Programs

The ancient African proverb state that “it take a village to raise a child.” Millstone's primary goal is to crate such a village. This village will consist of an all encompassing campus ministry that  includes: Healing Center, Destiny Center, Millstone Chapel, Recreational Facilities, Communal Market, Resource Center, Health Clinic Administrative Offices, Education, Legislation, Therapeutic Foster Care and Talent Development. The objective of the Millstone Village is to improve the very spirit, mind and body of the lost, at-risk children by reaching out to them with God's unconditional love.

• Healing Center – emergency care. therapeutic treatment facility where victims are integrated into therapeutic treatment center module blended with traditional Ghanaian family values. Mental health workers will function with African mothers who will nurture, instill strong morality with a cultural slant as well as monitor goals established by staff therapist. A team of experts including doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists, administrators and counselors will determine the client's needs and goals to ensure optimum holistic treatment. Each child will receive the opportunity to obtain support in a nurturing environment conducive to pursuing their individual destinies, thus preparing them to succeed to the next level on their journey to become productive citizens.
  
  
• Destiny Center – a transitional therapeutic treatment facility. The destiny center is designed for ex-victims who have achieved and maintained success in the first step in treatment and ready for the next level.  The destiny center builds upon the treatment center. The child will remain in contact with the foster or birth mother while gaining mentors. The team of experts will further determine the aptitudes, abilities, gifts, talents and aspirations of the child. Each participants will then have realistic goals to obtain according to their individual growth and maturity. Each child is then mentored, supported and encouraged to maximize their full potential in order to walk in the fullness of their God given destinies.
  
  
• Millstone Chapel: a place to enhance spiritual development of each child. The chaplain works in conjunction with the treatment team to counsel, encourage and bring balance to goal development while remaining respectful of the Ghanaian culture. The spiritual development will to reach the participant to value themselves; thus, strengthening their faith and hope to reach their destinies. Weekly programs will serve as times of refreshment, spiritual training and challenges to become a productive citizen.
  
  
• Recreational Facilities: will serve as a place of physical refreshment. Participants will be instructed on healthy living techniques; each child will have the opportunity to have an individualized workout plan.   The recreation center is also a pace where boys and girls will have the opportunity to interact an develop social skills and etiquette. Clients will be physically and socially evolved by this program.
  
  
• Communal Market: is a place where responsibility, accountability and work ethic is born. Children will take ownership of their village and be responsible to plant fruits and vegetables that will sustain their village as well as generate income. The outcome will include children valuing honest work ethics, having a realistic value of money and a general concept of the market place.
  
  
• Resource Center: a place where the mind can grow! The center will be equipped with an updated library and  technology. Care will be placed into the material selected to ensure that they will challenge, encourage, stimulate, uplift and motivate the survivors to reach their goals.
  
  
• Health Clinic: a state of the art clinic that focuses on child victim trauma, STD/HIV testing and other medical issues specific to our clients. This will also be a safe environment staffed with caring and compassionate medical professionals committed to providing excellent care to our clients. This clinic will also collaborate with other similar NGO's to service their children as well.
  
  
•  Administrative Offices Headquarters: a place where all administrative business is conducted, cooperate plans developed, and cohesive strategies are developed to maintain the effectiveness and relevance of treatment.
  
  
• Education: provide each participant with a competitive education equivalent to standards set by Africa and surrounding countries. Millstone staff will also go into local schools, churches and other social institutions to teach prevention programs on Child Exploitations. We will also include an elementary program with books and storytellers.
  
  
• Legislation: to continue to partner with the government as we honor our three year commitment to develop legislature governing child prostitution.
  
  
• Therapeutic Foster Care: this program trains Ghanaian parents how to parent special needs children by using traditional African values with proven therapeutic methods of parenting children to wholeness. This program is geared towards changing negative attitudes towards orphans and street children and cause ordinary locals to take ownership of their community while acquiring proper training and compensation.
  
  
• Talent Development: this phase of the program will concentrate on the development of ethics, morals and standards to the clients interested in modeling and/or entertainment industry. We will partner with clean, ethical, reputable companies and professionals to open safe doors of opportunity for them.
  
  
• Josiah House Ministry: Josiah House Ministry was modeled after a prominent biblical character whose life impacted his nation.  Josiah was an eight year old boy who led his nation and lived as a model of discipline and purity, thereby being an role model for young people today.    Josiah House is a community outreach that seeks to help and challenge young minds, so they can be molded into the leaders of tomorrow. 
   
  Josiah House Ministry focuses on reaching and training the leaders of tomorrow. We offer a safe haven for those who may not feel comfortable coming into a traditional religious setting.  We do not discriminate based upon financial, social or religious status. We rather welcome diversity so that we can:
  1. Be in a position were we are not ignorant of the challenges that face at-risk children at large.
  2. Reach all with the message of Christ’s Love and Hope.
  3. Train youths to be independent, positive thinkers, thereby allowing some immunity from the pressure so many are give into.
  4. Use biblical leadership principles used by some of the world’s greatest leaders to train unlikely leaders to become great leaders of tomorrow.
  5. To provide an outlet for children, youth and young adults in communities where no social, recreational or purposeful extra-curricular outlets exist.
  6. To provide accountability for children & youth that may otherwise be susceptible to the many dangers that children in third world nations fall prey to.

 Josiah House meets tri –weekly offering, inspirational outreach services, life application Bible and purity classes, fellowship for single young adults and dance classes for children and youth. All leaders are trained volunteers motivated to lead, communicate and be sensitive to the needs of all backgrounds of children.  Our outreach is attended by 80-90% of all youth in the community/village ranging from street children to the children of the local government rulers. At Josiah House children/youth and young adults unite to be trained to maximize their potential as the young biblical ruler Josiah did, to impact their nation, their generation and the generations to come, and to be spiritually enlightened while enjoying the process.