Who We Are

We are a Christian organization bringing the love and hope of Jesus Christ to those who are in desperate need and often overlooked—poor, disabled youth and orphans abandoned as babies—and facing unimaginable hardship in countries around the world. Our mission is to build assisted living shelters where they can get quality foster parent care, as opposed to sending them to crowded orphanages where disabled children are severely underserved. We advocate on behalf of children with cerebral palsy in developing countries for their local governments to provide hubs in public schools or town centers where we can set up therapy gyms to enable them to access education and find respite from confinement in their homes. We also mobilize and distribute basic goods and services to poor, disabled children within their communities to support families entrusted with their care.

The Good Samaritan is one of the most beloved stories in the Bible (Luke 10:29-37). Jesus shares about a total stranger who brought love and hope to a man who had been robbed, beaten, and passed over on the streets by his own people. After describing how the Samaritan rescued the hurting man from the streets and paid for his recovery, Jesus commanded His followers to “Go and do likewise.” That is the mission of Samaritan’s Reach. 

Statement of Faith

We adhere to the statement of Faith established by the World Evangelical Alliance.

  • as originally given by God, divinely inspired, infallible, entirely trustworthy; and the supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.

  • eternally existent in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

  • God manifest in the flesh, His virgin birth, His sinless human life, His divine miracles, His vicarious and atoning death, His bodily resurrection, His ascension, His mediatorial work, and his personal return in power and glory.

  • The Salvation of lost and sinful man through the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ by faith apart from works, and regeneration by the Holy Spirit.

  • by whose indwelling the believer is enabled to live a holy life, to witness and work for the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • The unity of the Spirit of all true believers, the Church, the Body of Christ.

  • The Resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.

Our Founder

Dr. Nana Akua Antwi

Nana is a Bible teacher with a background in law and African studies. She has a strong calling to advocate for children and disabled youth. She is a mother of three children, including a child with profound physical disabilities. She is passionate about bringing hope to abandoned and poor, disabled youth. 

Nana was born and raised in Ghana. Prior to answering the call to Christian ministry, Nana was certified to practice law in England and Wales, Ghana, and New York. She earned degrees at the London School of Economics, American University, and Oxford University. 

Nana’s career experiences include representing refugees in England and coordinating security sector reform in post-war Liberia. She has also spent time as a visiting scholar at Yale University, where she produced original scholarship on the drivers of civil war in West Africa. She brings to Samaritan’s Reach experience as a board member of Disability Rights Advocates.