​Rev. Dr. Reinke has done it again. He a crazy man for the deaf and for spreading the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are once again in Ghana for 15 days Signing the Gospel to 2 different deaf groups. We have our 9 Ghanaian deaf and 8 deaf from Liberia on a 3 and half day trip to get here. We have an assortment of hearing people too. We have Osufo Daniel Kofi President of the ELCG (Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana). We have cooks and cleaners helping us. There are some seminary staff around for the Summer. It is hot and muggy! The smells are a bit different here in Ghana, a mixture of big city cars and buses with animals and marketplaces along a street. Everyone is on the hustle here.
They say the lion and warthog are both up in the morning. The warthog looking to get something to eat and stay alive. The lion looking to eat the warthog and stay alive as well. So you better be up running in the morning, around here, to catch a lunch or be someone’s lunch! As usual money is always an issue. We spend money to get here and then we support deaf with materials food and housing all for the Gospel’s sake. We, truly, thank the people who gave, have given, and continue to give us the money to come here for the Lord’s work. We are training leaders to take over the work in Ghana, Liberia, and the world. We need printed materials, Bibles, technology to do videos and get the Gospel to deaf eyes. Happy new year everyone! Will write soon!
 
Osofu Bud (Paul Hammer) Palmer & Osofu John Reinke

Receive a text that Pastor Palmer and Pastor Reinke had arrived (safely) in Accura.  But they do not have Internet, so little news and no pictures (yet) 

Received a text and picture as they were leaving JFK International airport in New York 

Pastor Reinke, ​Deaconess Becky, and Vicar John Szupica all arrived safely back at their homes late on Thursday, 11 January.  Thank God for their safe return and for an abundant and fruitful mission trip to Ghana.  
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Be sure to look at the updated "Ghana Trip Jan 2024" button at the Top Right of this page.  

An early today text from Rev Reinke says, "Dropping off Liberians to airport. Then on to see the Bishop."  

Deaconess Becky said yesterday: 
We need your prayers for our safe trip and join our families back home! Thank you for your prayers!

PLEASE KEEP ALL THREE OF THEM IN YOUR PRAYERS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.   AMEN

Deaconess Becky
The last two weeks were awesome! I give thanks to God for everything to work it out. Today was a sad day to see some of them leave for home. I’m going to miss them! We continue to teach some more Bible stories this morning and answer any final questions that they have for us. Afternoon was cleaning it up and prepare for tomorrow departure. Tonight, we saw a black scorpion and a huge snail! I haven’t seen scorpion in my life, but it was fun to watch it. We need your prayers for our safe trip and join our families back home! Thank you for your prayers!

Vicar John Szupica
Today is last day missionary, I miss those people and I very enjoy with them teach and followship God always with us, they want us to come back again. Hope they will study and teach and help each other without us they are improvement their homework I want to thank God doing all the work and help us the plan missionary and God always good to us. So now we ready to pack all thing to box and tomorrow ready to go at airport.

Vicar John Szupica
This morning we feel tired, but we still keep run teach them about Deaf worship every step and weather hot 90 then later got rain few hours also the power off few times no power can’t use technology for tv to teach them about bible we take break and the build inside dark no light so beck get her hair fix and she look younger. Then power back then I teach 2 guys how to computer about google classroom that Pastor Reink make them to learn about bible mean like have video, picture, read and some test it was cool for people want to learn about God word anyone can use it. God still with us because he love us.
 
Deaconess Becky
Wow! Only a few days we’ll be home with our families. This morning we had one large group and review the worship. It was interesting to see their signs are different between Ghanaians and Liberians.
We had rain again this afternoon. This affected our electricity went off. So a few Ghanaians did my hair with an extension for about 2 hours! Ouch! This is my second time that they did my hair. They love my hair!
I give thank to God for our time together and continue learning about Him. Continue to pray for more deaf people would get to know and believe in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 “Never stop praying.”
 
Rev John Reinke
I LOVE OUR DEAF PEOPLE!!! 
I thank God for His working to guide them in growing in Faith and becoming equipped to teach more Deaf.  Thank you for your prayers and especially your financial support!  We could not do this without God guiding you to help us😊  www.DeafOutreach.org for updates and more info!

Rev Dr Reinke
 9 days of all day training (today meetings too) finished, 2 more to go – pleasantly exhausted😊 Thank you for your prayers and your support!  Please continue!!
 
Deaconess Becky
 I give thank to God for 4 Baptisms today! We had a deaf worship and then fellowship with other deaf people. Rest of today we spent time with chatting with others and enjoying the day together. Please continue to pray for the Lord to give us the strength and good health for the last few days before we fly home.
 
Vicar John Szupica
 We have Sunday deaf worship also have 3 children and one adult Baptisms today I am so excited to see have someone Baptisms. After church we have lunch and deaf followship enjoy and fun and took a lot of crazy idea with take picture with people act like movie start lol. So, afternoon we take rest or and take nap for an hour we are so tired teach all week, so tomorrow we still have bible class for an other two more day and ready to fly back home.  

All of the photos from our Ghana Deaf Mission Team 2024 trip are collected in our Google Photos.    Use the Red button at the Top-Right of this page.

Deaconess Becky
Today was a great day! Deaf Ghanaians and the Liberians are continue learning more about the Bible. Only 4 more days until we leave from the airport in Accra!
John S and I led our morning training on using the liturgy. We explained some terminology such as what creed mean and some other words to prepare for tomorrow deaf worship. Afternoon beginners’ group we continue to use the 1000 Questions and expanded the stories on from God chooses Abram to Jacob has a dream at Bethel. They love to discuss and find the right answers.
It was great seeing Rev Palmer on the video this afternoon. I give thanks to God for the technology continue to work today. Please continue to pray for all the deaf Ghanaians and Liberians for their faith to mature.
 
Vicar John
In morning we teach them about deaf worship and tach all the list and what it mean how this work for them to understand also we teach Ezekiel 33:11 talk about (God does not desire (wish) the death of anyone, not even the wrong) they start to think, so afternoon our group start to work on 1000 question they work on there teach each other mean without help but we do teach but we watch they help each other like brother and sister in Christ but my heart love to watch it make me feel smile Jesus is there for us I know I can feel.