International

Our Founder Rev. Cordell Brown was moved to action in 1994 when he saw the plight of Ghanaian people with disabilities.

For these people, life is not a struggle to succeed, but simply a struggle to survive. Many of them were abandoned at birth, medical treatment is almost non-existent, and these are the “throwaways” of this Third World country.

Cordell Brown responded with compassion, and began to advocate for this need in Ohio and other parts of the United States. Since then we have established a residential facility for 50 people with disabilities; held many recreational camps both on our property and off-site in remote locations; and provided assistance for medical, dental and vision needs among the special-needs population in that country.

Projects that promote self-sufficiency for the special needs population in Ghana

• Residents and staff of Echoing Hills Ghana have developed 15 acres of land for farming. Currently, this produce farm is producing food for them to consume daily and as a source of income as they sell it at the farmers market.

• Echoing Hills Ghana has also developed an animal husbandry on-site. They produce enough livestock to feed our residents and sell animals in the marketplace to help become financially self sustaining.

• The residents, employees and volunteers make their own bread which not only provides food for them, but they are learning cooking skills.

• The residents are taught daily through educational lessons and bible studies.

• Additionally, there is a children’s home which serves many children who have special needs parents who cannot take care of them appropriately. They are educated and cared for at this location.