Summer 2018!
Plans are underway to take 2 teams in the summer of 2018. One will go to Wa, Ghana, for 2.5 weeks in May, while the other will spend 3 weeks at Tumaini Children’s Home near Mwanza, Tanzania, in June....
View ArticleWednesday, May 9
It’s time for another journey to a delightful place. This trip begins like all the others, with the team meeting the BJU van and trailer behind Nell Sunday. Dave Versnick is our driver this time....
View ArticleThursday, May 10, 2018
Then begins the long dark night of the soul. I never sleep well on planes, mostly because of restless leg syndrome. I usually spend a lot of time walking or standing and just waiting for daylight. This...
View ArticleFriday, May 11, 2018
Wake up at 7.30 am to two surprises. First, I slept like a rock. And from the sound—or lack of it—from the next hour or so, so did everybody else. Good. We need to be rested for the trip to Wa, since...
View ArticleSaturday, May 12, 2018
There are more toilet stops along the way, every few hours, but only one at an actual facility, and that’s questionable. It’s a Shell station with the facilities around back. The men line up against a...
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Sunday, May 13, 2018
Up at 6 as usual. That’s a good sign; I must be basically adapted to the time change. Cam’s still asleep; I’ll let him stay in the land of Morpheus for a bit. We’ve agreed that the girls’ house will be...
View ArticleMonday, May 14, 2018
My plan for today is to give them an introduction to the culture with a hike into town to the market. They’ve done extremely well at meeting people and learning basic greetings in Waali; let’s throw...
View ArticleTuesday, May 15, 2018
The birds, the chickens, and the sheep wake me up at 6; I suspect I would have awakened pretty soon without their help. As usual, it’s a bright, sunny day, cooler in the morning than it will be later,...
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Since we’ve been pretty active the past few days, it’s a good idea to slow down for a bit. There won’t be a VBS tonight because of Wednesday night prayer meeting, which is the only formal commitment on...
View ArticleThursday, May 17, 2018
Up at 7; another bright, sunny, beautiful day. With running water. Can life possibly get any better than this? After devotions I pop over to the chapel to pick up some wifi. I get most of my online...
View ArticleFriday, May 18, 2018
The days all start alike. It’s sunny, there are the delightful background noises of the local fauna, whether wild (songbirds) or domestic (sheep, goats, roosters), and while we’re all thrilled to have...
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Saturday, May 19, 2018
Up at 5, in the dark. Rouse Cam, who comes alive immediately. Quick wash, over to the girls’ house by 5.25. They’re up and (mostly) ready, too. Coffee for those who want it. We’re going to Mole. It’s a...
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Sunday, May 20, 2018
This is the halfway mark in our time here in Ghana. I think we’ve accomplished a number of good things so far— We’ve established positive relationships with a great number of Waala Christians,...
View ArticleMonday, May 21, 2018
The crew is planning to go to the Christian school today to help the teachers with anything they’d like. The school is K-9, and adding a grade every year as the students age, so they’ll be K-12 in 3...
View ArticleTuesday, May 22, 2018
There’s tap water in the girls’ house this morning, but not in the guys’ house. Good enough. Two of the girls—Karen and Lauren—are going back to the school this morning. The others would like to go to...
View ArticleWednesday, May 23, 2018
We had a massive storm last night. A thunderclap that was apparently right at the foot of my bed brought both Cam and me to full alert sometime in the middle of the night, and I assume it rousted the...
View ArticleThursday, May 24, 2018
Tap water! Oh, this is great. Wash hands and face in the sink, without using a bucket. And best of all, a shower. Cool water flowing from heaven, smoothly and consistently, enough to wash the soap off...
View ArticleFriday, May 25, 2018
Up at 4.30 am. Seriously. That’s 12.30 am for you in EDT. We’re goin’ on a hike, and we want to see the sunrise. Prince has agreed to take us out to some rocks just on the north side of the compound,...
View ArticleSaturday, May 26, 2018
When I get up at 7, I notice that there’s about to be a rainstorm, and that the taps are dry again. We need to get the plastic barrels under the rainspouts to resupply our non-potable water. I roust...
View ArticleSunday, May 27, 2018
I wake Cam up at 6; he’s going with Alexander, one of this year’s WABC graduates, to speak to a high school Bible study at 7.30. He heads out, and I enjoy the cold shower (yep) and take my time getting...
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