Rescuedfromslavery,callsTheFather’sHousehome.Taking a Step In1999,twomentookastep.Theywerejustdads,withfamiliesandjobs.TheyflewtoGhana,Africa,notreallyknowingexactlywhyGodwascallingthemtothiscountryacrosstheAtlantic.Whilethere,theyministeredalongsidePastorDavid,alocalpastortheymetthroughaconferencehereintheUnitedStates.Theystoodinthedirtandofferedlittlechildrenfood,andTHENtheytoldthemthatGods awthem,andt hatGodhadn otforgotten .Theytol dthemtheywereloved-byJ esus.Theirjourneycontinuedwhentheyjoinedbytheirfamilies.Togethertheytookanotherstep,ultimatelyprovidingafewofthesechildrenahome…theirfirsthome.Thesefaithfulfamiliesnamedthishome:TheFather’sHouse. A life of slavery. They live as slaves, made to fish up to 15 hours a day. Slave masters own these little lives and they spend their days… Bailing water from leaky fishing boats. Diving under dark water to untangle fishing nets. Fishing all day…every day. Ourfriendstookonestepoffaith,andGodshowedthemalittlebitmore.“Thereissomethingtakinglifethatisevenmoreevilthanhunger,”Godsaid,“Mychildrenarebeingtakenasslaves.Gofreethem.I willshowyoutheway.”AllalongtheedgesofLakeVolta,justNorthofGhana,Africa,therearesmallvillages,fulloflittlechildren,whoarenowlivingalifeofslavery.Theyaretak enfromtheir motherswit hthepromis eofabetterlife,orthepromiseofajob.Insteadtheyarejustalone…starvingandworking.ThesetwofamiliesjoinedGeorge,alocalteacherandpastorinGhana.GodhasgivenGeorgetheuniqueabilitytospeakintothedealingsoftheseslavemasters.In2010,afterhalfadayoftravelinginthescorchingheat,andblindingdust,thesefamiliesandGeorgearrivedinasecludedvillage,oneofmanyalong theedgeofL akeVolta. Sittingunderalargeoaktree,the“meetingplace”,aslavemasterthumbedthroughhisspiralboundnotebookwithlistsandlistsofnamesofyoungboys,youngslaves.ThefamiliesandGeorgenegotiatedwiththeslavemasterforthelivesofsevenyoungboys.TheLordfulfilledHispromise.TheLordhimselfmovedintheheartofthatlostslavemaster,andconvincedhimtofreesevenyounglives.Gideon Julius Ame’Godsway, Jr. Godsway, Sr. Evans Clement Francis Their home is The Father’s House. They eat three meals Negotiationswiththeslavemaster. ThefamilieswatchedinaweasG odliterallytrans ferredtheseyoungboys’namesfromtheb ookofslaverytotheBookofLife.