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pale baby boy was brought to Hope died at Korle Bu Hospital after two days on Christian Hospital. He was gasping for admission.Abreath and bleeding from the

remnants of his umbilical cord when he At another time, Hope Christian Hospital arrived. He had been delivered at home a admitted a very sick boy for ten days and week earlier without any professional treated him for nephritic syndrome, a medical assistance. The baby needed a blood condition of the kidneys. He had no health transfusion instantly and one member of the insurance, had been to a herbal and prayer hospital staff volunteered to donate blood to camp and then had been discharged from be given to the baby. The blood was screened Cape Coast Regional hospital against to be sure it was safe and then the medical advice because his parents had no transfusion for the baby was set up money. Management of Hope Christian immediately. At a point, he was not Hospital decided to care for him free of breathing, his heart rate was less than 20 charge, including his feeding for the time beats per minute and he had to receive that he was on admission. He recovered vigorous resuscitat ion. Eventual ly, and was discharged to come for reviews supported with oxygen, he regained his and dressing of ulcers that resulted from colour but needed to be kept warm in an poor management at the prayer camp. He incubator which the hospital does not have. is doing well.The best decision was to refer him to Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, the largest hospital in These are a few examples of the issues that Accra. Initially, the baby's mother refused are handled by the 20-member staff of the referral because she just could not afford Hope Christian Hospital daily. The team is the trip to Accra; she was ready to send her currently made up of one medical doctor, a baby home to die. The hospital staff quickly dentist, an optometrist, three nurses, four put together some personal funds and got ward ass istants, two laboratory enough for the ambulance fare and the initial technicians, a medicine counter assistant, deposit at Korle Bu Hospital, since the family and other support staff.was not insured. Unfortunately, the baby boy

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Volume 2 | Number 3 | October – December 2011Volume 2 | Number 3 | October – December 2011

Volume 1 | Number 3 | March 2013

Front Entrance: Andrea Browning Clinic Building of Hope Christian Hospital

Herald of Hope

USAP. O. Box 670394Dallas, TX 75367

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Accra, GhanaTel: 233-24-431-3404Tel: 233-20-823-2585

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OVERSIGHTVillage of Hope is under

the oversight of the Elders of

Springtown Church of Christ, Springtown, Texas, USA

andthe Elders of

Vertical Centre Church of Christ, Community Six, Tema, Ghana.

MINISTRIESHope Children’s VillageHope Training Institute

Hope Christian AcademyChurch of Christ SchoolHope Christian Hospital

Hope CollegeHope Farms

Church of Christ at Village of HopeAyawaso Church of Christ

EvangelismChurch Planting and Strengthening

Rescuing. Repairing. Preparing. Propelling.

VILLAGE OF HOPE

Healingfor

Eternity

| Herald of Hope | March 2013

Ever since Village of Hope began operating a health care facility, the purpose has been to provide care whether or not patients can afford it and, in nearly ten years, that is exactly what has been happening. With time, the availability of Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme has made it possible for most people in the villages as well as children and staff of Village of Hope to visit the hospital without worrying about having money in their pockets.

When our healthcare facility first registered with the National Health Insurance Authority, it was just a clinic with one nurse practitioner. Today, by the grace of God, through the hard work of the hospital staff, and with your kind donations of equipment, the National Health Insurance Authority has re-evaluated the facility and it is now graded as a primary hospital. Indeed, Hope Christian Hospital now performs various medical procedures that patients, hitherto, did not have access to. In January, the first caesarean section was performed successfully.

This upgrade means that the National Health Insurance Authority will pay the hospital at a higher rate for the services that are offered to patients. Although this is excellent news, the payment of insurance claims takes a long time and there is currently a six-month backlog of payments yet to be made to Hope Christian Hospital. This is putting a strain on the facility’s operations. Furthermore, the next stage of the upgrade requires the employment of more professional staff and the purchase of more equipment. With the current finances, paying the salaries of a few more professionals will be difficult and we are hoping to raise the funds to support Hope Christian Hospital in its growth to the benefit of the children and staff of Village of Hope and the larger community.

Inside the Doctor’s Consulting Room

At the Treatment Room

Laboratory Technologist at Work Patients wait for their Medicines

-March | Herald of Hope | 2013

We Are Grateful!

In January, we asked you to help us raise money for the purchase of:

1. A Diathermy Machine (Cauterizer)2. A Semi-automated Chemical Analyzer3. A Hematology Analyzer4. An Anesthesia Machine

With your help, we have been able to purchase the and the

The laboratory technologist is pictured using them on Page 2.

Thank you very much for your support.God bless you abundantly!

semi-automated chemical analyzerhematology analyzer.

