PASTOR FRANCIS

Here's an article I am working on for our next Mission Resource newsletter:

Together, Our Reach is Great 

Pastor Francis was waiting when we stepped off the ferry along the shore of Lake Volta. I was with Emmanuel, our Director of Mission Resource Ghana, on a cross-country tour so he could show me the true reach of this ministry. It’s not obvious at first glance!

Francis, one of our loan officers and a loan recipient himself, was eager to introduce me to the 55 clients in his care.

Being a Mission Resource loan officer has given Francis a reason to reach out to the isolated communities around his home village of Salaga as well as a tangible way to help the poor who live there. As loans have been distributed, new churches pop up in Francis’ wake. He has planted 10 churches in his corner of Ghana, raising up leadership as he goes! 

Many of those churches are now regularly supported by men and women in those congregations who are finding financial stability and growth because of the loans which power their shops, food stands, and fishing boats. Francis told me that many of our clients prioritize tending to the needs of their church over making improvements to their own houses. 

That is because these brothers and sisters in Christ recognize their Mission Resource loans for what they are: the work of the Lord in their lives. 

Pastor Francis standing in front of new construction at one of his churches.