Ebsen William Amarteifio was brought up in a home strongly influenced by the Christian religion. Both paternal (Amarteifios) and the maternal (Nunoos) households are devout Methodi...view moreEbsen William Amarteifio was brought up in a home strongly influenced by the Christian religion. Both paternal (Amarteifios) and the maternal (Nunoos) households are devout Methodists. His maternal grandmother, Beatrice Nunoo, was a well-known and respected church leader of her day. His paternal grandfather, Thomas Amarteifio, a pharmacist by profession, espoused fairness and humanity and was influential in his community. George A. Amarteifio, the author’s father, also a pharmacist and a leading chorister at the main Accra Methodist Church, was a humanitarian. He always urged others, rich or poor, strong or weak, Christian or Muslim, to be kind to others. He was always immensely thrilled to learn that somebody, he or someone else, had helped, had also been kind to another human being.
Ebsen has dedicated his book to his father and all humanitarians everywhere. He is currently setting up the George A. Amarteifio Foundation. For the past sixteen years Ebsen has unofficially, in the name of the foundation, been sending medical products to Korle-Bu University Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana, the third largest hospital in Africa. His father qualified there as a pharmacist.
Elizabeth A. Nunoo, the author’s mother, frequently quotes the Bible to support a moral point. On the eve of Ebsen’s departure to England over forty years ago, she stated, “I know you will not depart from your Christian upbringing. If you get into trouble, it is because you always think of other people.” In forty-four years of working, the author has found it immensely gratifying to be a team member in the fields of education and medicine, dedicated to making the difference in the lives of other human beings.view less