Updates from the Yellow House
Dear Friends,
This was a big year for Eight Oaks for many reasons: chief among them the fact that we celebrated the ten-year anniversary of meeting the girls this November! Some of you have been with us since the beginning, and others are new members of our family. Regardless of when you arrived, we are grateful for your partnership.
Read MoreI was finally able to return to Ghana for a week this October. What a gift it was to see the girls and staff face-to-face. FaceTime and Whatsapp can only get you so far–and as much as we are grateful for the technology that lets us communicate across the Atlantic on a daily basis, nothing compares to time spent together in-person.
Read MoreAnother year has come and gone. The girls are doing wonderfully. Sarah Jr. and Gloria were baptized and received new white church dresses, as is the tradition in Ghana. Lucky and Sarah Jr. are playing volleyball for the school team. Sarah Sr., Dina, God’s Way, and Richlove, will start high school this spring, and Lucky, Regina, Sarah Jr., and Gloria are in various stages of middle school. Modern technology is a mixed bag, but we are grateful every day for the chance to text with Mercy and Bernard on a regular basis, and to see the pictures they send. Next year we will celebrate 10 years since The Yellow House became fully operational–can you believe it?
Read MoreIn all honesty, I feel sad as I sit down to write this letter. Like many of you, COVID-19 has delayed and rearranged our plans many times, and I am having to give an update of the girls and The Yellow House without having stepped foot in Ghana for two years.
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