Author Archives: Sweetwater Ministries

Girl Talk: Ghana-Style

by Monique Zackery
The Sweetwater House has impacted my life in more ways than I can recount in these short paragraphs. Many team members would agree that meeting the girls and hearing their stories of struggle, victory, healing and redemption has a beautiful way of strengthening closer to the heart of God. I must […]

Jesus Changes Lives

by Melanie Carter

It is truly impossible to describe how  amazing the week was! I will honestly say that my experiences with “American projects or ministries” in other countries and cultures hasn’t always been the best. I have discovered that while many of them were built with wonderfully good intentions, many of them are sadly ineffective […]

ISABELA: My Redeemer Lives

by Margaret Callahan

On Wednesday, as Isabela stood up in front of all of the Sweetwater House girls, the staff, and our team from Nashville, TN to share her story, no one had any idea of the impact she would have on us. She shared about how her father and mother had both died in […]

Forgiveness: The True Path to Healing

by Shayna Hobbs

Job 42:2 says “I know that YOU can do all things; no plan of YOURS can be thwarted.” I want to testify that this is the truth. Before our trip to Ghana, Monique asked if anyone would want to speak on Forgiveness. I felt the Holy Spirit pounding on my […]

“ENTRUST these things to faithful men who will also be qualified to teach others.” 2 Timothy 2:2

by Debbie French, Co-Founder of Today’s Choices
After twenty years of serving Christ through the ministry of Today’s Choices, here in the U.S. and Ghana, West Africa, the time has come to ENTRUST these things to the next generation, who have faithfully served with us. For almost twenty years, God has been transforming the lives of […]

Giving with a Purpose… change a life

Many of you may be reading this and thinking I want to make a difference or get involved but I don’t know how or I don’t have much to give. I am here to tell you that there is no such thing as a small gift to these young women. It costs less than one […]

Sweetwater Orientation - September 2010

It is always astonishing to watch God’s mercy and grace to fall on an individual and grant the gift of ETERNAL LIFE of knowing Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.
As I shared my story of His grace and redemption on the first day of Orientation at Sweetwater, and then proclaimed His gospel of resurrected life, I […]

Shhhh… Learning in Progress

As many of you know, in 2007 we transformed the garage at Sweetwater Ministries in Ghana into a beautiful Library and study room for the girls and staff at Sweetwater. It was dedicated in the name of Pam Hawkins, one of two founders of the ministry. This was a labor and vision of love for […]

Administrating Success

We are excited to share some news with you which is near and dear to Today’s Choices heart. On September 1,  2010, Margaret Callahan started as the full-time Administrator of Today’s Choices at the request of the Board. As the ministry has grown, the work load has continued to increase significantly. Having a full-time Administrator […]

The Gathering Place

In Ghana, West Africa, the community HAIR SALON is a “gathering place” for women! Just like women in the U.S. and around the world, they come to get a “hair-do”, visit with friends, talk about the daily events of life, and leave with their heads held a little higher and relationships a little stronger.
SWEETWATER HOUSE is […]