Blogs from Winneba, Central, Ghana, Africa

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Well, we have a bit of misery now. We are staying at a very nice hotel (Lagoon Lodge) and there is no air conditioning. The ceiling fan works very well so it is like a Saskatchewan summer night in late July. There don’t seem to be any mosquitoes in my room so that is good. I don’t have a mosquito net and I don’t want to have to wear bug spray to bed. I’ll go down to breakfast soon and then it will be off to the credit union to begin our work. I’m going to see if I can arrange to have some laundry done. I have been hand washing my things as I go however I have a few things that I would like dried in the hot sun. I got a couple pictures ... read more

I have a blog entry and several AMAZING pictures on my USB Stick. It will not fit in the computer I am at at this Internet Cafe. I will try again the next time we come to get a computer that will work. We left Elmina this morning and travelled to Winneba. We are still in the Cenral Region. The place we are staying is called Lagoon Lodge. It has ceiling fans but no AC. The temperature in my room is 90 degrees F. I hope I can sleep tonight. I will relax and drift off. Barry went swimming (sort of) in the sea today. There was a steep drop off and the under tow was dangerous. I will post pictures soon. We go to our third and last credit union tomorrow morning. It is the ... read more

THE ABOAKYER FESTIVAL FESTIVAL BACKGROUND All chiefdoms propitiate their stools with sacrifices of some sort in Ghana. This in no different with the people of winneba. In the case of the Otuano royal house, custodians of the paramount stool of the Effutu state, this is done once a year. It is believed that during times of difficulty the sons and daughters of Gyarteh Gyan penyin and their successors were greatly supported by the deity Otu. Along their route to their long trajectory movement through forests and across rivers down to their present location. A sacrifice that meant not only to say thank you but also to consecrate the deity to renew its powers. At that time of the calendar, they propitiated and consecrated the deity and its sons (the lesser gods) with human sacrifices but this ... read more

life in oda was one of the most exciting moments in my missionary life-there was lots of things to learn and do.The people there too are very humble and very friendlyb.We also visited the biggest tree in West Africa which is located about twenty minutes ride from Oda.these are some of the piks i took in Oda ... read more