Everyone is Almost Here!

Greeting from Ghana!

The Wills Family and myself are currently at Manna Mission helping prepare for the arrival of the team on Sunday morning. The Manna Mission staff is also hard at work preparing beds, food and other things that need to be done to house and feed 49 people.

It is my first time at Mann Mission and I have been very impressed by the Christ –centered focus here. The people are very kind and joyful and I am excited to be working with them.

Please continue to pray for a safe arrival of the team. Also pray that God will work through us these next couple weeks as we provide Christ-centered medical care for the people in and around Teshie, Ghana.

Final Meeting

On Sunday night the team met for our final meeting before the trip. A lot of information was covered and the team had a great time of corporate prayer at the end of the meeting. We learned about some cultural practices specific to Ghana, some logistical planning and talked about spiritual warfare.

Spiritual warfare is a seldom spoken about topic in America, yet the Bible speaks of it very frequently. If the God's people are doing things to bring glory to the Saviour, then the Enemy wants to get his evil hands involved and destroy it. The battle is not against flesh and bones, but it is real and we covet any prayersfor our team.

Most of the team will see each other for a full day training on Friday before the team departs on Saturday. Morgan and his family will be leaving Wednesday for Ghana to help prepare for the team.

Please keep praying for us for:

1. Safety.
2. That God opens the heart of the people we will be interacting with and that we proclaim His Gospel fearlessly.
3. And mostly that God is glorified through us!

Pill-Popping Party Pictures

These pictures were taken at Friday night's Pill-Popping party where team members prepared for the trip by organizing and getting together medical supplies. Also, clothes were dipped in Permetherin for mosquito protection (it doesn't just repel, but when the little bugs fly by it they drop dead!) There is more to come.

Pictures from SMI meetings

Ghana

“I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.”

(John 12:24)

This summer as a team of medical professionals and students we're going to Ghana to work at Manna Mission Hosptial. We'll be writing more about it as we continue to prepare and we'll try to put up pictures of the prep, the trip and the return. You can check the blog to see what's going on and feel free to leave notes or ask questions. Below is a summary of the trip and what it's all about...

Where is Ghana?

West Africa

What is Manna Mission Hospital?

„ Indigenous, nonprofit organization with a church, hospital, grade school, and bible college
„ In the village of Teshie, on the outskirts of Accra

Why are we going?

Assist the personnel at Manna Mission as they meet the medical and spiritual needs of patients in southern Ghana.

Help participants explore what it means to become integrated followers of Jesus Christ in the fields of medicine and nursing by serving and learning together in a cross-cultural setting.

Who's going?
„ 12 Nursing Students
„ 6 Medical Students from Vanderbilt
„ 20 Providers and support staff (Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, RN’s, spouses)
„ 5 kids!

What are we going to do?
„ Providing medical education, mentoring, and encouragement to the health care providers and staff at Manna
„ Ministering in multiple settings including “bush” clinics in underserved areas, pharmacy, vision clinics, door-to-door outreach, and children's ministry
„ Mentoring the participating medical and nursing students as they explore what it means to become integrated followers of Jesus Christ in their chosen fields.

How are we going to do it?
„ With the prayer and financial Support of our families, friends, and churches

How you can be a part of it...

Pray for our team
„ Preparations
„ Raising Funds
„ Health and Safety
„ Travel Dates: June 20 – July 5

Financial Support
„ Total Cost of $150,000
„ $3,500 Per Participant
„ Travel Expenses and Supplies
„ Gifts are Tax Deductable and can be made to African Leadership with SMI 2008 in the memo line.