near-by university for recreation time Craft time - making the tabernacle out of playdough Lesson time with Mrs. Melissa teaching Busily working on memorizing verses Recreation time! Team challenges! KP duty with happy volunteers Music time! Volunteers cooking for the 50+ campers in our "ultra-modern" outdoor "kitchen"! :) Fun at the university pool - a first ever experience for many of these kids! Group picture! The Camp was a great opportunity for our youth in the church to serve as...

    A highlight of our summer was being blessed to have Ivy Brothers, Melissa Lewis, and Tiffany Moore come visit us from the US! I went down to Accra to meet them at the airport. We spent the night in Accra and visited two families in the Church there. In Accra with my sister's family and our three visitors As soon as we arrived in Kumasi, we had an hour to get ready and then it was time for the first annual closing program for the Daycare which my wife had helped the children and teachers prepare for. The youngest children in the Daycare with Teacher Cynthia and assistant Miss Blessing Teacher Cynthia leading some of her students Teacher Margaret leading her kids Jessica leading her students Showcasing the amazing work that these 4-6 year-olds have accomplished in the year This daycare was begun with the purpose of meeting a need in the community (although we believe it is best when mothers can care for their own children we realize that many don...