Friday night, we were invited to attend a dinner for the 16 graduates and their parents, hosted by the Village of Hope. But the electricity was off again. So, we waited around outside the building for a little while waiting for it to come back on. The kids waited with us. Below is Mark with Kayla. Mark is the "Little Boy That Oprah Couldn't Forget". He is such a sweet boy!
The ladies served us a delicious meal!
Jeanette with Francis, one of the graduates.
Graduates with their families.
Saturday morning, May 5, 2007, was Graduation Day! We were up before breakfast helping to set up the chairs and anything else.
Back at the house, already hot and tired, waiting for breakfast.
Danny Rider, American missionary, with 2 of his kids.
Let the ceremonies begin!
Fred Asare, Director of the Village of Hope and Hope Christian Academy.
Tommy Drinnen, Manager of Education.
They asked all the Elders of the Church that were present, Ghanaian and American, to pray for the graduates.
Fred asked some of the children of the Village of Hope that need sponsorship to please come up to the front. He asked the audience to please consider supporting these children with only a few ceedees (dollars) a month.
After graduation, we were all invited for the Prestoncrest House dedication. It was the newest house built to house 48 more kids.
We got in some more painting that afternoon. Below is Mark sitting on D's shoulders.
Feel free to email me if you have any questions about the Village of Hope!
