I’d like to introduce Lisa Seifert. She is a Head Start teacher from Minnesota. A trip to Africa has been her dream for many years. We are thrilled to have her teaching at Child of Excellence Primary School until the end of July. I have asked Lisa to write the blog entries during her stay as she will have a “fresh perspective” on this life and culture. Christine My African Adventure: The town of Dunkwa had many new sights for me. From the way stores look to what you find inside. The greetings and smiles you pass in town are so genuine and authentic. A few days after my arrival I visited two villages. Coming from America this was an amazing eye-opener of how much we have and what we consider necessities. Village people live without ... read more

I feel like I really dropped the ball concerning this blog the past few months. Last I wrote (early November) we were headed to Florida to sing in the sunshine, visit church, family and friends. While there we tossed in a quick visit with Shamoo and Mickey Mouse. Early December we headed back to North Dakota for Christmas and our final shopping and packing to return to Ghana. We left our "winter wonderland" at 5pm Dec 29th. We arrived in "endless summer" 8pm Dec 30th. God has been so incredibly amazing. The past 6 months were filled with dream after dream and wish after wish fulfilled. From perfect weather to great visits, events and homesteads. I don't have words to express it other then “God is so Faithful”. He longs to give us the desires of ... read more

As we drive away (from MI) Kirk is set on “the mission ahead”. The boys are a bit touchy and edgy. We are all saddened with “Good-bye”; In addition I am saddened by missing a visit with a few people; Saddened by not getting more visits with others. I am disappointed that, after all these years, I still haven’t gotten Kirk to Greenfield Village/Henry Ford Museum. A place I know he would love. It would be easy to stay in this saddened frame of mind but I have to “choose” to dwell on the positive aspects of our time in Michigan. They far outweigh the sadder side. I am reminded once again that I have a loving God. Psalm 37:4 says, “Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart”. ... read more

"Yelowstone", the Indians gave the name. As they would give directions they would say “pass the river by the yellow stone.” And a yellow stone it is. The mountain along the river is the most amazing yellow/orange color. I’m sorry my camera didn’t do it justice. The best part of our 5day trip was the drive from the town of Red Lodge into the northeast corner of Yellowstone. It’s a 30 mile drive we were told would take 2 1/2 hours. Ha! It took us a good 5hrs. In the car we had giggles and shrieks of fright (many from me) as we traversed the mountain roads to 10,000+ feet. We heard it had snowed in the mountains the previous week so we were on the lookout for remaining patches of the “chilly white”. We stopped ... read more