Welcome To Ghana

"Welcome to Ghana" thats a phrase they use alot around here. I guess it means something akin to "murphy's law' in the sense that there is only so much that you can control. Why am I telling you this? because apparently for some reason this technology is not working well with us. So, you're going to be waiting a day or so for us to get some pics up on this blog. The computer is not cooperating tonight.

Beautiful day today. We met with Pastor Raymond from the Ghanian Church today. I am going to be preaching at his church this sunday, so i think that he wanted to check me out before I got there sunday. I think i passed the test, or at least he and I connected well. I am excited at the prospect of preaching at a church where there are about 150 people that are all from Ghana. It will be a great experience.

Corbett and I have been struggling a bit with the "why' that we're here. Its interesting. When God calls you to something, or somewhere you inevitably start to make up how it will look in your mind. (wow- as I was typing some pictures magically appeared in my blog.. so it looks like you'll see some-welcome to Ghana!). What God calls you to do usually does not work out the way that you have planned it in your own mind. I guess i figured that we would come here and be doing street ministry and casting out the demons of Ghana in televised crusades or something. It is very clear that we have a mission here to minister to the missionaries that are here, and the Ghanians that support them. Like most people in ministry, they get bogged down and lose vision. When someone comes in from the outside, they are able to rejuvinate them with a fresh anointing because they are not in their situation. We are seeing God begin to move in the midst of these relationships. There are meetings coming up over the next few days. We are excited to see how they turn out.

So the picture- these are four guys who work for the church. 2 of them live full time at the ministry house, the other two kind of come and go. This is what is cool- here, in Ghana when you get saved, you choose a Christian Name, so these guys usually pic a name that will mean something powerful and very American. Their names are- Kennedy Kumi, Daniel Gates (after bill), Evans Walton( after sam walton) and get this, Abraham Lincoln. How awesome is that?

The people here dont have much material possessions, but where they are living in abundance is in the Joy of serving the Lord and living for His Glory. Its actually quite humbling to see someone who has nothing, live with such joy and a servants heart. There are alot of people who are very spoiled that would be devastated to live as these people live. They minister to us. They put God first and really dont seem to care about what they dont have, because they have eachother and to them, its all they need.

God bless you all. More tomorrow.

Matt, Corb and Pastor Ong.