November 17, 2011 – 10:02 pm
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 […]
November 17, 2011 – 10:02 pm
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 […]
November 17, 2011 – 10:00 pm
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 […]
November 17, 2011 – 9:58 pm
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 […]
October 2, 2010 – 4:18 pm
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 […]
October 2, 2010 – 4:09 pm
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 […]
October 2, 2010 – 3:30 pm
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 […]
December 30, 2008 – 1:19 pm
“In everything I show you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” Acts 20:35
Never before have I had God speak more directly to me. In February of 2008, […]
October 31, 2008 – 3:28 pm
The Lord blesses me with many opportunities to teach, learn and worship through the art of dance. I went to Ghana in the summer of 2007 with a great team of people. One of my responsibilities was to teach two dances to a group of incredible young ladies. While I was teaching them, I was […]