When the needs are so great...

When the needs are in your face obvious, twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, it's overwhelming.

It's easy to give into the feeling that you could never make a difference, not even a dent, in helping to meet the massive amount of needs.

It's easy to feel hopeless.

Until you bring your focus in closer, until you find one person, one way, you can help.

Like finding a way for Margaret to get surgery for the growths on her face and head and body.

Or mentoring 24 young women in a class on passion for Jesus and keeping themselves sexually pure.

Or finding sponsors in the U.S. to give monthly to the Canaan Life project, which helps with vocational training and small business start up for Ghanaians, one person at a time.

Or digging a well so one village can have good, clean water and an irrigation system for their crops.

When we were in Ghana in April, an engineer friend from our church joined us there to plan where and how to dig that well.

A village was chosen, plans were drawn up.

But then, leadership of that village made decisions that shut that project down.

We had done an impromptu outreach in another village, Homabenase, while there, and my kids have participated in two more outreaches in Homabenase since.

We've sent shoes for the children.

(We need at least 500 more pairs!)

Inquiries were made to the village leadership about land to dig a well for the village.

They were taken to a plot of land and told that this piece of land was named "Canaan Life"!

Confirmation. God had led us to the place He wanted us to focus on.

One place where we could make a difference.

Still following,

Elizabeth

(Please pray for Ghana, their president died unexpectedly yesterday.)

From Ghana's Facebook page:

Ghana

Yesterday

The President of the Republic of Ghana, John Atta Mills, has passed away. He died at the 37 Military Hospital earlier today. Our condolences go out to his family and loved ones.

May he rest in perfect peace. And may our dear country and all who love it find peace and unity in the aftermath.

AN EXERPT FROM MY DAUGHTER'S NEWSLETTER:

A Change in Plans

As we shared in our last newsletter, we have been preparing a water and farming irrigation project for the village of Ankaam. Sadly, since our last update, things have changed. All available land for farming had been leased by the chief to the Chinese for gold mining. The chief has taken the money and moved to the city.   There is no land left for the project or the people. Please pray for Ankaam. The Chinese mine the land and leave it unusable, creating hardships for the people.



We felt led to pursue the project in a new location, Homabenase. The village God has placed in our hearts. We met with the chiefs assistants and elders, and they gave us their blessing. We were even offered a piece of land to use for farming. The name of the land is “Canaan Life”. What a confirmation that we are on the right track!



The project is on, and tentatively scheduled for January. A well will be drilled, providing water for domestic use, and irrigating two acres for year-round farming. The projects cost is $20,000. If you would like to make a donation, please visit our website or contact us.

Passion and Purity

T. and I have been teaching a class on passion and purity, based on the Elisabeth Elliot book of the same name. We have 24 faithful attendees. These girls have become dear to our hearts, and we pray that the truths they are learning will go deep. Those who attend regularly and complete the work, and who choose to make a commitment to Christ to remain pure and wait for their make wwill receive a purity ring at the end of class.

Margaret

We met Margaret through our purity class. Margaret has several growths on her head, back, legs, and arms. Her father passed away two years ago when the growths first appeared, leaving her mother to care for Margaret and her siblings. Her mother was unable to pay for Margaret’s medical expenses, and has been praying for help ever since. With the help of our friend Francis, Margaret went to see the doctor, and has begun to receive treatment. We were able to sign her up for National Health Insurance ($20 USD for a year), which will help cover her treatments! Praise the Lord, for answering the prayers of a mother!!

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