Why? | Mr. Morgan and Ma Paulina
The Morgans, our head houseparents at the Care Center in Ghana, each love Touch A Life with all their hearts. Today, they share their "why" with you! Mr. Morgan: I was a teacher for five years in a small village called Akuvikofe, and that was where I was first...
Introducing: Dr. Emelia
Today we’d like to introduce you to Dr. Emelia. She has been seeing our children at a clinic near the Care Center for several months. As a result, she developed a love for Touch A Life through her time spent with the children and staff she served. She graduated...
Why? | Rachel Brown
In March of 2009, Pam and I traveled to Ghana to together. It was my second trip to the country and my first as a Touch A Life employee. During our second leg of the trip, we went to Lake Volta, a man-made body of water in northern Ghana where there are an estimated...
Why? | Pam Cope
I know at Touch A Life we talk a lot about what we do, but today I want to focus on why we do what we do. I have been asked many times why I work in Ghana, West Africa, when there are so many needs in the United States. I wish I had the perfect answer to that...
Projects
Legacy Projects CompletedIn memory of Kenneth Cope with thanks to the Cope Family The bakery was built in collaboration with partners and friends in Reno, Nevada, who have hosted fundraisers to launch the bakery project in Ghana. The project was completed through the...
Remember When | Dear Mark
December 2009 Dear Mark, If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my life it’s that time goes too quickly. Before we know it, in a blink of an eye, or an irregular heart beat, everything we have can be gone. Without warning. Without a chance to even say good-bye. So...
Remember When | Quilts
I remember ten years ago when two of my dear friends Lisa Bloecher and Stacey Young made all the Touch A Life kids a quilt of their own. They worked endlessly together customizing all the colors, names, and scriptures to bless each child’s personality. I will...
Remember When | Sophia
I remember when I first met Sophia about five years ago. She along with her two younger siblings were brought to the Touch A Life Care Center to live. She immediately caught my attention with her infectious smile and energetic personality. I pulled her aside one day...
Remember When | Back to School
I remember preparing for my first trip to Ghana back in 2006. I only had to buy clothing and gifts for seven children. Thirteen years later I find myself packing and preparing back to school items for close to one hundred children. Box after box of bright colored...
Remember When | Breaking Ground
I remember when Touch A Life was looking for land to buy in Ghana and the search was brutal. Our organization had been working and partnering with other NGO’s on the ground for several years and we decided it was time to build our own care center. I was super...