In the coastal city of Takoradi, Ghana—where Christian culture is common but intentional discipleship is rare—God is using the courage of a young Navigator missionary to revive a ministry that had long gone quiet.
Her name is Edith Carta Williams, and her journey is a testimony to the transforming power of the Gospel and the far-reaching impact of intentional disciplemaking.
Carta grew up in a children’s home, where Christian teachings shaped the rhythms of daily life. Yet she carried deep loneliness and a longing for belonging. It wasn’t until a special service where the leader spoke of Christ’s personal love—“If you were the only person on earth, Jesus still would have died for you”—that her heart awakened to the hope of the Gospel.
At university, God deepened her faith through the Navigators ministry at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), where she learned Scripture memory, Bible study skills, and a lifestyle of discipleship under the mentorship of John K. Ansah and Elikplim, now the current National Director of Ghana. Her faith grew roots, her leadership emerged, and she began discipling students herself.
Sensing God’s call, she left behind her plans for further studies and committed to full-time ministry training. Navigators leaders encouraged her to train in Nigeria—a bold step of obedience. Those two years stretched her faith, tested her endurance, and grounded her calling. She learned cross-cultural ministry, evangelism, and how to build disciplemaking communities from the ground up.
Today, Carta is in Takoradi, pioneering a new foundational generation after years without a Navigator presence. God has quickly opened doors. At a girls’ high school, 42 students responded to the Gospel in a single outreach. Carta is now walking with many of these young believers, establishing small discipleship groups and partnering with the chaplaincy to ensure they grow deep spiritual roots.
Her vision extends far beyond one school or campus. Carta is trusting God for a five-year plan to engage 15 high schools, strengthen campus discipleship pipelines, and raise a new generation of full-time staff from Takoradi itself. She dreams of seeing hundreds of young people discipled, sent into the marketplace, universities, and nations as laborers for Christ.
The road is not without challenges—fundraising, spiritual resistance, and building from scratch all test her faith. Yet she stands firm on Jeremiah 17:7–8, trusting that those planted by the Lord will flourish.
Carta’s story is more than a pioneering effort: it is a reminder of how one life, surrendered to Jesus, can revive a city, build a movement, and shape the spiritual landscape of a generation.
