Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17
(The photo at the top of this post is from Sept., 2008. the girls had just arrived at Sweetwater House.)
This verse has taken on a totally different meaning for me as a […]
On January 22, 2010 I joined five other women on a trip to the Sweetwater House in Ghana, West Africa. Sweetwater House is a ministry of Today’s Choices, and is a residential home for young ladies 16-21 years of age, designed to give them a safe place to prepare for life. During their 2-year […]
Report, Ghana Trip, 2010 - by Margaret Callahan
We recently spent 10 days in Ghana at Sweetwater House. On Wednesday a girl named Elizabeth shared her story. She was given as a virgin sacrifice to the fetish priest when she was an infant. She lived on the shrine and was forced to work and live naked all […]
This month, we would like to introduce two more girls who have joined the community at the Sweetwater House. Each girl was not only selected by the leadership of the ministry in Ghana, but also graciously and enthusiastically selected by our Lord. Please pray that they will learn to hear His voice clearly and fall […]
Over the course of this ministry’s history we have emphasized the importance of seeking support in Ghana among the churches. Though the response for assistance has been slow, we have been encouraged to hope that as our presence became known more churches would choose to help. That is why the email from Agnes, our Executive […]
Today, we present two more young Ghanaian women who are living at Sweetwater House. They will be eternally grateful to the Lord and to you who have given money and time to this ministry. Thank you for your continued support of Sweetwater House and Today’s Choices. I hear the Lord saying to you, “I tell […]
My friend in Atlanta, Marcia Ledford, has been to Ghana two times with me. Her husband, Tom, has a client who is in the “book” business and he asked them to ship some books to Hawkins Library at Sweetwater House. Not only did they ship the books, but they paid for the shipping.
Agnes, our Executive Director, […]
From the first beat of the music as the Strong Tower Bible Church 212 Dance Ministry performed to “Freedom” to the expressive moving music by Mandisa, the night was a celebration of the gift of Freedom. Co-founders Debbie French and Pam Hawkins shared the accomplishments and blessings of the past years and the introduction of […]
The following story was printed in the Newsletter and read at the recent Sweetwater House fundraiser (February 3rd). It was written by Margaret Callahan, a young American who lived at the house for a year. Her pretty green playsuit was designed and sewed by the girls at Sweetwater House at no cost to MaMay’s mother.
Growing up […]