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Three months ago, Vincent and I along with some visiting YLI board members, stood around a pile of dirt and debris which was the remains of Vincent’s first attempt at building a basketball court here in Kumasi.  A retaining wall, constructed to level the surface where the court would be built, had collapsed and theContinue reading “Day 2: Inspection of Vincent’s Basketball Court”

Fran and Daniel Moye, Sarah Beth Alford, Vincent and I are back at the airport in Accra, Ghana this morning only twelve hours after we arrived from Amsterdam last night.  We are waiting along with around 30 other people for our 45 minute flight on the “little plane” to Kumasi and the YLI home base,Continue reading “Day 1: Accra and Kumasi, Ghana”

“He sent them (disciples) to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.”  Luke 9:2 “So they departed and went through the towns, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.”  Luke 9:6 Jesus trained and equipped his disciples to not only preach about the kingdom, but to engage lives so that the kingdom wouldContinue reading “…and to heal the sick.”

Thank you for praying! It was a fantastic trip and I know your prayers were a central reason why everything went so well. We rolled in late last night — it was just under 24 hours of travel from door to door which really is not bad coming from Africa.  I’m feeling surprisingly good today.Continue reading “YLI Board Member, Rob Ketterer’s Ghana Highlights: Top 10 List”

Our “YLI Elder” was bestowed a humorous gift this morning for his 47th birthday. Rob found this hat at the Kumasi market and we couldn’t resist. Happy birthday Vincent!

This is an update from my iPhone since we’ve had no power and internet recently. Its frustrating not to be able to share photos from the coaches conference, Vincents basketball site and the All Nations Orphanage. The only photos online are on my (Ash Zook) personal Facebook page. This morning we are packing 6 ofContinue reading “Update with no internet or power”

February 24:  This is Ash writing from Delta flight 166 which took off from Atlanta just fifteen minutes ago.  DL166 stops in New York for two hours before departing on an overnight trip across the Atlantic to Accra, Ghana. This is going to be a special trip; especially because of how the team came together. Continue reading “Delta 166”

We have uploaded a new Jim Moye message to the audio page of the YLI website. In this message, given at the missions conference at Grace United Methodist Church in Cape Coral, Florida, Jim passionately casts the vision that God gave him for YLI. After listening, please post your reflections and comments (just click on “LeaveContinue reading “December Audio”