This beauty is Bernice.  She was rescued in 2011 from some Lake Volta fisherman.  Today she is back living with her mother and is thriving!

I cried today. Amazing that the trip is almost over and this is the first situation that brought me to tears.

Vida was rescued in 2010 after she had been trafficked to a village in the Volta region and was employed by a fisherman’s wife. After being abandoned by her husband and suffering from a health problems, her mother had sold her. Vita had been attending school since her rehabilitation despite issues between herself and her mother, and Breaking the Chain had rented her family a new home for 2 years to help them get back on their feet. She lives with her mother, sister and young niece in a 2 room house.

When we went to her home today, she was not in school and did not appear to be in good spirits. She broke down and cried when she told us she could not keep up with the class and stopped going to school about a month ago. She did not want to go back to school and her dreams of becoming a nurse had disappeared. We are working to try to find resolve the situation by possibly removing her from her home and finding a new school situation, possibly a vocational school. Heartbreaking.

This is Bright. He was rescued in 2011 from the fishermen on Lake Volta. He is doing very well now and is with his family and goes to school. Bright does well in math and would like to be a banker when he grows up. For more information about the group I am in Ghana with, check out the website at www.btcte.org

Back from a few days in the rural area of Ghana. Some crazy and heart wrenching experiences witnessed. More pics coming soon! Uploading pictures takes forever...

Accra, Ghana

Akwaaba (hello) from the capital of Ghana, Accra. We arrived around noon after flying for 10 hours. A short ride later, we were at Esther's Hotel, where I am writing this update from. We quickly dropped off our things and were off to see a bit of the capital. We visited a few stores and an outdoor market, which sells Ghanian crafts. Pictured below is a man sanding a wooden sculpture he will sell in his store. Just about go out for a Ghanian dinner. Off to Sokopoe and Sogakope tomorrow to visit children that have been previously rescued by IOM and Breaking the Chain.

I leave on my trip to Ghana tomorrow!  When I have access to wi-fi, I will try to write and post pictures to this blog throughout my week there.  Check back often!

Donations to bring on the trip

1st step in the journey to Ghana