Newsletter - God of Wonder

GOD OF WONDER MINISTRIES
‘Purify yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do great wonders among you.’ Joshua 3:5
http://www.GodofWonder.org
God of Wonder Ministries
International (GWMI) was officially birthed
in Ghana, four months to the day of our arrival
in Africa!
Many are the plans in a man’s
heart, but it’s the Lord’s purpose
that prevails. Proverbs 19:21
We received the Certificate of
Incorporation, Certificate to
Commence Business, and
The last time you saw a newsletter from us, we were “Agape
Children’s Home” missionaries.
We left America with a plan, and
quickly found out that God had
another purpose for us coming
to Ghana!
recognition as an Non
Government Organization
(NGO) in less than a month!
The Social Welfare
representative who walked the
paper work through District,
Regional, and National approval for the NGO told us “I’ve
never seen anything like it!”
Vol I, Issue I
The Honorable Kenneth Obempong,
Chief Executive Officer of the
Ajumako-Enyan– Essiam District
has helped establish GWMI in Ghana.
Ajumako-Enyan– Essiam District officials (in the
Central Region of Ghana) have been instrumental
in getting established. They want us to help care
for the estimated two thousand orphans in the
area, as there are no other organizations able to
offer a home to these needy children.
Although our ‘assignment’ has
changed since our arrival, our
commitment to raising leaders of
Righteousness from the forgotten orphans of Africa has not!
We trust that you will be blessed hearing what
the Lord has done to begin this new work, and
that you will join us as we reach out to see the
Wondrous love of our Messiah Yeshua (Jesus)
transform lives in Ghana.
Ninety of the most destitute children in the area are
AIDS orphans, who are in desperate need of a safe
and stable environment to be raised in, according
to Ben Narh the Social Welfare officer.
See how you can make a difference in the life of a child
in the Central Region, by reading the enclosed card.
See what God is doing to make a place of refuge, for His
orphaned children, on page 4.
Reverends Larry & Beki McConnell, God Of Wonder Ministries International Missionaries
“To See His Glory Known Among the Nations”
The Mission of
God of Wonder Ministries International
Raise up
•
AFRICAN
FRICAN believers to
Take the good news of Salvation through Yeshua (Jesus)
To the people in their cultures, who have not heard
Through every means possible
•
Cell
Groups
Leadership Training
for African Believers
Take the love and compassion of Jesus Christ
To the neediest, especially Orphans and Widows
Through meeting their physical needs
•
Children’s
Homes
Empowering them
to do the work.
Take the God given talents and abilities to create resources
To transform dire living conditions
Through business and community development
Community Development
Learn more about our
mission & objectives
by visiting
www.GodofWonder.org
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We believe that the believers of Africa, can
fulfill the Great Commission in their generation,
by discipling and training new believers to reach
the ’uttermost parts of the earth’.
We believe that the believers of Africa, can
care for their sick and elderly, and raise the 15
million orphans in Sub Sahara Africa to be leaders of Righteousness in their generations.
We believe that the believers of Africa, can
“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”
Ephesians 4:12b-13a
Email us at:
PastorLarry@GodofWonder.org
PastorBeki@GodofWonder.org
Stateside Address:
7611 Downstream Ct.
Fredericksburg, VA 22408-8806
(Gifts are now tax deductible!)
Telephone in Ghana:
011-233-24-654-5740
Coming Soon:
A Post Office Box in Ghana!
Thoughts
The best meat we’ve eaten in Ghana
was fresh grass cutter in light soup!
Grass cutters are a cat sized, grass eating, rat looking, animal common to the
Central Region.
We day dream about hot showers, which
we haven’t had in five months (We are
now in the coolest part of the year, and it
is really chilly with cold water!)
We pretend that the mouse stealing the
bait from the trap, and the lizards running
around the house are pets, after all we
are feeding and housing them!
While learning the days of the week, the
kids always follow Wednesday by
“Malaria Medicine Day”.
Potty training is made easier by the open
sewers along the roads, suitable for
‘wee-weeing’. (They are also utilized by
people of all ages for this purpose!)
On the other hand, we adults have
learned to hold our bladders for long
periods of time, and now get excited by
a real outhouse in a village!
Fresh grass cutter, antelope, and dried grass cutters,
for sale along the highway.
Our gracious hostesses, pounded fufu to go with
the delicious grass cutter soup.
MEDASSE!
We owe a great deal of thanks to our many
Ghanaian friends, who have worked
tirelessly to help us stay, and get established in Ghana over the past 5 months.
Without your prayers, support, and hard
work, we would not be here. We are
eternally grateful, that you have welcomed us as ‘strangers in your land’.
Medasse!
We owe a great deal of thanks to our
support team. Without the faithfulness
of our partners in America, we could not
be here. We pray that the Lord would
continue to meet all your needs, and
bless you as you serve the King through
giving. Thank you!
We owe a great deal of thanks to the
wonderful people currently serving the
orphans of Ghana, who have shared
with us their experiences, wisdom, and
knowledge. To our friends at Beacon
House, Children of the Light, Kinder
Paradise, Rafiki, SOS (Tema), and
Word Alive, thank you! May the Lord
bless you, keep you, and provide your
every need as you faithfully serve the
“Father to the Fatherless”.
Introducing God of Wonder Ministries International First Project!!
Ajumako Children’s Home
Years ago work was
started on a complex, out
in the bush, in Denkyira.
When GWMI began looking for property, it was a
miracle to find a facility that
was vacant, and big
enough to accommodate
children and staff!
Currently the children’s
and staff’s rooms are
painted, and only in need
of furnishings.
The CEO of the
Ajumako-Enyan –Essiam
District, Hon. Kenneth
Obempong (far left) has
been instrumental in setting up GWMI.
The owners of the property, Mrs. & Mr. Nathaniel
Sarquah (center) are accommodating the
changes necessary to
make this facility into a
home!
“We have 2,000
orphans, and no
one to offer
these children
a home.”
Every day progress is being made on the administrative courtyard (which includes the kitchen,
offices, school rooms, and administrator’s apartment), bathrooms, and the future dinning hall.