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More Than Nets
A two- year comprehensive project of Virginia and Ghana Baptists
to
Reduce Malaria
and
Support Ministry and Church Planting
in
Yendi, Ghana
Where is GHANA?
Where will the
nets go?
454 villages
186,000 people
Malaria prevalence in
ghana
In the
Northern
regions of
Ghana,
malaria
prevalence is
over 90%.
Malaria in ghana
• Malaria claims twice the number of African
children as AIDS each year.
• Over 1 million people die from malaria
annually.
• 90% of all cases of malaria are found in
Africa.
• Pregnant women and children under the age
of 5 are most susceptible to malaria.
More than nets
• Rev. Emmanuel Mustapha
(Muss)
• By 2015, he and other pastors
hope to plant 1,000 churches in
the northern region of Ghana.
• More Than Nets Goals:
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2 years
$1 million
100,000 nets
186,000 people protected
A church in every village (454
churches)
More Than Nets
• $10 provides one net and more
• $6 purchases the actual net
• $1 provides transportation
to get each net from Accra
(capitol city in the south) to
Yendi (in the north) and
then to each village
• $2 provides health
education through local
nurses and public health
workers
• $1 purchases Bibles, a set of
drums and assists church
planters to continue the
ministries in the villages
Nets - $6
How do they work?
• Physical barrier against the
mosquito
• Chemically treated to kill
mosquitos that come within
proximity of the net
• Placed around beds
• Mothers typically sleep in
one bed with their young
children
Nets - $1 Transportation
Why Use Nets?
• When used properly, the
nets can kill the entire
population of mosquitos
in an area.
• Mosquitos are most active
between midnight and
4:00 a.m.
• Vaccinations are costly
and have yet to be proven
successful
Health education - $2
• $2 of each net goes
toward education
• Nurses and trained
professionals will
follow up in the area to
teach ways to reduce
risks for malaria.
• Trained leaders will
distribute the nets and
provide follow up visits
to ensure that they are
being used properly
Church planting - $1
• Ghanaian church
planters preach in
the villages
• Church leaders are
chosen from the
village and then
trained by church
planters
• Drums and Bibles
will assist the
church grow
Baptism
Baptism
How can we help?
• PRAY
• Malaria will be reduced and
eventually eliminated in this
area.
• God’s love will be
understood and spiritual
needs will be met.
• Muss’s ministry will
continue to grow through
the relationships with local
government and villages.
How can we help?
• Visit
• Throughout the next two
years churches will be
able to visit the villages
and see the difference
Virginia Baptists are
making.
• Assist Ghanaian leaders
in the distribution of
nets and planting
churches.
How Can we help?
• Provide
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Donate $10 directly
Net an entire village –
Approximately $2,200
VBS offerings
Special gifts
Set a challenge for other
Virginia Baptists to
follow
• Virginia Baptist Mission
Board
2828 Emerywood Parkway
Henrico, VA 23294
Want more
information?
• Contact Dean Miller at [email protected]
• www.facebook.com/MoreThanNets
• www.vbmb.org/MoreThanNets