New Hematology Analyzer

New Semi-automated Chemical Analyzer

We Need More

for a Diathermy Machine

for an Anesthesia Machine

Please make your checks out to Village of Hope and send them to:

Kindly include on the memo line of your check, which needs your

funds should go towards.

$2000.00

$16,000.00

Village of HopeP. O Box 670394Dallas, TX 75367

Anesthesia Machine at Hope Christian Hospital(Ancient, Hand-me-down)

Modern Anesthesia Machine


Reaching Out to The Community- Short-term Medical Missions

ver many years, Hope Christian medical missions were the only providers People who were not aware of the services Hospital has built a reputation of eye and dental care for the village folk being provided by Hope Christian Hospital Oamong the people in the towns of as well as the staff and children of Village are now aware that there is a medical

Fetteh and Senya and in other villages of Hope. facility within their reach. Above all, new near Fetteh as the medical facility that Christians have been born.brings free medical care to their doorsteps The teams also provide medicines and multiple times annually. This image has funds to cover various logistics required been created primarily because of the for the free clinics. Once a medical mission support of medical mission teams from group arrives in Ghana, the local hospital the United States for almost a decade. staff as well as other staff of Village of

Hope joins them to visit the selected Every year, in January, a group of villages to treat the sick. While the sick dedicated individuals from Memphis, wait to see doctors and nurses about their Tennessee travel to Ghana to work with physical problems, they are also given our medical staff to deliver free spiritual medicine as they listen to consultation, medication and medical messages about the saving love of Jesus advice to the residents of selected Christ from ministers of the gospel.villages. The team from Memphis is usually made up of members of the church of Christ at White Station, the church of Christ at Southwind, and Millington church of Christ. Again, every month of March, members of the Farragut church of Christ in Knoxville, Tennessee also make a visit during their Spring Break to deliver free medical services to the people of Fetteh and beyond. In 2012, the Farragut church of Christ sent a second team, the first attempt at sending two teams annually. We hope that it becomes a yearly affair. We have also had teams from Germantown church of Christ in Germantown, Tennessee.

We are hoping that in the years ahead, many more villages without access to medical care would be reached through these short-term medical missions.

In addition to these groups, some individuals have also given their services several times over the years and helped us to build our status as a truly caring

These medical mission groups usually institution. The nursing skills of Sharon have a variety of professionals in the field Paxton and the dental services of Cary of medic ine – general medical Daniel and his assistants are just a few practitioners, nurses, dentists, eye examples.doctors and physiotherapists. Apart from these professionals, there are volunteers The impact of these medical missions has that assist with various related activities. been great. People in impoverished For many years before various communities have experienced God's contributions led to the establishment of loving kindness through free medical care our own eye and dental clinics, these and advice that has saved their lives.

Memphis Mission, January 2007:Dr. Chris Andershock in Fetteh Town

Farragut Mission, March 2007:Patients on Village of Hope Campus

Farragut Mission, March 2007:Free Eye Care on Village of Hope Campus

Dental Mission, April 2007:Dr. Cary Daniel & Sam Daniel at Work

Memphis Mission, January 2008:Dr. Jim Wheless in Eastern Region

Memphis Mission, January 2008:Isaac Ambresi (Fetteh Preacher) speaks to

Patients at Senya Beraku


Patience is a Virtue

Soon after arriving in Dallas, on January 30, Patience met Dr. Genecov for the first time, went through various examinations and tests in anticipation of her surgical procedure. After test results and subsequent visits in the month of February, Patience's surgery was scheduled for the morning of March 14. It went very well! What is ahead of her is the slow recovery process.

It was a great comfort to know that your thoughts and prayers were with Patience on that day and we ask that you continue to pray for her so that she will heal quickly and the growth will not recur. We are also grateful for your contributions towards her travel expenses. The Village of Hope family in Ghana is very thankful to the Village of Hope family in Dallas, especially those at Prestoncrest church of Christ, for being so gracious to Patience and Gladys and for making their stay as pleasant as possible.

n 2010, Patience joined the Village of In the words of Becky Holloway, Patience's Hope family. Ever since then, she has “official” sponsor and hostess, “Love Iexperienced the immeasurable love of WINS!”

God through the generosity of many individuals in Ghana and in the United States. Patience was born with a condition, diagnosed as lymphangioma, which caused a persistent swelling in her cheek in spite of attempts by doctors to remove the mass. Although this could do nothing to spoil her beautiful smile, it caused her pain.

Soon, there were teams in Ghana and in the United States looking for options towards getting the best treatment for Patience, in order to make her smile even better. However, striking a balance between determination and patience was quite a challenge for everyone involved. The variables were many and at times it seemed like every door was closing. It was truly a lesson in patience.

