In August 2019, we embarked on humanitarian trip to Ghana with a group of amazing people from almost all over the USA. With these amazing team we did some renovations to the Ayimensah School in Ghana, did some donations to the Pediatorkorpe Health Center in the Volta Region of Ghana where we replaced old maternity beds, health materials, we were also privileged to get to know the amazing nurses and a midwife who has been a great trainer to those nurses there. Despite all the challenges they face due to equipment and hospital materials, they still help serve the community.
The amazing thing about our humanitarian trips are that you don’t just serve others, but you also get to be served by learning some crafts and visiting the beautiful tourist sites in Ghana.
On this expedition some of the group members learned how to do Batik. Batik is a technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to the whole cloth. This technique originated from the island of Java, Indonesia. Batik is made either by drawing dots and lines of the resist with a spouted tool called a canting, or by printing the resist with a copper stamp called a cap.
Others had an amazing experience of learning about some historical slave trade events at Dixcove Ghana . Dixcove is a coastal village and a fishing community in the Ahanta West district, a district in the Western Region of South Ghana, located approximately 35 km west of the regional capital of Sekondi-Takoradi. The current Paramount Chief of Upper Dixcove is Obrempong Hima Dekyi XIV.
We met amazing kids, played with them and some willingly helped us with some of the work. We went to the Accra Ghana Temple on the 10th day where we participated in ordinance. We were filled with so much fun and above all we felt the Spirit of the Lord in all our activities.
There is a lot to say about this trip and a lot of experiences to share. One thing that stood out to me on this trip was the smiles on the faces of these kids, the way we bonded and reconnected with each other. The laughs, joy, and love we shared amongst ourselves whiles serving these kids and the communities we visited.
I would never forget the testimonies of each beautiful soul that came on this trip. I made new families that I would always remember and keep in touch with. During the expedition, some people shared how they’ve been healed through this humanitarian expedition. Another thing that drew my attention was how students at Ayimensah School learns about computers on cardboard.
I felt how lucky I am to have not experienced that for a long time during my childhood. I know whenever we serve others even with the little, we have great things are brought to pass, lives are blessed, touched and heavens rejoice.