Anabel's Easter Update 4/6/26
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Anabel's Easter
Sad news from Ghana. A few days ago, John in Ghana let us know that Anabel, the
little orphan girl we have been supporting there, would soon need funds to pay for
her monthly lodging, food, and tuition. He said no more about it and, due to other
problems we have been dealing with, we started talking about other things and we set
Anabel aside for the time being.
Because of the time difference between the US and Ghana, John often communicates
with us during his morning hours which is the dead of night here. Last night at
about 3 AM john informed us they Anabel needed funds to pay for a school trip. This
of course, we were willing to send but he told us that she needed it that very
morning to pay for an Easter trip the care center was planning for that day.
Of course, we will always do what we can for Anabel, but this was simply impossible.
The money transfer system we use to send money to John does not deliver transfers
in the middle of the night on weekends. It is very reliable in general, but it
simply would not complete a transfer at that time of day on a weekend. So, there was
simply no way to pay for Anabel's school trip in time.
This is one of the problems with trying to deal with people living on the margins
in a small foreign country. It is to John's credit that a man who himself struggles
just to survive is willing to help others even more desperate than himself but such
a situation means that we have to use the means that are available to help, and
sometimes those means are simply unable to respond quickly or easily. We have had
this problem other times in truly life-threatening situations and it can be
harrowing. Sometimes we simply cannot respond to a need as fast as the situation
demands. Thank God it has never cost a life, but it has caused suffering as people
who are injured or seriously ill have had to wait hours or even days for the funds
to pay for their treatment.
At any rate Anabel has had to miss out on her school's Easter outing. It is sad
that she had to stay home while the other children left on their adventure but at
least she is better off than many of our other children. She will still have a
place to stay, food, and she will continue to receive her education. But it is sad
that she will be left out while the other children are having fun.
