As you know our precious sons Kofi and King are originally from Ghana. From the moment we stepped foot on the ground in Accra Ghana, this west African country has become so dear to our family. This October will mark 10 years since we traveled for the first time to meet our boys and bring them home. Our lives were forever changed and God opened our eyes not only to a love like we never imagined but also we became aware of the great needs up close and personal of the beautiful people there. We fell in love with the country and the people. Poverty is a reality for so many as 55% of the population live on $5.50 a day or less. Rural areas where the boys are from lack essential services, employment, resources, and education. Kofi and King have 3 brothers and a disabled mama whom we have supported over these years. It's been 5 years since we have been able to travel and bring much needed resources for the various things like helping one of the brothers enroll in a 2-year plumber apprenticeship, help with another brother's transportation costs and education, rent for mama for 2 years and a few other things.
We have another opportunity to help meet some pressing needs and I would love to invite you to pray for these initiatives and God's provision to meet the needs. Michael(Kwami), age 22 (our boys’ brother we are closest to) is the sweetest most gentle and loving person. Kofi remembers Michael taking him to a local dirt field to play soccer often. His living situation is not good. He was squatting in an abandoned building (with permission from the owner) until recently when he and his uncle were asked to leave. For now, he has been staying with a friend in this small room.(see pic above)
Last year we purchased a small piece of land in the hopes that God would provide the means to build on the property. Dreaming big, we would love to build a large enough structure to form a duplex by which the family could rent out one side of it generating an income in doing so. This would be LIFE-CHANGING for this family! This would provide a place for several family members to live. Ideally we will help them set up an extensive garden on the land to help with food supply.
Michael and his family struggle daily with finding enough food to eat, many times only eating once a day. Jobs are not readily available especially in rural areas. Even in the main city of Accra, jobs are hard to find and if you do find one, you cannot afford to live in the area the job is located and can't afford transportation to get there. That is just one aspect and a very simple explanation to a more complex problem than can be explained here. Uncle Kojo is 32 years old, single and works really hard for anything he gets. He is looking to provide for himself anyway he can. He has such a heart for seeing God move in prayer. We pray by phone regularly and he prays the most powerful interceding prayers that moves the heaven and earth.
We would like to help provide Michael and his Uncle Kojo with transportation to be able to drive and earn money with Uber in the main city of Accra and surrounding areas. lt will involve purchasing an economical and gas efficient car. Both of these young men love Jesus and have an incredible faith that sustains them in the most desperate of times. If you would like to partner with us in helping to provide some of these needs for this incredible family, you can do so here. Our first goal is to raise enough money ($8500) to purchase a car. Our second goal would be able to start on the house build. Thank you so much for praying for these efforts and partnering with us in any way God leads you. If you would like to partner with us financially, you can give a tax deductible donation by using this QR code for Nashville Family Church.
With Love and Gratitude,
The Boggs Family
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