Chris and Linda Wakild West Africa Area (Ghana Based) : The White's came to Africa

During the boy's Spring Break the first week of April, Brandon, Kelly, Beau and Brady came to Africa to visit us. What a wonderful few days we had together! The following pictures will show some of the things we did while they were here.

Brady found a friend immediately. He was a hit with this woman, who wanted to have a picture taken with him.

This is Isaac explaining his foundation, Street Children's Empowerment Foundation Project. Our Church partnered with this foundation through our welfare services. These people are amazing! They rescue children from the streets and from slavery and bring them here. They provide an education plus take care of their other needs. Their goal is to find their family and reconnect the children with them. Because many of the mothers have no way of taking care of the children, this foundation provides training for them to learn a trade, like baking. This is where the Church steps in. We provide the money for the training and have bought an oven and many other supplies for baking the bread. Many mothers have learned how to bake bread and now have a business selling bread and can help provide for their family.

This is the brick oven where they bake the bread.

Getting ready to bake the bread.

These are some of the people who work there. They were very happy to show what they had learned and have their picture taken.

The boys found a friend that wanted to play a little soccer.

Brady and his little buddy

Brady found some more friends!

The boys were a big hit with all the children. They all wanted to shake their hands and take pictures with them.

This was the view from the top floor of the Foundation building.

The boys wanted to donate some of the items they brought from home to the kids at the Foundation. So we went back the next morning. The people there were very happy to receive the jump ropes, bubbles and flip flops.