w LL ::J f-z w 0 ::> fen (0 ,... DR. STEVEN MOORE AND STUDENTS TEACH IN AFRICA WORDS Paige Cushman I I PHOTOS Steven Moore J osiah Tilton, executive director of Ghana West Africa Missions (GWAM), made providing clean water, education and the gospel to the people of West frica hi mission since he first vi iced the region in 19 7. In 2014, enthu ia tic for the program and his fellow hip at the e t ide Church of Chri t in earcy, Tilton convinced teven Ioore professor of biology, to visit and teach at the College of cience and Technology (CO TECH) in Ghana. ''These kid are smart a whips," 1oore aid. "They just need [an] opportunity." fter hi fir t trip to Ghana, Moore cam back to Harding and organized a mi sion through Global Outreach (GO) to work with eventh through ninth graders at O TECH, teaching them science, literature and the Bible. Moore also worked with GWAM to provide clean water and clothing for children at the school. "This is what Je us would have us do," Tilton said. "le i a rich blessing to me, to ee folks have clean water to drink, ne-.; clothe to put on and a b rrer education than they might ordinarily have had." phomore ~ lizabeth Reed, one of even Harding student that went on the trip in ummer 201 , was looking for a ense of direcrion when he walked into a GO meeting. "I felt so spiritually [frustrated] that I didn't know what to do with myself," Reed said. "I went to a [GO] meeting to try and get some answers. I wouldn't say I found them but I definitely had directi n. There were bump in the road, but od provided me with strong friends at Harding and, on se era! occasion , random checks from people 1 didn't know. eedless to say, God definitely called me to go to Ghana thi summer." During the econd week of their trip, Reed was ch en to lead their team into an unfamiliar village \ here they had co work their way through the ' village hierarchy" and negotiate with the leaders about a pos ible well digging.. loore wa impressed by all the progre s that Reed and the team made last summer. ·'They ju t took it and ran with it," Moore aid. ''They made the trip their own, and that's the beauty of it. You don't get that kind of experience every day.' The students at CO TECH, in a predominantly Muslim culture, welcomed Harding students and Christianity. "[The Harding students] are eager about their faith and because of that a lot of [th C TECH students] have become Chri tian , ' foore said. 'Ic's really a \ onderful thing." Tilton said that Harding' involvement was a blessing for G\1 Mand e p cially for the children attending CO TECH. 'The children\\ eep when it's time for the [student ] to leave,' Tilton aid. 'They were all very spiritual and hard working. We had a lot of fun with them, and they [completed] a marvelous work. They make me look forward to seeing who might be able to go on our next trip." I Junior Rachel Moore helps with a science class at College of Science and technology (COSTECH) in Ghana on May 23, 2017. The local students welcomed the women and were saddened to see them leave at the end of the campaign, according to Moore. // Photo courtesy of Steven Moore Sophomore Elizabeth Reed plays frisbee with students at COSTECH during the campaign in Ghana on May 24, 2017. Reed was one of seven Harding students that went on the summer campaign to Africa in 2017. // Photo courtesy of Steven Moore Sophomore Jessica Piggo poses for one of the local children in Ghana to take her photo on June 2, 2017. The group worked and played with he children of Ghana during the Global Outreach campaign.// Photo courtesy of Steven Moore
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