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

Educational & Fun

Hearse Worship Time

Good FoodSlave Castle

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!