Over four years ago I had the opportunity to visit some indigenous house church planters in Ghana, who work among the Ewe people group, numbering several million believers with a Bible in their own language. These brethren took me to villages in the interior that did not have electricity or potable water. Most of the people are unreached voodoo worshippers but God is faithful, and we saw conversions among them, and a level of joy I have rarely experienced among groups of believers in the U.S. Africa as a continent is one vast need, and it is easy to experience compassion fatigue when attempting to minister to physical needs. Recently the brethren there began a micro finance program to attempt to minister to the poverty of their people. Simply stated, the micro finance principle involves loaning small sums of money to budding entrepreneurs with strict, gradual pay back schedules reinforced by peer pressure. Once the initial loan is repaid it can be loaned out to another person. This idea is catching on in the more affluent parts of the world but there is a "food chain" concept. The big international groups work through progressively smaller groups before they get down to the individual level. God has led me to give to the brethren in Ghana to jump start the process so they can build up a track record and attract the attention of one of the larger organizations. If God should lead you in this direction leave a comment for me. Thanks.
I am grieved to say that I can no longer endorse the ministry of Ross & Trina, whom I have often commended in these posts.
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