Anabel Update 8/30/25

Anabel

Anabel is a little girl in Ghana who was abandoned by her mother when she was four

years old. She was brought to our friend John who arranged for her to stay at a

childcare center and we have been helping to provide for her care since that time.

She is now seven years old and attending school.

Being a child is hard enough for anyone and for an orphan living in an institution

it is even harder. We are aware that we cannot replace the love and companionship

that a normal child enjoys when living with their family but at least we can make

certain that she has a place to stay, food, clothing and the other material things

everyone needs. And we are determined that she will get the best education possible

under the circumstances so that she is prepared for the world when she is old

enough to go out on her own.

We have a small group of children and some adults in Ghana who are a part of our

community and we do the best we can for all of them but when there is not enough to

go around Anabel always comes first. Most of the others have at least one parent

who can watch over them, whether they are sick or hungry or homeless, but Anabel

has no one. But she will always have us.

Right now, Anabel's life has settled into a safe routine of school at day and nights

at the shelter. She has no major health issues or anything that would demand

immediate attention. Of course, problems always come up in everyone's life and

Anabel's situation is always precarious in many ways for obvious reasons, but right

now she is getting along. So that is a good thing.