Greetings friends and family! I hope everything is well in the States.
Already I have been here in Kumasi, Ghana for over a week. My apologies for taking this long to post an update. I could say I have been very busy since day one and I haven't had the time to write; however, that is not the case. It is mostly due to my own laziness that I have taken so long, so please forgive me. I did start writing something the other night and I thought I saved it as a draft but I guess I didn't, unfortunately.
Anyways, we(myself and Jennifer Johnson[friend from my church, for those who don't know..]) arrived in Accra, the capitol of Ghana, last Wednesday(August 11th) at around 10 in the morning. We were picked up by two men from the school where we will be working this year(International Community School, Kumasi, Ghana). That first night here in Ghana, we stayed at a very nice hotel in Accra, along with 50 or so students from the school who had just returned from a "field trip" to the USA. The next day, Thursday, we went to the embassy so the country would be notified of the students return. After the embassy, we all boarded the bus and headed for Kumasi, a very large city a few hours north of Accra. Now, I say a few hours from Accra, and normally it takes about 4 to 5 hours to make the trip. This time, however, the trip took over 8 hours, almost twice as long! I think this was mostly due to some road work that caused us to move very slowly for the first 4 or 5 hours. After that we started moving at a reasonable pace, although the roads here are very rough, so it wasn't reasonable in comparison to travel in the US. We were told we would be staying with a family for the first few nights while the apartments where we would stay were being cleaned. But when we got here, the father of the family we were supposed to stay with said he arranged for us to stay in a hotel instead, which was no problem at all. This hotel was also very nice and the man even insisted on paying for it! So that is how we came to be in Kumasi.
The next day(Friday), we had our friend Amos come to the hotel and he took us into town. While in town we bought some cheap cell phones and got accounts activated. If anyone wants my number email me and I will send it to you! So after town we came back to the hotel where we ate dinner and just hung out until we went to sleep. The next day we had some other friends come to meet us, Francis and Elizabeth(Dufie-Doo-Fee-Ay). We hung out with them for awhile and then decided we would go to the youth class that evening at the Bomso Church of Christ. It was so awesome going to the class because we were able to see a bunch of the friends we had made last year at the church! It was great to see them all again. The next day we went to church and got to see even more of our friends from last year. It was really cool to already know some of the people here and we were welcomed back by all of them. That afternoon we returned to the hotel with our friends and hung out there until they had to leave and we went to bed.
Monday was the first day we got to visit the school and we met with the doctor there. The campus is really incredible, much nicer than I had imagined. We were given a tour of the school and after that we went into town with our new friend Eric. Tuesday through today(Friday) we have been coming to the school for teacher's meetings and planning. I haven't had a whole lot to do, I've just been hanging out here, getting to know some of the teachers. This morning we brought all of our stuff here to finally move in! I found out yesterday that I will be staying with a teacher and his son, who looks about 7. I also found out they have a music club here where the kids learn to sing and play keyboards. I was very quick to join the club and I can't wait to play some keyboard and play music with the kids here! The kids are arriving here this weekend so I'm sure once they start coming I will be very busy. They have a very nice football(soccer) field here as well as a backetball court and a tennis court, so I'm sure I will being playing sports often. I can't wait for the kids to get here!
Wow.. I nearly wrote a novel just now... I will have to learn how to be a better blogger and I'm sure as I write more I'll get better at summerizing and leaving out the boring stuff. But that's all for now folks, I hope all is well back in the States. I will be sure to post updates more often from now on. Maybe...
Well, until next time! Much Love to you all!
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Our minds and our hearts are often filled with worries, and thoughts, and troubles. Our daily lives can easily become occupied by cares and concerns. Often we become so occupied by minor problems and concerns that we forget what really matters in life, we forget to really Live. Today, take time to clear your head and open your heart, and let Love come flowing in, refreshing and renewing you with strength to carry on.
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