"A Going Church For   A Coming Lord"

Reconciliation Community Church   14654 Joplin Road   Manassas, Virginia 20112   (703) 791-3499

In July of 2006, Pastor John Peyton and Rev. Frank Marfo, our Ghana Missions Coordinator, with our affiliate church, Bridge Ministires (Pastor F. Yalley) and Christ Fellowship Global Outreach Ministries (Pastor E. Butler) , on the left, comprised of members of Reonciliation Community Church and Macendonia Baptist Church, traveled to Accra-Ghana, West Africa for a short-term missions trips. At the village at Bousuafise, the team mixed, poured concrete for the floor and foundation and began constructin of a wall around the church's sanctuary. The team had the wonderful experience of also handmaking bricks for the construction of the wall.

The members of the team were involved in the beginning phases of construction of a church in the village of Bosuafisie as well as repair and painting of the CFGO headquaters. Each morning the team had prayer and Bible study with Pastor Peyton and Pastor Craig as the leaders. Pastor Yalley of Bridge Ministries also shared in the team's devotional time and historical insight on the nation of Ghana.

The team also conducted a Vacation Bible School in the Tantra Hill Mission and were blessed to minister nightly at Crusades at Bridge Ministries (Pastor Yalley). The team also were hosted by Pastor Yalley, Bridge Ministries at a daily Pastor's Conference at which they taught leadership classes and a special session for Singles. Members of the team also ministered at several areas churches at their Sunday morning services.

One among many of the special highlights of the 2006 mission trip was Brionni davis (13 years old) being given the honor to hdance before the Lord at the Sunday morning service at Bridge Ministries (Pastor Yalley) and at the close out of .the Vacation Bible Bible School and Library Dedication at Tantra Hill Mission (Pastor Butler). We give God the glory for this opportunity of being servants again in Ghana!!

Background Information on Ghana

Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It borders the Ivory Coast to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It was inhabited in pre-colonial times by a number of ancient kingdoms, including an inland kingdom within the Ashanti Confederacy and various Fante states along the coast. Trade with European states flourished after contact with the Portuguese in the 15th century, and the British established a crown colony, Gold Coast, in 1874. Ghana became independent in 1957. Accra is the capital and largest city. The country's population in 2005 was 21,029,853. It was the first African country to obtain its independence from Britain. Upon achieving independence from the United Kingdom, the name Ghana was chosen for the new nation—a reference to the Ghana Empire of earlier centuries.

This name is mostly symbolic, as the ancient Empire of Ghana was located to the north and west of current-day Ghana. The name was adopted as a reference to the descendants of the ancient Empire of Ghana who migrated south and east and currently reside in Ghana. Ghana is located on the Gulf of Guinea, only a few degrees north of the Equator. It is roughly the size of the state of Oregon. The coastline is mostly a low, sandy shore backed by plains and scrub and intersected by several rivers and streams. A tropical rain forest belt, broken by heavily forested hills and many streams and rivers, extends northward from the shore. North of this belt, the land is covered by low bush, park-like savanna, and grassy plains.

The climate is tropical. The eastern coastal belt is warm and comparatively dry (see Dahomey Gap); the southwest corner, hot and humid; and the north, hot and dry. Lake Volta, the world's largest artificial lake, extends through large portions of eastern Ghana. The capital of Ghana is Accra with a population of 1.9 million people. Ethnic groups: black African 99.8% (major tribes - Akan 44%, Moshi-Dagomba 16%, Ewe 13%, Ga 8%), European and other 0.2% Religions: Christian 63%, Indigenous beliefs 21%, Muslim 16% [1] Languages: English (official), African languages (including Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga)

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