Summing up the trip

Village of Hope (VOH) is a medical center, an orphanage and a school. But it's also more than that. It is a christian environment for the kids to grow up in. They have devos every morning. There are Bible classes 3 nights a week and church on Sunday. It is a great place to grow in the Christian faith.

VOH has come a long way since last year. The school is now finished; it has three floors and is painted. They have added several new buildings. There is a new library/study. They just finished a staff house. Another children's home is almost finished too. The school now has over 500 kids; almost twice as many as last year. There are two dorms for kids who live farther away than walking distance. A new church building is under construction. It's a great place.

We worked on computers because we believe in what VOH is doing and wanted our time to be spent for a good cause. We fixed the computers at Village of Hope and taught the teachers some new things about computers. We wanted the teachers to use them as part of their class and for research. I think some of them will start to use the computers as part of their class. In working at VOH we are improving the learning for the next generation of Ghanaians. We're doing our small part of making VOH a better place.

This year we got to spend more time visiting with people. We got to meet new people, and spend time with friends from last year. Even though we spent more time in Ghana last year, we were always working in the labs. This year we got to spend more than one day with the kids. We stayed in their house and I learned their games. We made new friends and worked alongside acquaintances. We were also helped out by a stranger. We got to stay with a friend at his house in Amasaman. We got to experience their life style, so we better understand the people in Ghana. We worshiped alongside fellow believers half way around the world. They put their all into worship; it was such a blessing to worship with them.

This trip was a great experience, and a blessing. The people are so wonderful to talk to, and the kids were so fun to play with. This is a trip I will remember for a long time.