Three Flights Away

I just received some exciting news! I will be leaving for my mission in Ghana on January 23^rd. After three plane rides and a couple hour car ride, I will land in Damongo, Ghana.  It has suddenly all become very real.

I will spend the next month packing all the essentials: water purifier, solar shower, mosquito net, solar lamps/chargers, light cotton clothing, etc., and completing my last immunizations.

The most difficult task will be saying good-bye to my family and friends who mean so very much to me, most especially my two sons, my daughter and granddaughters.

I feel the LMH formation program has prepared me well to take on this adventure.  Please keep me in your prayers and stay tuned....

Called to Mission

I am Diane Yonga, a parishioner from the Cathedral of St. Paul, in Saint Paul, Minnesota.  I will be serving as a Lay Mission Helper (LMH) missioner, in the Diocese of Damongo, Ghana, teaching Nutrition classes to students at St. Ann’s High School, an all-girl’s Catholic high school in Damongo.

One evening in October 2017, as I was in bed praying, God spoke to my heart and told me clearly “now is the time”.  God has called me to do overseas mission work – a seed planted in high school when I was enamored by thoughts of joining the Peace Corp.  These many years later, I am excited to encounter Christ in the people of Ghana!  I hope you enjoy following my adventures via this blog.