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2011 NHC Missions Trip to Ghana

 

The NHC Missions Committee is in the early planning stages of a Missions trip to Ghana, Africa, in partnership with Gospel Harvesters International.

Tentative Itinerary

(dates may change depending on flight price and availability):

July 3rd - Departure from New England (Boston);

July 4th - Arrive in Accra, Ghana;

July 5th AM - Travel to the Ashante region in Northern Ghana;

July 5th PM - Meeting with Eugene Narh and local Ashante team;

July 6-16 - Missions project(s) activities;

July 17th - Travel to Accra, Ghana;

July 18th - Departure for the US (Boston)

Projects

Evangelism Project (typical day):

Morning- leave the hotel and go to schools (2-3 schools per day)

Evenings- Present film(s) in the surrounding villages

Sunday- The NHC team will go to preach/teach in 2 or 3 local churches.

A typical school program will include: Leading songs, sharing testimonies, AIDS awareness training, skits, gospel presentation and invitation.

A typical film program will include: Travel to village, setup equipment, inviting and meeting the people, pre-film worship and singing time, first part of the film, gospel presentation and invitation, end of the film, equipment load-out.

A Sunday morning church service may include: Sharing testimonies, preaching, singing, teaching in Sunday School, reading scriptures.

Well Digging Project

Godfrey Tay is in charge of well digging projects. If interested there will be an opportunity to dig wells –yes by hand- to provide clean water. It may entail digging an existing well deeper or digging a new well.

Medical Project

Medical clinics are an option if there is interest and support.  Medical clinics can be planned to provide treatment in the Ashante area. Additional funds would be required to purchase the medication (e.g., antibiotics, topical medicine). GHI has connections to purchase the medication at a reduced price and get it to Ghana.

The response to these efforts has been overwhelming and much appreciated. One example is a clinic in a village where the expectation was for a few hundred people but over a thousand showed up. The antibiotics did not go very far. A well thought-out and planned effort will be needed to make this an effective ministry opportunity.

Estimated Cost

Air fare $1,500 per person;

Hotel/Food $600 per person Dbl. Occ. (Single Occ. ss more for the hotel/ less for food)

Estimate total $2,100.00 per person

Mission Preparation Objectives:

  • Pray for the Mission trip and that the Lord provides workers (Team);
  • Pray about what the Lord wants you to do for the Team.
  • If interested please ask any member of the Mission’s Committee or write your name and email on the clipboard in the back of the church.
  • The Team will begin to send out mission support letters by January 15, 2011 and work on passports, vaccinations and visas.
  • Looking for assistance on fundraising for the Team and its needs.
  • Pray, Pray, Pray
  • Pre- Ghana Preparation Meeting. Mack Kearney of GHI will plan to come to NHC in early June to prepare the team.

Fore more information, or to indicate your interest, please see Jim DeVere or Chuck Newman.

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