In the Naamu community of northern Ghana, where Forward Edge’s program Create Hope Ghana serves the vulnerable, there is a widow named Madam Matha. Recently, she shared a testimony that revealed just how powerfully God has been at work in her family. As the new school year approached, Matha’s daughter expressed a deep worry: how could she attend school without the supplies she needed? Their harvest hadn’t done well, and there was no money left. Feeling the weight of her daughter’s words, Madam Matha simply responded with faith, saying, “The Lord is our provider and He will always provide for us.”
What Matha didn’t expect was how quickly that prayer would be answered. Just minutes after the conversation with her daughter, she received a call from Jonathan, our director in Ghana. He was coming to visit, and he had school supplies for the children. When Jonathan arrived the next day, Matha’s daughter ran to her mother and said, “God has heard our prayers.”
Matha was moved to tears by the moment, not only because their material need was met, but because it was a visible reminder that God was listening to them.
“This is not the first time this has happened,” Matha said. In times of need, God has always provided through Create Hope. Food, school supplies, encouragement—what started as material help has become a deeper spiritual blessing for Matha and her family. “You are not just touching our physical lives, but our spiritual lives also,” she shared, “and what you are doing is letting us know we have a Father who loves us and is listening to us.”
Madam Matha’s testimony is a beautiful reflection of how the work being done in communities like Naamu extends beyond material aid. It’s about reminding people that they are seen, heard, and loved by a God who provides. Through Forward Edge, lives are being transformed—not just for today, but for eternity.
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Elizabeth lives with her mother and big brother, Stephen (also in the program), in a rented one-bedroom house with poor sanitation. The family has electricity but lives in the dark sometimes for several days when they run out of power and do not have money to buy more. They have access to piped water in the village which flows three days a week.
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Bless you and your family, Madam Matha. What a life changing experience for all of you. I’ve known Jonathan since he was 17 years old and he has always prayed, listened and obeyed the Lord at every turn. This beautiful example is one of so many that Jonathan, as a Director with Forward Edge and a man of God, has accomplished while listening to the Holy Spirit and acting on His will throughout his life.
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