Blogs from Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana, Africa - page 41

Well, I made here after two days of travel and 26 hours in a plane. Yes, I know how many hours I spend on a plane thanks to Kristen pointing it out. See, for that kind of thing I don't think it really helps to know that after two plane rides, 12 hours in the air and a sleepless night that you're less than half way there. But maybe that's just because I tend not to look on the bright side. Some people have hobbies or do crafts...I look on the dark side. But enough negativity, the trip here really wasn't that bad. I found a new appreciation for watching soccer on the way here. First of all, I watched a game in Heathrow airport where people from both countries whose teams were playing were watching ... read more

Hey we're back... a little late but what can you say.. Day 7: Thursday: The Pastors preached, teached. This morning and the Ghanians soaked it up. Very receptive. There was about 35 of them. Pastors from all around Ghana. Whether still wasn't good enough to take the children to the beach. We played cards in the afternoon... some neighbor kids came over too. Day 8: Friday: We went to the School where the orphans are and we put on a chapel for the kids. It went so well. Tris was acting as a person looking for treasure. It was awesome. The children along with the teachers we amazed and loved what we did. Jacqueline preached. (Told the storey of Solomon asking for wisdom) She did so well. Adele did worship, she taught 2 songs with actions ... read more

I awoke this morning to the sound of a young girl scraming bloody murder. I peaked out through the bars and mosquito net in my window and saw a half naked young girl getting beating with a stick on the front porch of our neighbours. Our water guy (the person who gets the water from out well for our bucket showers), who was between me and our neighbours and thought i was looking at him, cheerfull waved and greeted me good morning, completly oblivious to the action going on behind him. Later, as when i left to go to work, i noticed that she was tied up in front of their house. a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/agoo/216916728/" title="Photo Sharing"img src="http://static.flickr.com/60/216916728_b5f60a6b25_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="Comfort" //a Today we were set to do sewage cleanup again, yum! After doing this job i ... read more

I have spent the last day and a half running around the southern half of Ghana trying to fit in as much sightseeing and adventure as humanly possible, and I think I succeeded. First went up to the Kakum National Park and man oh man this place rocked! I sort of overcame my nasty fear of heights and pretty much ran across the super high rope bridges that scour high above the tree lines. By high, I mean really insanely high. It was such an amazing time and the sights of the surrounding rain forest will stay with me for a long time. They park itself is host to a bountyful of various animals, but I didn't really spot any along the forest floor. Well, I think I spotting the butt of an elephant once, but ... read more

Greetings, everyone! I hope you are doing great! Well, tomorrow is the big day—and I can honestly say I feel as ready as I could ever be. I have spent the last year reading all I could get my hands on, talking to everyone under the sun (both here and in Ghana), watching documentaries, etc etc….and now I am so excited the time is here! These last two weeks have been wild with preparations, but at the same time of the craziness, I have been overwhelmed by your support and kindness. Whether your encouragement has been through prayers, donations, well-wishes, phone calls, notes, etc., I greatly appreciate them all, and it is people like you who give me hope. You are the best! I have one bag of your donations ready to bring with me….and we ... read more