As we celebrate Thanksgiving in America, we know that our freedom is one of the most precious gifts we have ever been given.  390 years ago, Pilgrims made the long and difficult journey to this land in order to be free to worship God.   147 years ago, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation which gave freedom to those who had been enslaved here.  Freedom is so much a part of our lives now that we rarely give it a second thought.

And yet, not all are free.

There are an estimated 7,000 children working as slaves on Lake Volta in Ghana.  Children.  Children who should be free to run and play and go to school.   Children who should be free to smile and laugh and sing songs.   Children who should be shown love and taught that they were created in the image of God, a God who loves them and has a plan for their lives.

In 2011, children will be rescued from slavery and will find a home at the Father’s House.   Your gift of any size will be a gift of freedom for those precious children.  They are waiting.