Ghana
2007
Day 6
Wednesday
14th March 2007
We are mid way
through our trip and I thought I would give you an update on what’s going on
with the whole team. It’s a bit long but hopefully interesting!
Today the whole team (UK, USA & Ghanaians) travelled approx 1 ½ hours north
to a town called Outer Voya. We travelled in a convoy of 3 mini busses and one
car over unmade dirt roads through some spectacular jungle, occasionally coming
upon a path cut in the vegetation leading to a couple of huts where a family
lived.
The roads were very dusty and it was just like driving through thick fog except
it was thick red dust from the road. By the time we got to the town all the
vehicles had changed colour!
We split up into three groups: the medical clinic set up in the Market place
providing consultation with our three doctors (1 UK, 2 Ghanaian). All patients
had their blood pressure, temperature and pulse taken before seeing a doctor
then, depending on the diagnosis, a prescription would be written and dispensed
from our Pharmacy.
We also run a basic eye clinic providing reading glasses to those in need. After
an initial eye test by one of the team members a prescription would be written
for the appropriate strength of reading glasses ranging from +1.00 up to +4.00.
All drugs, medications and glasses have been donated by various organisations in
the USA. This year for the first time in the four years we have been running a
mission in Ghana we have had just enough supplies to run a clinic every day this
week. Whilst waiting to be seen by the medics, all patients and visitors are
preached and ministered to by our pastoral team and all are given the
opportunity to pray and receive Jesus into their lives. Please read the full
stats and pictures at www.epiusa.com.
Clinic
waiting room
The
Pharmacy
A Consulting Room
The Market
outreach team set up in the town centre and through music, singing and preaching
ministered to those who would listen. A large crowd of onlookers quickly
assembled and again God’s message was administered and all given the
opportunity to receive Jesus.
The assembly team ministered to three schools in the area, 2 primary schools and
one secondary school. At the first two schools we set up under trees in the open
air and the children came out and watched out side. We have found on this trip
we very rarely have the luxury of a solid floor to kneel on, mostly we are
working on dirt and so our trousers have taken quite a punishment.
The puppets too are suffering in the heat, due mainly to having hot and sweaty
arms inside them, so each night they are taken apart and laid out to dry! But
mainly they are in good spirits and don’t complain much (well the two boys
don’t) J
We saw approx 150 children at the first two schools then the third school was a
Catholic secondary school and the assembly was held in the big church, so the
whole school could join in - approx 550 excited children. So it was quite a
challenge, but the team all rose to the occasion and we preached the message to
all of them through 2 puppet songs and a sketch, the wordless book and a bible
game ...... great fun.
The main difference with assemblies in Ghana to those in the UK is that you can
actually ask the children if they wish to receive Jesus into their hearts and
then pray with them. Amazing!
We found out later that the Market outreach team saw some of the children and
they all remembered the puppet sketch’s message of saying sorry and what the
wordless book meant. That’s really gratifying to know your message is reaching
it’s target.
The Children love the Puppet sketch and as we found out, the message seems to be
getting through. So a big thanks to Jack and Sophia - they are now international
stars J.
I’m sorry this blog has gone on so long but a lot happened today and I thought
you would all like to hear what is happening out here. Sue has just returned
from the evening showing of the Jesus film where she gave her testimony. We are
both wacked out with the heat so we are going to bed now to recharge our
batteries.
Love to you all and thanks for your prayers - Adrian
Receiving
a 'Salvation
Bracelet'
John-Boy being John Boy Assembly
at the secondary school
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