Isaac and his sister (name not known yet) are children of Rebecca Ayensu, a deceased member of the Achimota Church of Christ. The children never got to know their father as he never spent any time with them nor did their mother ever disclose who he was.  Unfortunately, Rebecca also had some disputes with her family and subsequently they were estranged and had nothing to do with each other.  Thus, on her deathbed the mother asked that the church take over her children when she died.

At her death, her family did not come either to claim the body nor the children and so the Achimota church handled the burial and funeral. Two men who said they were the woman’s brothers showed up but left when they discovered she had no worldly goods and have never since been seen or heard from. In spite of the mother’s request, the head teacher and one female teacher of the children’s school at Dome offered to adopt the girl and Isaac respectively.

However, after almost two years’, the female teacher returned the boy to the church claiming that she could no longer maintain him due mainly to economic reasons. No church member was able to take responsibility for the boy either.  So for a week after his return, Isaac stayed at the church auditorium with no supervision except some members he shared the place with and who came only in the evening to sleep.

Thus, the Minister and the Edification Committee who cared for the boy appealed for Isaac’s admission into residence to ensure a meaningful future for him.

So with no known or traceable father or family relations who are interested in the boy’s welfare, Isaac was given immediate admission to the Village of Hope. This will save the poor boy from further traumatic experiences of homelessness and lack of parental love and care. Admitting him, granting the availability of the necessary facilities, will not only safeguard his education, which is a crucial tool for a meaningful future, but will also help save him from any possible moral or physical danger.