September, 2024

Empowering the Youth in Ghana: Our Mission with Father Paul

As we continue our journey to support Father Paul's dream of creating a safe space for the youth in his village—where they can build community, learn, and grow in their faith with Jesus—we’ve come to realize the profound challenges faced by communities in Ghana. From our vantage point of comfort and opportunity, it’s hard to imagine the daily struggles these young people endure. Yet, their determination to break the cycle of poverty is truly inspiring.

Many young individuals are reaching out, eager to pursue education and personal development, but they need our financial support to make it possible. Below, we highlight some of these stories.

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Our Progress So Far

We are incredibly grateful for the meaningful partnership we’ve established with DTCare, an organization owned and operated by parishioner Tim Gruelle and his family. Their expertise in navigating donations to developing countries, like Ghana, has been invaluable in ensuring that our contributions are securely delivered to New Takoradi.

Thanks to the continued generosity of our DR family, we’ve made significant strides:

• Over $22,000 has been successfully transferred to New Takoradi to support this mission.

• Last year, we sent $7,310 in donations to provide Christmas gifts for the youth, although logistical delays meant the gifts arrived in time for Easter. These gifts included clothing, school supplies, and essential learning tools like sewing machines and computers. You can see the joy in their faces.

There are two accounts managed by Father Paul and his team. One account is for donations to support the Youth Center, and the other is for donations to assist individual youth in New Takoradi, Ghana, Father Paul’s home village; ensuring that every contribution is used wisely.

Looking Ahead: Sponsoring a Brighter Future

We are excited to extend our support even further by sponsoring individual youth in New Takoradi who are in dire financial need for their education or personal development. Father Paul is creating a separate account to manage funds specifically for these individuals, aside from the future youth center’s budget.

As for the youth center itself, Father Paul is collaborating with his local team to finalize plans and determine the next steps, including the remaining funds needed to break ground. We eagerly await updates as this life-changing project moves forward.

Stay tuned for more updates, and thank you for being a vital part of this mission!

We are blessed to have partnered with DTCare.
With their invaluable help and expertise
we are able to safely deliver monetary donations
to the youth of New Takoradi, Ghana.