In late December, the village churches in Ghana gathered for their annual Convention at the “mother church”—the first village church, started 10 years before in 2009 and the closest church to town. In spite of the harmattan blowing in dust from the Sahara Desert, and in spite of the danger of bushfires razing a farmer’s field before it is harvested, sister church members left their homes and traveled to attend. Churches rented lorries, or trucks, so their members could go.

I can’t believe I have been back in the U. S. for almost a year! In July, I had the opportunity to go back to Ghana and spend some time with the leadership team and visit a few of the churches. It was good to see many of my friends again in Ghana, but the time passed too quickly. Pastor George and the ministry team in our meeting shared some exciting things that have been happening since I left. First, they just recently started a third Building Healthy Leaders class in ano

Sometimes, a season of change happens suddenly. Such was the case for missionary Oleta Witt in 2018. After assuming the position of director of Ghana ministries last year, Oleta immediately began training the assistant director, George Korah, to take the job. And, with God’s gracious help, the transition process went extremely well. After a brief visit to the U. S. last summer, Oleta returned to Ghana with a few more items on her to-do list. She checked them off quickly. Pa

For some years now the Ghana mission had not had convention, and it was in the light of this that Oleta and I thought it necessary to have convention this year. We approached one of our churches to seek their consent to host the rest of the churches, and they agreed to it. We were happy for them, as it is one of the smallest churches. I was actually encouraged about their willingness for it. This year’s convention, beginning December 30, saw a lot of people coming. We had ab

In case you missed my last update, I have been back home for about 2 months now. My Ghana visa expired this fall, right about the time that George was ready to take the reigns of leadership. So instead of going through the hassle of renewal, the board agreed for me to return home a few months early. It has been an adjustment to get back into the busy American lifestyle. In all the busyness, my mind often turns to Ghana and my friends there. It was hard to leave, but I felt