Several of my friends & colleagues are involved with a ministry working with the truckers of West Africa. You may not realize it, but there are thousands of truck drivers that transport goods daily from the ports on the coast (Abidjan, Accra/Tema, Lomé, Cotonou, etc…) north to the landlocked countries like Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali.
One aspect of their work is to provide free medical care to the drivers by holding clinics at truck stops at the borders or ports. I’ve attended two such clinics – one on the Burkina/Togo border and one in Tema (the port city just east of Accra, Ghana). Since so many of the truckers come from francophone countries, my French has been helpful in organizing the the clinics, translating for doctors, and sharing the Good News with the drivers.
Here are some images of the free clinic they held in Tema earlier this month. Please pray for the trucker team of West Africa as they witness to this transient community and show Christ’s love through clinics like this one.
