A Prayer of Thanksgiving...

This morning I came across a story that opened like this "A former child slave is rescuing victims of child trafficking in Ghana and has built a school to give them a better future." Many of these children are sold into slave labor for as little as fifty dollars a year, often by a parent or relative. It is wonderful to know that there are people out there who are trying to make a difference in the lives of these children. James Kofi Annan left his promising banking job in order to open a school where freed slaves have the opportunity to get an education. He uses his personal income in order to buy back slave children so that they have a chance at a basic education. Let us pray first that all of the people of Ghana will have the opportunity to hear the good news of Jesus Christ in their own language and will come to know him as savior. Let us pray for the fisherman and that they might find a means to continue their trade with out the need for child labor. Pray with me for James Annan and that his work will continue to prosper and we will see more children freed from the bonds of child labor. Lastly, let us pray that more people around the globe will develop a heart of compassion similar to that of Mr. Annan.