NewSong 2008 Mission To Ghana

NewSong Community Church believes strongly in missions. International missions is one way we accomplish the "Share with the world" part of our mission statement. It is our desire to share the love of Jesus Christ and to provide direct "hands-on" assistance to the world around us; and especially with those whose needs are far greater than our own.

NewSong has sent international mission teams out several times in our eight years as a church. We've sent teams to El Salvador and to Ghana in addition to several local and regional outreaches. This year we will be returning to Ghana, led by Pastor Steve Jackson and his wife Donna. Steve has been to Ghana three times.  Team members in 2008 include Steve and Donna Jackson, Amy and Leigh Jackson, Jim Garrett and Kim Frederick This year we hope to minister in local indigenous churches among the Dagomba tribe in and around Tamale in Northern Ghana. in addition to ministering in local churches there through preaching and teaching, we hope to do minor repairs to church buildings, to help lead Bible Clubs, and to do some local pastor training.

We will be partnering this year we will be partnering with Bob and Bonnie Parker and their ministry in the Tamale area called Seed Ministry  ww.seedministry.com. 

Here is our tentative itinerary for 2008

Thurs. July 3:
8:30am meet at the church to go. Our flight, Delta flight 134 leaves Atlanta airport at 12:25pm bound for JFK International in New York City. We will arrive at JFK at 3:10pm and have a two hour layover before our 5:05pm departure for Accra on Delta flight 166 which is an overnight flight.
 
 Friday, July 4
We will arrive at Accra’s Tokota Intl airport at 8:20am Ghana time, which is four hours ahead of Atlanta time. We will ride a shuttle bus from the airport to the Ghana Baptist Mission in Accra where we will stay for the night. We will check in rooms, rest up and then go out to sightsee in Accra, the capital city of Ghana.
 
Saturday July 5
We will leave Baptist Mission for Accra Airport in time to catch a 6am Antrak or CityLink flight to Tamale in Northern Ghana. Our flight arrives at 7:30am in Tamale. There we will be picked up by Seed Ministry staff and travel to their compound. Rest up, go out in afternoon to tour Tamale, or perhaps even have a half-ministry day.
 
Sunday July 6
Ministry Day – worship in local church in or near Tamale.
 
Monday, July 7
Ministry Day
 
Tuesday, July 8
Ministry Day
 
Wednesday, July 9
Ministry Day
 
Thursday, July 10
Ministry Day
 
Friday, July 11
Ministry Day
 
Saturday, July 12
Leave Seed Ministry in time to catch our 8am flight from Tamale to Accra. We arrive in Accra at 9:30am and will again transfer from the airport to the Ghana Baptist Mission, check in our rooms and rest up or sight see some more.
 
Sunday, July 13
Up early to catch our shuttle to the Accra airport for Delta flight 167 departing for JFK at 10:15am. We arrive at JFK at 5:20pm local time. We depart JFK for Atlanta at 7:10pm on Delta 135, arriving in Atlanta at 10:11pm.

 Here are some photos past mission trips to Ghana:  

Our inspiration:        "For to whom much has been given, much will be expected. And to whomever even more has been given, even more shall be required." Gospel of St. Luke 12:48