Lynn is a trained teacher from Canada who is in Ghana as a missionary, please have a glimpse into her world as she experiences life in Ghana.
Well, it’s taken a while, getting into the swing of things at Beacon House. The children are being educated from a Christian perspective. It is one of the rare orphanages in the country which takes in children affected by HIV and special needs. In that sense, it is a great ministry to be part of.
My main responsibilities are to help the teacher, Angea, with curriculum planning and to help oversee the volunteers. Angea has her hands full with around 15-18 students ranging from the ages of 5-11 educated all in one classroom and trying to meet all their individual learning needs. It is definitely with hope that we can raise the literacy levels of these children because it gives them a better success for their future. The majority of these kids before they came to Beacon House did not have access to formal schooling which makes them even more behind. Many of them are from the north and central parts of Ghana where adult literacy rates are lower. In a sense, them being at Beacon house where they can get the proper support and care makes me believe there is hope for their future.
One of my greatest prayers for the children at Beacon house is that they would experience the deep love of a Saviour like I have come to know. Sometimes, it does break my heart to see the kids always wanting your affection because they don’t have the physical parents here on earth but what keeps me going is to know that they do have a heavenly Father who is a Father to the Fatherless and His love will never disappoint them. “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
Lynn
