The Story Behind the Card

This year, Partners International sent out a beautiful Christmas card that was made from a picture taken by our graphic designer and photographer, Robert Huggins, during a visit to the country of Ghana last summer.

But, what many don’t know is the beautiful story behind this woman.

In the northern part of Ghana, there are still many tribal villages that believe if a person gets sick or dies, it has to be the result of “black magic” by a witch. The village then literally goes on a witch hunt to try and determine which of the old women was the one responsible. When one is implicated (falsely), they are ostracized for life and relegated to living in a remote community with other so-called “witches.”

Last summer, a team from Whitworth Presbyterian Church visited Ghana including Robert, his wife, Megan, as well as Nancy Fritz, wife of our VP Greg Fritz. Our partners brought them to one of the “witch villages” where they had a wonderful opportunity to minister to these women. At one point, Nancy was asked to speak and she shared the Gospel clearly and openly with the women. Amazingly, 45 have since asked to receive Christ as their Savior including the woman you see on this Christmas card!

So, the smile you see on this woman’s face is the smile of one who has truly learned the meaning of Christmas!