Rebecca Adu-Boahene was born in Accra, Ghana, the fifth of six children, to Christian parents. But it wasn’t until joining a college ministry with a camp focus called Teens Aloud Foundation at the University of Ghana that she grew exponentially in her faith.
“That is where I got to grow in my walk with God, I got to understand about grace, and I got to understand my gifts and talents,” she said.
After graduating with an accounting major, Adu-Boahene spent the following year in 2014 serving Teens Aloud Foundation to fulfill the national year of service, a compulsory period of service that all Ghanaians complete between graduating college and starting careers.
So successful was Adu-Boahene in her work, the organization did something that isn’t really heard of. They sent her to Swaziland, South Africa to start an outpost of the ministry there.
“A man or a family usually does missions, but not a woman,” she said. “I went to Swaziland not knowing anybody.”
She also had no income—and was tasked instead with raising her own support.