We left Rod in Accra as he is heading to Malawi to visit his son, and Anees left the group at Heathrow as he was heading to India to visit his family, but otherwise we all arrived home safe and sound today: on time, and all bags accounted for, too! It was wonderful to see […]

After a lovely day of shopping and/or spending the day by the hotel pool, we are all sitting in our gate at the Accra airport awaiting our boarding call. While we wait, we are watching a crowd outside on the tarmac with traditional music and dance. Dignitaries with security are everywhere as they await the […]

Early this morning the luggage was stacked high and skillfully tied down in the back of the pickup and the bus, our Ghanaian pastors and fellow workers rose to see us off, tears flowed as final hugs were shared, and then off we went with coolers packed with our breakfast and lunch, thanks to Abraham […]

A little rain in the morning didn’t dampen our spirits any, and it cleared up before we arrived at Babator. Our morning commute started with a lovely ‘pick-me-up’— literally and figuratively! We picked up some ladies in Bamboi. Most were able to squeeze into the back of the cargo truck that also contained many of […]

Today some of our loving teachers shared tears through our lunch break and at the end of the day when they reflected that today was the last full day in class for them with the children who have made their way into their hearts. It has taken a lot of nightly preparation, daily energy, constant […]

The commute to Babator was incredibly interesting today. Three abrupt stops on the dirt road had us witness a school boy catching and killing a grasscutter (groundhog, a delicacy for Ghanaians); the toss of a yam into the moving cargo truck resulted in our team administrating some first aid care to a team member and […]

Today was a scorcher: 40 degrees on the thermometer with intense sunshine. Our JK/SK teacher, Frank, asked Joyce and I about “sunbathing for Vitamin D”. This was something he had heard during his lectures last weekend and he wondered what “sun-bathing” could possibly be! He was also wonderful explaining some cultural issues we deal with. […]

Today several of our construction team were working up high in the rafters finishing the framing for the roof to ready it for the tin to be installed tomorrow. The interior walls were being parged, and tomorrow our team will start to work on the latrine. Teachers were back to the classrooms reestablishing any routines […]

Everyone seemed to enjoy the opportunity to sleep in a little this morning. We, along with the peanut truck full of the Carpenter congregation, traveled up to Tinga to worship in and commission the church we had built in 2012. Tinga has a new chief that David had not yet met, so to respect traditions […]

In Teselima, the bulldozer ran for a couple of hours before it had another challenge that the mechanics felt needed parts, so we expected it wouldn’t be running again until late Monday. Phil and Glenn fortunately were able to improvise, fixing it within an hour so it is ready to roll again on Monday morning! […]