Literacy Program a Big Success!

We just finished the second full week of Literacy Training for Church of Christ preachers and leaders in Ghana.  We had 83 participants and 8 facilitators.  I met some really wonderful people from North America, Ivory Coast and Ghana. 

One of the most amazing things to happen during this week was the production of a new song.  One week ago, 2 of the facilitators (one from Canada and the other from Ivory Coast) decided to try to write a song to promote the literacy training.  Durning the week they were here, the song was completed, a group from our participants practised it and it was recorded and mass produced on Thursday.  It was truly a pleasure to watch the excitement as everyone watched this unfold.  The Canadian Lady who wrote the lyrics said that God just gave her the words.  Once she started, the words just flowed.

Another truly amazing part of the week was the volunteers who worked tirelessly to feed and clean up every day.  Due to the schools vacation, we only had 4 students who came to help.  The other volunteers were from the Central Church of Christ.  They worked from 7am til 8:30pm every day without complaint.

I can tell you that I was exhausted in a good way when Friday night arrived. :)  I help in whatever ways I can.  I also had the clinic open and treated several of our participants throughout the week.  I try to model "Leadership through Servanthood".  This is what I believe Jesus wanted us to do.  However, the culture here is that the women and children serve.  I have been informed many times that I should not be "serving".  I am told to have the students do it.  I choose to use this as a opportunity to let them know that everyone can serve. 

Ephesians 4:11-13  It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.