Thanks Tanya!

A woman from Texas recently visited Ghana to work with several orphanages. While there, she spent 8 days at the Beacon House, with our children. Today, we received a letter from Tanya, giving us new insight into who each of our children are. Thank you Tanya, for blessing our lives by touching the lives of our children. Here are a few excerpts from Tanya's letter ...


"Victor (as I knew him), is a young man among children at Beacon House. He was the first to offer help with carrying my bags. He showed me how to hand wash my clothes and was very intent on doing it thoroughly and correctly. He didn't mind that the other boys were playing soccer; he preferred to be with me and have that one-on-one time. He greeted us just about every morning with something. He would bring water or some pictures he drew, or just come in to say "Good Morning." He is so very charming. I fell in love with him on day one. When were were leaving, I was having the children all sign a poster I had made to thank my co-workers for their donations. I said, "Hey Victor, you need to sign this." He looked up at me and said, "I am not Victor. I am Jacob." He seemed quite proud to have a new name from his family."

"Sarah was also a delight. She helped Megan and I to make some bracelets with glass beads. She was also the best at "planting" hair. I let a few of the girls braid my hair one night during a movie. Sarah was very neat and did each braid so carefully. She was so proud of herself that she asked if we would continue to wear the braids when we left to go to America. We assured them that we would, and, sure enough, on the night we were to leave, the girls were beaming with pride that we had left the braids in our hair. Sarah is a very good student and a very sweet girl. I enjoyed every minute with her."

"Rachel is so kind. She loves her sister so much and tries to do exactly as Sarah does. She gets along well with all of the other children and plays very nicely. The day we took the kids to Social Welfare, the kids all handled themselves very well. They answered the questions that the social worker asked and sat quietly coloring on paper when they weren't being questioned. I was very proud of all three of them and I told them that I would let you guys know how well they behaved."

"Beacon House runs so well. The children clean their clothes and dishes. They look after one another. They study the Bible in school. They attend church on Sundays. They pray as a group before bed. Jacob says grace before each meal and sits at the head of the table. They are amazing."


We were sooo..... blessed to receive this update from Tanya today. We hope and pray that we will be able to make travel plans soon.



Sarah and friends' braiding job.