Update from Dave (Feb 2, 2008)

Greetings,

Safe Haven has successfully arrived and has begun programming in Ghana!

We have visited with the oldest orphanage in Ghana, the Osu Childrens Home and there are 160 beautiful kids and youth up to 22 there.

We had a chance to organize a very energetic soccer tourney for the kids, Tracy and Denise did coloring and art with the little ones, Denise played soccer with the best of them, and Edward and Chelsea shared their life with HIV with the older teens and young adults. We then shared time in the nursery with a very sad and tough journey through that area. These babies may never see families and are in dire situations. We had the good fortune of holding many and making many smile (babies to 3 yrs). We will have future discussions of Safe Haven volunteers being able to spend 2-3 months at a time in the orphange!

Monday begins our outreach to youth in schools with an estimated 10,000+ to be reached. Our UNAIDS and Ghana AIDS Commission friends are highly supportive.

We will venture out to Humjibre for 3 days for those wanting to go to the village with me and spend time with the wonderful people of this small rural village.

The computers are arriving safely with warm regards back!

Keep us in your thoughts and prayers throughout, there is much happening and this is the real definition of safe haven, being available and changing the lives of the most vulnerable we come across through love and compassion..without fear..

Be well all

Dave