We Are In!

The house is finished. The house is finished. It is worth doing a little jig. I don't know what we would have done if my team leader had come back and wanted his house back. Yikes. But we don't have to think about that now.It started in September. And now is finished in November. YAY!!Are you OOOOOh-ing and AAAAAh-ing? Don'cha just love the heart gate? It's definitely Ghanaian.The living room and dining room.It's a huge room! I have no idea how to decorate this. Come and help me!The next is a bedroom...there are 5! Come on over and visit!This is mine.This is one of our spare rooms.And this was me moving in!Here is the kitchen.I don't understand the zebra cabinets. I don't like them but I am thankful to have a kitchen. Though, at this point none of these cabinets have shelves...(sigh) don't ask. The landlord said the carpenter will come back.Of course, some things have not worked right. The first night we woke up we did not have any water. The plumber came out and then said it would come...it never did. Thankfully, someone brought us water in yellow, plastic containers. Then the next day we went out and locked the gate but when we came back the lock was open and the gate wide open. We don't know if someone tried breaking in or the lock was just weak. The house doors were still locked...they are made of metal and bullet proof. I asked the landlord if I need to be concerned about bullets (which I don't) and he laughed.Nothin's getting thru this baby!The landlord's brother told us our lock was too small and we needed to get a different one. So we did.The next issue was water in the hallway towards Damary's side of the house. We followed it to a bathroom sink. Also, the kitchen sink was leaking.And then the next day we didn't have any lights or fan in the living room, dining room and kitchen. Thankfully, we did have power for the refrigerator! I had to leave that morning to come down to Accra to help with some things and I felt bad for Damary who has had to deal with this electrical issue. She told me most has been figured out. (sigh)All these things kind of wear you down, but we still like the house. We still are not discouraged! We are thankful. Look how many people don't have a home. Think of how many people don't have any where to sleep. I won't complain. I will just deal with the issues and move forward.Thanks for your prayers for helping me find a house and that we were able to move in before my leader came back. Thanks for praying for our safety as we are new in the area...and Tamale for that matter.God is good!! All the time!!