Praising God - in a building and on the streets Sunday 14th October

The 10 members of the team were sent in pairs to 5 different churches this morning so that we could spread the word about what “Wheels for the World” was doing in Ghana and also challenge the local Christians to think about disablement. How could they make their buildings more accessible for a wheelchair user? How could they develop a more inclusive approach for those with disability?
Jill and I attended the Redemption Congregation Presbyterian church in Tema. The worship was vibrant and wholehearted which moved me very much. The contrast between Ghana were one’s need of God is much more obvious and England where we are materially rich but spiritually poor, struck me quite intensely.

Everyone was dressed in their Sunday Best! I loved the clothes – all the women were wearing two-piece tailored suits with bright and varied prints. I know that God looks on the heart and of course everyone is welcome to come to church no matter what they’re wearing but I still love the fact that these people want to put on their best to come and worship God!

In the evening Ellen took the Wheels team to the street kids of Tema. This was also extremely moving for different reasons. The children we met have very hard lives but you wouldn’t immediately know that from their happy shouts and laughter. Ellen asked them if they spoke English and most did. We sang with a group of 70 - 80 children aged from about 4 to12 years old. We sang "Jesus' love is very wonderful" and got them doing the actions:
“So high you can’t get over it!
So low you can’t get under it!
So wide you can’t get around it!
Oh wonderful love!”
Then they sang us a song about God’s goodness and the strength of their singing blew me away! In the video clip below you can hear for yourself. These are underprivileged kids many of whom sleep in shop doorways at night or alone at home while their mother works the streets - but just listen to their praise!
(From the lips of children ... I have ordained praise. Psalm 8 v.2)



We used puppets to perform a short sketch and then bread and tea were handed out to all. The way they cared for one another and made sure everyone had received was another moving sight.

http://www.throughtheroof.org/
http://www.lightinguplives.org/