Updates from the Yellow House
In 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.
Read More2020 has certainly brought with it unique challenges and circumstances. November marked a year since our last visit to Ghana. Never have we been so thankful for the competency and leadership of our staff and for 21st-century technology! Mercy, Helen, Bernard, and Celestine have navigated the pandemic with ease and confidence.
Read MoreThis is, without a doubt, the longest time that has elapsed between a trip to Ghana and the follow-up blog post. I got back the day before Thanksgiving and spent the next two months working on Christmas mailers and taxes for Eight Oaks. We are expecting our second baby in the next few weeks and I just realized that I never got around to sharing about my trip, although I started this post back in February.
Read MoreWe celebrated 6 years of freedom for the girls in November! It is insufficient to say that they have “grown” in this time: rather they have expanded, heightened, filled out, and flourished. The girls we met in 2013 have evolved into young women.
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