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Video: Family Hike to the White Volta Rapids
The family takes a leisurely 10-mile hike down the Gambaga Escarpment to the White Volta River Rapids.
Sunday Lunch
We almost always get lunch after church at a local joint called “All There Chop Bar”. Since we often return late from driving out to village churches, it is convenient to grab food that is ready to go and take it home.
Removing a 40-yr-old, Leaky Head Tumor
An elderly gentleman came to the hospital with a tumor on his head. When asked how long the tumor had been there, he said 40 years! So why, after 40 years, did he finally come to the hospital? Over the past week, it had been growing significantly in size and it was painful. Besides that, […]
Bringing Tithes to the Storehouse
In many of Ghana’s rural churches, members don’t have money to tithe but faithfully bring a percentage of their harvest as an offering to the Lord.
Door-to-Door: Our Journey Back to Ghana
Watch a vlog documenting our journey from Virginia to our home in Ghana!
Photographing the NaYiri with a 100-year-old Camera
William uses a nearly 100-year-old film camera to make a unique portrait of the king of Mamprugu.
Right Humerus Sequestrectomy
Heidi performs a rare procedure to remove a years-old piece of dead bone from a young woman’s arm.
Photo Essay by Paul Jenkins
Paul Jenkins explores questions about representation, cultural context, and historical meaning in a photograph by Basel Mission doctor Rudolf Fisch. The photograph was taken at the beginning of the 20th century in Akwapim, the traditional Akon Kingdom in Ghana.