Posts by Roy Mason
The Three R’s
Sundays are always special in Ghana. After a full week of intense field ministries here our teams are grateful for Sunday. We can sleep a little later, eat a little slower, and simply enjoy of time together. We Americans gather for a time of fellowship, devotion, prayer, (and even singing sometimes) while our Ghanaian counterparts travel back to their…
Read MoreSunrise on Saturday
The stillness of sleep was interrupted by the sound of crickets from my iPhone. The familiar sound ushered in the new day as the dark sky began to yield to the morning glimpses of another day. The air was pleasant. The fog settled into the trees just below the ridge-line. Yes, another day had come. …
Read MoreWhen A Pout turns to Praise
19 October 2017 – Thursday morning taught me much about myself. The ministry team I was with today was tasked with the assignment of traveling out to some pretty remote areas of this region. Each turn on to a different road revealed more desperate times. The muddy paths made for difficult travel and by the…
Read MoreRainy Days and Mondays…
The Carpenters sang, “Talking to myself and feeling old. Sometimes I’d like to quit, nothing ever seems to fit, hanging around, nothing to do but frown, rainy days and Mondays always get me down.” It seems obvious to us here that this duo must have never been to Ghana for a ministry project! None of us feel old…
Read MoreWheels Up
This project has been through many struggles on the road to today. The six months since our return from Ghana have presented us with some obstacles and opportunities. At the conclusion of each project, as we sit in the departure lounge in the Accra airport, our team spends time reflecting on what we have just…
Read MorePrayer is the Key
We are only a few days away from our ministry project to Ghana, West Africa and everyone is really excited about what the days ahead hold. So many people have told me that they were worried about my going, but I want to assure you that I have been cleared by my Doctor, Physical Therapist,…
Read MoreWhen Tragedy Strikes
I awoke on Tuesday morning, 02 October to the sights and sounds of the tragedy of the mass shooting in Las Vegas. The sober sight of the organized, mobilized, and demonized murder of at least 58 and injuring more than 500 people attending a 3-day concert event in the city was paralyzing to me. Many…
Read MoreThe Fervor and the Flag
Over the weekend the media in our country covered ad nauseam the owners and players in the NFL decision to “take a knee, stay in the locker room, or lock arms” in defiance of traditional respect for and allegiance to the National Anthem of the United States of America. I am sure each person feels…
Read MoreIs It True?
Don’t believe something is true just because you want it to be true. One of the flaws of modern society is our determined desire to believe what we want to believe in order to prove a point. We’ve all seen and heard this in action. Think about these: “Vitamin C cures the common cold. Eating…
Read MoreWhat do the storms mean?
Early this morning I received a phone call from Ghana. Local Ministry Director, Rev. Samuel (Sammy) Lartey started the conversation by saying, “I have seen on ‘the net’ that the horrific hurricane has reached America. Are you still safe?” After explaining to him that here in North Carolina is nearly 1000 miles from Key West,…
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