Ghana is a West African country bordering on the Gulf of Guinea as seen in the maps to the right. It compares in size to Oregon, and its largest river is the Volta. Ghana has a population of 23,832,495. It's infant mortality rate is 51/1000. Because it is located on the equator, Ghana's average temperature is 85 degrees and the humidity is very high. Ghanaians speak English so there shouldn't be a language barrier; although, the English is European in nature, not North American.
West African Mercy Ministries is based in Accra, which is the capitol of Ghana. The main focus of West African Mercy Ministries is to sick and dying babies whose families are unable or unwilling to care for them. WAMM reaches out to the people it serves with the love and compassion of Jesus Christ. They also have connections to an orphanage in Accra and several churches, including a street ministry to the disabled.
This mission trip is way out of my comfort zone, but I have felt the Lord calling me ever since I first heard about this ministry several years ago. After talking to Brian and Debbie McIntyre, missionaries with WAMM, and hearing more about their ministry, I am certain that God wants me to go.
WAMM has several ministry needs, such as the orphanage, Construction work for a new facility to care for the babies, medical, children and teen ministries, and helping with the babies. I am particularly drawn to the babies, but will serve wherever I am needed.
I am going completely on faith, never having done anything even remotely like this before. My prayer is that seeing God at work in a different culture will increase my own faith; that I will gain a better understanding of the world outside of my home and an appreciation of all that God has so graciously given me.
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