2006 News

In March, 21 occcupational therapy students from the University of Southern California visited the Mephibosheth Training Centre. It was a wonderful experience for our students and the USC visitors alike. These OT students did their first fieldwork at the center and got lots of hands-on expreience.

Andrea and Josh spent a week in Germany, then flew to the States until July 3. Andrea raised funds and worked to pay for her health insurance, first at an outpatient facility, then home healthcare.

Back in Ghana, Joe is monitoring the daily activities. The Centre just celebrated its one year anniversary. One of the girls who works with us is studying art at the university. She made us this beautiful carved wood sign that now hangs in front of the school.

Highlights from the ministry's first four years in Ghana:

Completed the first dormitory and classrooms at the Mephibosheth Training Center
Opened the school on March 7, 2005 with 9 children.
Enrolled disabled and low income children into schools.
Created two family support groups for families with special needs children.
Conducted disability seminars in 13 towns.
Distributed 800 wheelchairs with the help of Joni and Friends.
Hosted short-term mission teams to work on the dormitory, classroom and held pastoral seminars.

In the past year:

We opened the school on September 20, 2005 with 20 children. We also sponsored other children to attend government school, for which parents must pay tuition. To sponsor a child for $30 a month, see Donations. We will send you information about the child you are supporting.

In October we hosted a group from Joni and Friends, a Christian organization that distributes wheelchairs worldwide. In November a church group from Minnesota worked at the school.

Our next goal is to build another dormitory. Families keep calling who would like to enroll their child in the school. We have accomplished a lot, but still have more to do.