Ghana Mission 2009, Trip Report #2
Celebrating the Joy of Working with “The Poor”
“Poor” is perhaps not the correct description for our friends and family unless we recognize ourselves as members of the “Poor” family. Oh, well, let's take a look at what it means to work with them.
The Work
What work do the poor do? How do we work with them? Are we here to show them what to do? Are we here to observe what they do? Does our presence make any difference in the life of this community?
No explanation could describe the innate experience of joy we encounter when working with "the poor." The scarcity of basic human resources such as drinking water, electricity, and shelter we see in these pictures, no matter how terrible they may appear can never overshadow the incredible spirit of sharing, caring and love we experience here. Is this place a mythic connecting point of the secular and the sacred, the human and the divine? Or is this where hope transforms pain and suffering into joy and emptiness finds fulfillment? Is this where grace abounds and love overflows? Whatever it is, we feel like Christians when we work side by side with each other. We feel like Christians when we walk with each other hand in hand.
The equipment for the pen-turning are installed and the production has begun. Emmanual, one of the young adults from Awombrew village who turned the first pen last year, is back on the lathe.
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Today is also the clinic day. We have two medical officers, Joseph and Archibald are here to help dispense medication to over 250 people who are in need of medical attention.
The story about the distribution of the mosquito nets will follow soon.