August 2025

Dear Partners, we are so thankful to God first and then for your faithful partnership, support, and prayers through the past year.

To God be the glory. Greetings from the village Chief, Okorase (means under tree) Presbyterian Church and the whole Okorase community. They welcome us and shower us with God’s blessings and thank us for the good work we are doing for their community.

Pastor Nelson of Okorase Presbyterian Church and his congregation extend a special invitation to the two Pastors of Christ Presbyterian Church, Pastors Fair and Bobo to visit, worship and spread God’s kingdom here on earth.

Come along with me as I share this incredible year!

Mission House

This year, all the 7 rooms in the mission House have been furnished with twin, double and queen size beds, side tables and closets depending on the size of the rooms.

We hired a landscape architect to design the yard and greenery for us to tidy up the spaces and also the pathway for vehicles including an ambulance.

Medical Clinic

The main construction of the clinic is complete. We are in the process of prepping the clinic for operation. The ministry of Health have guidelines and protocol on place that we need to follow before granting us a license.

We need to partition the clinic and designate the partitions into specific areas. We have sought the services of local company to help us. The specific areas required are Consulting rooms, Pharmacy, Laboratory, Triage/ER, Male and Female Wards, Records, Front Desk and Nurses Station. We are asking for the plan to be pared down to be a simpler format and fit for a rural clinic.

After the partitions are complete, we will make it available for the following agencies for inspection and approval: Fire Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Health Facilities Regulation Agency and the District Assembly Operating License.

MSNI Shipment

With help from the Rotary Club Medical Supplies Network Inc, Tulsa Oklahoma and many Rotary Clubs in the Tulsa area, we are prepping a container full of medical supplies and equipment to be shipped to equip the clinic. Christ For Humanity has invited us for medical equipment supply as well. We will combine both MSNI and Christ For Humanity services.

Youth Guild Okorase Presbyterian Church

There have been many activities and opportunities for the past six months for the youth of the church to grow in fellowship, mission work and evangelism. The program outlines for the second half year is attached.

In March, they had a successful Youth and Student Week Celebration with the theme: Embracing our Missionary Legacy as Youth (1 Corinthians 15: 58).

Youth Guild members celebrate youth and student week in March.

There was a District Youth Convention in June, celebrating missionaries and embracing missionary work (2 Timothy 4: 5).

July was the time for the Annual Presbytery Delegates Conference hosted by the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Department of Church life and Nurture for the Young People’s Guild.

Okorase Youth at the conference. Second from left is Prince, President of the Okorase Presbyterian Church Youth Guild.

Sewing Classes for the Youth

We have officially opened a shop for members of the youth, who are interested in taking dressmaking as a future career. This is to keep the youth from the street and earn income to break the cycle of generational poverty. 5 sewing machines were donated by the Tulsa Sunrise Rotary Club. They get to keep the sewing machines upon course completion to start their own businesses.

The sewing shop prepped for classes. The lady in red is the head teacher, the pastor in the center and the president of the Youth Guild far left.

Prayer Requests

• Pray for AHF
• God’s wisdom and finances in planning for the last phases of the clinic and the mission house.
• Pray for the Youth Guild in their enthusiasm for mission work. Pray over their youth program outline for the coming six months. Pray that they will be youth ambassadors for Christ and the kingdom of God.
• Pray for the youth soccer team and their interactions and fellowship in their interdenominational matches to win over souls to Christ.
• Pray for Linda who is in her third year of teacher training college. Linda is being sponsored though college by AHF and CPC. Linda was a Youth Guild member of Okorase Presbyterian Church.
• Pray for the sewing shop and classes to thrive and to be opened to Christians and non-Christians alike to win over souls for Christ.
• Pray for financing as we prepare to ship a container full of medical equipment to the clinic. May God’s will be done in Okorase as it is in heaven. Amen.

AHF Sponsors

Christ Presbyterian Church, Doug & Helen Shepherd, Dave & Mary Jo Oxenham, Richard & Carol Spears, Charlotte Griffis, Kim & Barbara Drew, Stephen & Elizabeth Thompson, Nancy Murphy, John & Carol Hilborn, Dave & Terri Hollingsworth, Donita Gray, Joy Ondracek, Betty Jo Green, Wendy McConnel, Mr. & Mrs. John Hightower, Steve & Garnet Baker, Sunrise Rotary Club, Broken Arrow Rotary Club. Web Master Pro Bono: Dave Oxenham

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