The House on Afajato Street - More Predicaments! |
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| Author:
| Nelsen, Terry |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4895-2850-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $7.99 |
Book Description:
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"The House On Afajato Street - More Predicaments" is a sequel to the Nelsen's first book "West African Predicament". They return to West Africa after 18 months following their original three year mission commitment.In this journey, the Nelsens find themselves working in the slums of Accra, Ghana, West Africa. Their focus is the ever increasing number of youngsters appearing in the capital city who have been designated as "street children". These are boys and girls between 5 and 18 who...
More Description"The House On Afajato Street - More Predicaments" is a sequel to the Nelsen's first book "West African Predicament". They return to West Africa after 18 months following their original three year mission commitment.In this journey, the Nelsens find themselves working in the slums of Accra, Ghana, West Africa. Their focus is the ever increasing number of youngsters appearing in the capital city who have been designated as "street children". These are boys and girls between 5 and 18 who live, work and support themselves with no parental involvement. Their plight is serious - their lives extremely difficult.The stories of the Nelsens and their contacts with these "street children" are once again heart-warming and heart-breaking, because they are stories of real life. The projects that Terry and Connie become involved in to help these youngsters exemplify the tremendous needs of a segment of society in a third world nation with no power, support or assets.Their experiences reflect realities that are not common to many Americans. The poverty and horrible living conditions found in the slums of "Sodom and Gomorrah" are eye-opening. The challenges of living in Accra are far different than what the Nelsens faced in their three years in the "bush" of southeastern Ghana.The predicaments they face are many and varied as they struggle to serve "the poorest of the poor". They rely on each other to cope with the new and different dilemmas that this mission sends their way, while trying to bring to a close several unanswered questions leftover from their original sojourn.