In God's time, he made it possible for Patience and her chaperone, Gladys, to leave Ghana on January 24 to travel to Dallas where loved ones were waiting to welcome them, and where Dr. Genecov and the staff of Forest Park Medical Center in were waiting to treat Patience free of charge.

Patience in Dallas Patience & Gladys

Gladys and her husband Roland have served as house parents to many

children of Village of Hope for the past 17 years.

Dear Members of the Village of Hope family in Dallas, Texas with Patience and Gladys


Hope College Today- One Year After Breaking Ground

ast your mind back to the morning We will soon need the second six-

of March 6, 2012 and imagine that classroom block, identical to the Cyou are on the Fetteh campus of Hackmann Academic Building as well as

Village of Hope. Many people have permanent dining hall and kitchen

gathered on the site intended for the facilities for Hope College. More

construction of the buildings for Hope importantly, we need your prayers for this

College. It is just an expanse of bare land. young school so that the new staff that we

The staff and children of Village of Hope have will remain committed to the vision

look on as the chief of Fetteh and some in spite of the challenges that lie ahead.

elders of the churches of Christ in Ghana

don their hard hats, pick up their spades

and pickaxes and stand ready to break

ground. It is a celebration of hope for the

future as everyone looks at the banner on

which models of the future buildings of

Hope College have been printed.

It is now March 6, 2013 and the male

students of Hope College are moving into

Wilmsen Hall after spending a term-and-

a-half in two rooms in the Nursery School

building. It has taken exactly a year for

the first phase of construction of Hope

College to reach a point where classrooms

and dormitories are all on the same

compound. We are all amazed by God's

abundant grace.

When Hope College was officially open on

October 1, 2012 there were 36 pioneering

students present. By March 6, 2013 when

the boys were moving into their

dormitory, enrolment was at 76 students

made of up of 37 boys and 39 girls. We are

growing and we hope that next academic

year, when another set of students are

entering high school, the total enrolment

of Hope College will double.

Inside one of the Rooms in Craig Hall

Craig Hall (Girls’ Dormitory - Left) and Wilmsen Hall (Boys Dormitory - Right)

Inside one of the Rooms in Wilmsen Hall

The picture on the left shows the vision that we have for Hope College. After the first phase of construction we now have the Boys’ Dormitory (Wilmsen Hall), the Girls’ Dormitory (Craig Hall) and one of t h e C l a s s r o o m B u i l d i n g s (Hackmann Academic Building). We need to construct the second classroom block and the Dining Hall/Kitchen structure. The dining facility will cost about $195,000.00.

A Word from George Chisholm


There are so many good things to talk about concerning the Village of Hope. I don't even know where to start! I remember when the first campus at Ayawaso was new and there were only 8 children. And then I experienced the joy of driving out to the current campus at Fetteh. It was just a piece of land. Nothing had been built. But there was a plan in the mind of Fred Asare. And I watched that plan unfold over many years. I have known Fred for almost 24 years. He is like a son to me. He was a student at the University of Ghana in Accra when I first met him and, at the time, he was very much involved working with the deaf ministry at the Nsawam Road church of Christ. When he wasn't going to school he was constantly traveling with three dedicated Ghanaian church leaders, Christian Nsoah, Samuel Twumasi and Isaac Adotey in their own missionary journeys to the remote villages of northern Ghana, preaching, teaching and establishing churches. From these men Fred learned about living a life of sacrifice, of giving himself to God in ministry. He has experienced and seen first hand, the needs of his people, especially the many homeless children who had been left to care for themselves.

Fred's vision for the orphan children has developed the Village of Hope into a good size campus with homes for children complete with Christian parents and brothers and sisters. The campus includes schools, a hospital with doctors and nurses, and most certainly the Lord's church with a minister right on campus.

It is truly a blessing to visit the Village of Hope campus, to experience the happy atmosphere of the children and to witness the love and care of its dedicated staff. This has all been accomplished because the Lord brought together Christians from all over the world to relieve the plight of helpless children. Christians from Ghana, the U.S. and others parts of the world have pooled their resources and generously given from the blessings they have received. Serving children is unlike other kinds of ministry. Children will always need food, medical help, clothing, shelter, education and love. And it takes a lot of money to care for these children. So please, when you read the needs listed in the Village of Hope Newsletters be generous and help Fred and his staff to care for these children.

“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this; to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” James 1:27

God Bless,George Chisholm February 2013

George Chisholm served for many years as an Elder of the Traverse City church of Christ in Michigan. He was instrumental in the setting up of the Ghana West Africa Fund of the Traverse City church. He has been involved in mission work in Ghana for a quarter of a century with the water well drilling project, Heritage Christian College and Village of Hope.

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Hope Training Institute reopened in the first week of March 2013. The trainees are still getting used to living on the Ayawaso campus. There are many medical checks to be done to ensure that everyone is in the best of health.

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