Internationally acclaimed worship leader, recording artist and song writer Don Moen has embarked on providing educational opportunities to orphans and vulnerable Children that have limited or no access to education in Africa.
The ‘God will make a way’ hit composer donated a whopping sum of $100,000 for a school project at Kwao Bondzie in Ghana this week.
Media sources in Ghana reported that the fund was given under the Don Moen and Friends Foundation ‘Worship In Action’ to provide a conducive learning environment for children of one orphanage named Royal Seed Home who have to walk several distances to school every day.
The aim of Royal Seed Home orphanage and school is to build and better the lives of its children by providing nutrition, medical care, and education to the children and to allow its residents the opportunity to acquire transferable vocational skills.
During his recent visit to the place on Saturday, 22 February, the American singer cut the first sod off the project site.
Don Moen commended all his donors, including those in Ghana, for supporting a good cause and prayed that they would reap in multiple folds what they had given, Graphic.com reported.
Once the project is completed, sources say it will consist of a 12-classroom building, a dining hall and kitchen, a staff room, an ICT laboratory, a library, washrooms, and a music library for the student.
Reports show that one-third of children in African enrolled in primary school ultimately drop out.
“Many people see me as an artist and songwriter–and I love to write songs and lead worship. But let me tell you why I do what I do. God has given me a large platform or a sphere of influence through my songs and worship leading. Those gifts have opened up many opportunities to bring hope to people who have lost hope,” Don Moen says.
“One of my greatest joys in life is being able to touch people with God’s presence in practical and tangible ways, like providing food and shelter. Worship is more than the songs we sing. Don’t get me wrong. I love leading worship and singing songs of praise, but it cannot stop there. Reaching out to a person in need can be the sweetest song of worship ever heard,” he adds.
For Don Moen, Ghana is a place where he feels compelled to urge the church to do something to make a difference for others.
“Worship is so much more than a song. It is a lifestyle. Gifty, a little girl I met when visiting Royal Seed Home, just outside Accra, Ghana, reminded me of this truth. In fact, Gifty was one of the main inspirations to move forward with Worship In Action. Her story is one of tragedy turned to hope because of Royal Seed Home,” Don Moen says.
“Concerts are wonderful. We depend on the presence of God and desire above all else to reside in his courts. Yet, I believe there is more for us to do. I believe if we are willing, we can have a big part to play in bringing hope to a hurting world. I believe we are called to put our worship into action,” he says.
