{"id":1567,"date":"2017-12-14T14:16:46","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T20:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/?p=1567"},"modified":"2018-02-16T13:25:33","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T19:25:33","slug":"village-hope-gst-alum-visits-abilene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/village-hope-gst-alum-visits-abilene\/","title":{"rendered":"CEO of Village of Hope & GST Alum Visits Abilene"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Fred<\/span><\/p>\n

Fred Asare<\/strong>: Chief Executive Officer of Village of Hope, GST Alum, and Friend of Many<\/span><\/p>\n

Fred Asare completed a MA in Christian Ministry here at the Graduate School of Theology a few years back and during a short trip to Texas, he stopped by ACU’s campus. As Fred walked through our halls, you could hear faculty, staff, and current students all exclaming their joy of seeing Fred back on campus. Tim Sensing, Associate Dean (pictured), enjoyed getting to hear more\u00a0about\u00a0the powerful work he and his team are doing at Village of Hope<\/a>.<\/p>\n

During his brief visit, Fred took a moment to update us on the exciting changes and challenges facing\u00a0Village of Hope. As an answer to countless prayers and an extreme amount of hard work, a small orphanage with hopes of helping a few children has grown into the largest orphanage in the country. Now, approximately 1,400 children and young adults are cared for through their orphanages, schools, trade schools, colleges, and hospitals. Click here<\/a> to watch a video about Fred’s life and the impact of Village of Hope.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Due to this growth, Fred tells us they are in need of prayers for wisdom now more than ever. Many young lives, both physically and spiritually, are in their daily care. Fred and the Village of Hope team truly exemplify what it means to trust and rely on God as they work to provide the daily needs for all of these children.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When asked about an area where he has seen God working, Fred replied, \u201cI\u2019ve seen God working in so many ways, but one way would definitely be in the transformation of lives. For example, years ago we took in a young orphan boy who did not know english. And now, he\u2019s graduating from college and walks a christian life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fred also shared how incredibly thankful he is for his time in the GST. He spoke of how his classes transformed his thinking and thoughts on ministry. He is also incredibly thankful to his professors for modeling Christ-like lives and the reminder that people matter to God and to us. As Fred was blessed by the teaching and the people here at the GST, so the GST community is blessed to know him.<\/p>\n

Will you join us in prayer for our friend and ministry partner and for all of those at the Village of Hope?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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