Mission Resource raised money over GivingTuesday to support some of our fishermen and women who lost nets and boats and houses in recent flooding in Ghana.
Emmanuel, our Director in Ghana, has recently shared two bits of information about these men and women which speak volumes about their character.
First, he says the fishermen are losing sleep due to concern over their ability to repay their loans to Mission Resource since they have lost the means to make an income.
In the midst of the devastation, they are determined not to default!
(Hopefully, the money folks gave on GivingTuesday will allay their fears and get them back to work.)
Secondly, Emmanuel reports that for the last two years, two of our clients, brothers John and Emmanuel Tetteh, have organized their fellow fishermen to dedicate one day a month to "fishing for the Lord". On that day, all the fishermen give all they earn from their fish to build a church building in their village.
In two years' time, they have constructed walls and put on the roof through this simple once-a-month tithing of fish!
Incredible!
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