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We're up in Bolgatanga and so excited to see the kids and home. David and Stephen (in the orange shirts) are supported by the youth group! ...

Yesterday we went to one of our favorite placesSave Them Young Orphanage. They have many special needs children. We worked with them physically under Ashley, our PT team member, played games, did songs, did a drama, puppets, and crafts. They had many children crying when it was time to leave and we had several team members crying also.Bev ...

Below are some photos from the first couple of days in Ghana! We went to the special needs school and did songs, puppets, and games. We also did some PT training with some teachers to help the students who have physical disabilities. Delete The Ochs in Ghana May 2022 - day 1 2 ...

Finally Returning To RwandaWith a New CourseJuly 28-Aug 12, 2022 After more thantwo yearssince Covid lockdowns I am preparing to teach three CCI conferences with a full teaching team for each country. I will be in Africa for a total of three weeks. The first two courses focus on "Relationships" taught first to the DRC pastors and then to the Kigali leaders. This is a n...

Back Home I returned home Saturday evening. The trip was relatively uneventful coming back with respect to the Covid tests. All the team members were encouraged by the response on both weeks. Because we all remained well in the second week the conference flowed much more smoothly. I praise the Lord for what He did. I am re sending the last report because I learned that...

Dear partners, We have an urgent prayer request. Thomas has spent the past 2 months working on getting our family's resident visas in Taiwan renewed from overseas. This has been a difficult process, with lots of snags, mistakes, and delays. Thomas will drive to Houston on Tuesday to try to finalize some of the paperwork at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office before we...

Merry Christmas from the Leadbetters!!!Not sure what this year has been like for you...it's certainly been quite a mix of celebrations and also challenges for us. I love these wordsfrom the introduction to theValley of Visiondevotional: "Lord, in the daytime stars can be seen from the deepest wells, and the deeper the wells the brighter thy stars shine." What we pray for o...

For years we played the game "highs and lows" with the kids. As they got older they would moan and roll their eyes when I would say, "Let's play!" It's a chance to tell the best part of your day and also the worst part. In this day of 'social media' we love to put our best foot forward and leave the bad behind, hidden. But, that's not really life, is it? It's not reality...

Two CCI Courses:Building Stronger MarriagesIn UgandaJan 20 - Feb 5, 2022 Bought my airline ticket last week! I'mfinallyleaving for Mbarara, Uganda to team teach Certified Course instructor Training on Biblical Marriage. I'm also truly excited about physically returning back to Uganda for the first time in over two years. Until recently, both Uganda and Rwanda had rem...