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Sunday 23rd September

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Saturday 22st September

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Friday 21st September

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Ghana Street Children Apprenticeship Project

In the last four years over 200 children have been trained in a variety of vocational skills including: dress making and tailoring, computing, hairdressing and beauty, aluminium fabrication and auto mechanics. The young people are also taught the Gospel, to show them their biggest need – Jesus.

In Ghana, over 50 percent of the population are under the age of 25, and nearly 40 percent under the age of 15. Of these young people, thousands are street children, and the numbers are increasing. AE has recognised the problem needed to be addressed, and have been slowly retraining a small number of children each year through the Ghana Street Children Apprenticeship Project. These children go on to be empowered adults, equipped with skills to live useful and successful lives. The project takes place in Accra, the nation’s capital. In the last four years over 200 children have been trained in a variety of vocational skills including: dress making and tailoring, computing, hairdressing and beauty, aluminium fabrication and auto mechanics. The young people are also taught the Gospel, to show them their biggest need – Jesus. By God’s grace, these young people go back to transform the communities that they have come from.

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Ghana Street Children Apprenticeship Project Testimonials

Name: Favour Adeve
Age: 24 years
Vocation: Dressmaking

Favour lives with her sister who is a Christian in Kasoa. Her father is deceased and her mother and 4 siblings live in the Volta Region, about 4 hours from Favour.

When Favour completed Junior high school, she couldn’t continue with her education because there was no financial assistance. Favour stayed with several people serving as a house help but she couldn’t save enough to see herself through a dressmaking apprenticeship that she was interested in.

One day, Favour met a friend who happens to be a beneficiary of AE. Favour’s friend introduced her to AE, and by the grace of God Favour was enrolled in a dressmaking centre.  Though Favour faced a lot of struggles, her faith in God remained steadfast.

Name: Yakubu Wadah
Age: 20 years
Vocation: ICT

Yakubu completed Senior high school in 2016 but wasn’t able to attend college because of financial constraints. Yakubu is a Christian and attends church regularly.  His parents never got married and his mother was the sole bread winner of the family.

One of  Yakubu’s friends is a  beneficiary of AE and introduced him to Ghana Street Children Project. He enrolled in an ICT training centre in Accra.

Yakubu says “I give glory to God for his continued mercies and faithfulness. God thank you very much, donors and AE my thanks also goes to you.”

 

 

 

Name: Mary Esinam
Age: 23 years
Vocation:  Hairdressing

Mary had never been to school and both of her parents were extremely poor. She spent most of her life with her aunt helping her sell kenkey (local food made out of corn). Mary was often mistreated and life became a struggle and her faith in God was shaken because of her hardships.

Mary decided to leave her aunts and stay with a family friend in Accra and take a job as house help. Her employer promised to register her to learn hairdressing, but the promise never came through.

Through God’s provision, Mary was introduced to AE by a friend. She learned about Ghana Street Children Project and that she could learn hairdressing through this program. Mary was trained in her dream vocation and can see God’s continual work in her life.

Name: Ophelia Adjei Boatema
Age: 17 years
Vocation: Dressmaking

Ophelia completed Junior high school and wanted to continue on with her education but her parents were unable to afford it.

Ophelia had been a Christian throughout her life. Though life was a struggle for her, she believes deep inside that one day God would breakthrough for her. Instead of attending High school, Ophelia had to provide for herself by selling hawking bread, although her dream was to become a fashion designer.

Pastor Isaac, a volunteer at AE introduced her to Ghana Street Children Project. Ophelia was registered and enrolled in the dressmaking centre. She gives all her thanks to God and AE for the opportunities that lie ahead.

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Lubumbashi Mission Update

“Overall, 6,000 people were reached with the Gospel, with 700 completing decision cards, and 300 being actively discipled post-mission.  Praise God that he kept all local and international evangelists safe during this time.”

The DRC, formerly known as Zaire, is the largest sub-Saharan country in Africa with a population of over 78 million people. As of 2018, around 600,000 Congolese have fled to neighbouring countries of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Congo and South Sudan due to conflict.  The fighting has displaced over 4.5 million people, with approximately 2 million children risking starvation. There is significant influence of occult movements in major cities, that seek to entice young people through jobs and corruption. It is in this context that African Enterprise held its mission in Lubumbashi, DRC’s second largest city known for its mining and student community, between August 4 -12 2018.

Lubumbashi is a very strategic city, where many leaders have been trained at universities due to the high quality education standards that have prevailed.  The mission was orientated toward university students, with the support of academic leaders at DRC’s most prominent university, Universite de Lubumbashi. AE team leader Leonard Kiswangi worked hard to unite churches in this mission. 50 churches originally signed up, unfortunately some were not able to participate due to issues around city conflict.

Overall, 6,000 people were reached with the Gospel, with 700 completing decision cards, and 300 being actively discipled post-mission.  Praise God that he kept all local and international evangelists safe during this time.

Please continue to pray for this city, and the people living in permanent fear about the safety of their families, especially leading up to the election on December 23rd 2018.  There is also a great need for pastor training and bibles in the city, and we are actively praying that the Lord would answer the call of His people in need in this city.

Leonard’s particular prayer points are for a car and for office furnishings so that he is suitably equipped to continue mission in this challenging environment.

Learn more about the DRC here.

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UN’s Sex Abuse Scandal is a film that dateline recently published which shines a light on the sexual abuse suffered by women in both the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo at the hands of United Nations peacekeepers. Find out more and view the film here. Please note the film is difficult viewing.