Hope in Navrongo: Engaging Hearts and Empowering Disciples

A Partnership of Faith and Education

Evans is from northern. Ghana. His mother converted from Islam when he was young and led him to Christ. Jeanette is from North Carolina. Jeanette had a passion for foreign missions.  

Evans and Jeanette met in 2013. They married in 2016 and now serve as missionaries in Navrongo – Upper East Region of Ghana.

Their Mission Statement: To glorify God by loving Christ, worshiping Him, and seeing His kingdom come in Navrongo, Ghana, through engaging the community through the local church, evangelizing, and holistically raising fruit-bearing disciples who will do likewise and reach the unreached.

Academic and Theological Foundation

Evans says that “the realization of God’s grace in my life, from being raised by a widowed single mother in a small village, to attending institutions of higher learning to teach others about the saving grace of Christ, has pushed me to give my all to Him; we are blessed, to be a blessing.” In August 2015, Evans completed a Bachelor’s degree in theology from International Leadership University (ILU) in Nairobi, Kenya. 

Jeanette is working to increase educational access for children in northern Ghana. Her goal is for more families to read and study the Word of God for themselves. She is drawing lost souls to the gospel through education and performance.

Community Impact in Navrongo

Their ministry is deeply integrated into the local academic and social infrastructure:

• Campus Outreach: They serve students at the Navrongo Community Nursing College and the University for Development Studies (UDS)—Navrongo Campus. Their focus is on evangelism and leadership development.
• Church Planting: They established Hope Community Church to provide a spiritual home for the local community.
• Special Education: They founded the Jeanette Okunyade Special Children School (named in honor of the late Dr. Jeanette Okunyade), a pioneering institution dedicated to children with special needs in the region.

Holistic Discipleship

Their ultimate desire is to see lives transformed by Christ in Ghana and within the continent of Africa. They are involved in evangelism on the University of Development Studies campus, discipleship, Christian Leadership Development, and Community Development. 

If you would like to reach out to the Waltons – send them an email at waltonevans@hotmail.com. Check out the work of their church at https://www.facebook.com/HopeToThePeople.

CITATIONS

All info comes directly from conversations with them. Two of my spiritual children that I adore!