News Letters

Below are publications designed to keep you informed on Kingdom business with Larry & Beki McConnell and the God of Wonder Ministries, Int.   We hope that you are encouraged as you read the updates and are blessed to hear the many things God is doing with GWMI ministry and our lives.  Please click on the links below to open the file.  Letters distributed via snail mail are in Portable Document Format (PDF) and will require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them and may take time to download depending upon your connection speed.  Download Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Larry & Beki also distribute e-letters.  (They are very fast & convenient) 

2008 

September E-Letter - New*** The past three months have transformed baby Emmanuella's life... when she came to us she was just over 5 lbs as she turned 5 months old suffering with multiple health problems. Mayfia memorizes scriptures very fast, and is busy 'hiding God's Word in her heart.' By the grace of God, we've been serving in Ghana for 18 months now!

June E-Letter - Emmanuella's mother was suffering from TB and HIV, and the loss of her husband due to HIV, when Emma was born.  Being very weak herself, the mother wasn't able to nurse the tiny infant, and Emma's Uncle did his best to get porridge into her everyday.    After 5 months of camping...in the bush, waiting for the electricity and running water to be installed in the Children's Home we had to make a difficult decision.

May Newsletter - For the past five months, a group of 30 to 60 children ranging from age 3 to 16 have been meeting for worship and bible study under our palm tree several times a week.  "He can't have a Bible he's a Muslim.  Sixteen Children choose to follow Yeshua (Jesus) in Public Baptism. Being a Mom is hard work - and being a Mom in a third world country is very hard!  Daily trusting God to protect Josiah, Gracie, and Mayfia can be difficult - like when poisonous snakes are in our front yard!

May E-Letter - Village thief is Baptized.  In Ghana, the children are taught in public schools that Muslims, Christians, and traditional African (Spiritism) worship all praise the same god, who created man and the earth. This syncretism (merging of spiritual beliefs) leads to a high level of tolerance between religious groups.  This week, another 6 children came to GWMI worship services for the first time, and prayed to accept Yeshua as their Messiah.

Feb E-Letter - An African Anniversary!  By living with, and like Africans, we are learning to minister in more applicable ways. Since we are living without electricity (Praise God for the generator which gives us some electricity!), or running water, we now know experientially some of the daily hardships of the people, and their physical needs.  Being a Blessing!  Giving up their Christmas holidays to share with others, Jack and Dorine, Tyrone and Peterson selflessly ministered to us at GWMI, and the people of Ghana. Thank you for being a blessing!  Pastor Andrew is always singing praise songs, but when he received the needed laptop for his continuing education, his praises were glorious!

2007   

November Newsletter in .pdf or November Newsletter in .html (faster loading)- Providing a home for up to 60 children is impossible . . . .without the GOD OF WONDERS!  The children's facility is nearly complete but we need your help to make it a home. . . Two of the men had to leave their village at 3 AM, and the third Pastor leads all night prayer meetings on Friday nights!  Their dedication and thirst for the Lord, is contagious.   When our friend Pastor Andrew, was thrown in jail, while doing his job for another organization, God showed up! 

Oct E-Letter - Mayfia has not had an easy life - Children are often passed among family members, and can be used as laborers in the house and farms, or to sell merchandise on the street. The Central Region is the 3rd poorest region in Ghana, and child traffickers take advantage of desperate families to purchase children to work in the fisheries on Lake Volta.   The Ghanaians in the Northern Regions suffered through a drought this summer, and have been flooded with torrential downpours in September.

Aug E-Letter - One of the biggest adjustments we've had to make since leaving the US, six months ago, is realizing that "Things move slowly in Ghana!"   The next big miracle will be watching how God provides all the necessary furniture and supplies to bring these children home!

August Newsletter Although our 'assignment' has changed since our arrival, our commitment to raising leaders of Righteousness from the forgotten orphans of Africa has not!   We believe that the believers of Africa, can fulfill the Great Commission in their generation, by discipling and training new believers to reach the 'uttermost parts of the earth'.  We believe that the believers of Africa, can care for their sick and elderly, and raise the 15 million orphans in Sub-Sahara Africa to be leaders of Righteousness in their generation.  We believe that the believers of Africa, can "prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God" Ephesians 4:12b-13a.

July E-Letter  -  "Introducing 'God of Wonder Ministries, International'" Four months to the day of our arrival in Africa, GWMI became an official Non Government Organization (NGO) in Ghana!   Ajumako Children's Home - The first project underway is the Ajumako Children's Home, located in the Central Region, which is the third poorest region in Ghana.  Larry spoke to over 600 teenagers at the "Esian Senior Secondary School", in a powerful service on the root sin of 'discontentment'.  Later that same morning he preached at the Word Alive Esiama church. A video clip of the worship service can be seen online at www. GodofWonder.org/videos.htm

June E-Letter  -  "You have seven days."  One week, to pack up and leave Ghana.  The Immigration officer confiscated our passports, and we left the office wondering how God was going to work this out.  We had been busy setting up a home, registering our car, and pursuing ministry opportunities.  Now we had a week to leave.