Forever in my Heart

Tamale, tamale, tamale. This place has been incredible. My last 7 weeks here have flown by way faster than i could have ever imagined. I will be leaving Shekinah clinic on thursday morning, and we will travel to say good-bye to our hosts until we fly out on the 31st. Too soon! But let me share with you how Shekinah has richly blessed my life.....

During my stay here, I have been alternating between helping out in the dispensary counting pills to give out, and joining the food truck which feeds the poor in the streets of the metropolis. I have been living at the clinic in my own house (wonderful!). There is quite a bit of housing within the clinic compound and outside for patients living with mental or physical disabilites, most of whom have been abandoned by their families. This place has such a great community. The staff are all volunteers and the services are all given completely free of charge. The poorest of the poor are really being served by Shekinah. People who come here because they have nowhere else to turn are given the dignity and respect they deserve as human beings. The fact that the clinic and food program run completely on donations, and the staff do no fundrasing is only the answer to a prayer to a divine God who wants to provide for the people in northern Ghana.

Things just make sense here. A brother is hungry, so we feed him. A sister needs clothing, and so she will receive. A mother needs a loving word as she has lost her family, and the community continues to care for her in whatever way possible. Everything is shared, everyone is part of the greater purpose. Muslims, christians, catholics, all worshipping together; it is one God we all call to. The people are not divided by religion, by ability, nor by wealth, the people here are one. It reminds me of the early church, where no one was in need among them. I will be truly sad to leave this community, but I know that it has touched my life in a way that I can't explain, and it will leave a mark that cannot fade.

First and foremost, Shekinah and the people here have showed me so much about what it means to love. It's beyond this realm, and it goes so deep into the soul.

So i guess that's all. We will be leaving soon, and I likely won't blog again. So I bid you farewell. Thank you for supporting me in my journey here to Ghana. It is one that has changed my life and perspective incredibly. I really look forward to sharing more stories with you all when I return to Calgary May 12th.

All my love!