We hope all is going well back home! There is very limited
internet access so we wanted to do what we could to give you an update and let
you all know we are safe. We finally made it to Bawku on Monday morning at 6am
after a three day long trip that started Friday morning. We definitely
underestimated the extensive travel that we were going to have to undergo, but
it has been more than worth it.
On Monday we recovered from our trip and were introduced to
our gracious hosts. Pastor Nicholas’ family is being very hospitable to us and
our accommodations are far beyond what we were expecting. We have been spending
a lot of time with James Salifu, Pastor’s son, Foster our very knowledgeable
driver, and a few of the men of the church council such as Prosper the church
chairman. We also were able to explore the community and meet the local
landlord chief and bring him a gift.
On Tuesday we visited the paramount chief and his council.
Although the language barrier put a strain on the communication, it went well
and they welcomed us warmly. (We will even be returning on Friday for formal pictures
with him) We visited the school that Prosper teaches at, met the Lutheran youth
president, Jacob, and learned a lot about the Ghana education system. We got to
see a church in one of the communities that had been partially built, but had
fallen because of a storm. And to end a busy day we visited a local mosque
where we had an interesting conversation with the Imam. We also explored the
community more and bought cement for today’s construction.
Today was a day full of activity. Drew woke up with a
stomach sickness, not to worry though, he is better this evening. The rest of
us spent the day working on the construction site for the new church. We were
able to help (although we might have been in the way sometimes) and we learned
a lot about the construction methods in Ghana. Tomorrow we will be doing very
similar activities, and God willing, Drew will be joining us in full health.
Again we want to thank you all for the prayers and
encouragement! As we move forward please be praying for our team unity. It has
been going well, but we all are seeking the Holy Spirits guidance in how to
love and serve one another. Also, there is a pretty big Muslim population in
this region, so please pray diligently for those people.
We were pretty wrecked after the long trip here!
With our gracious hosts, the Salifus
We visited the Salifu's neighbor and had a great conversation
