Guess what I did??! UGH...such a computer dork. I saw that my website was getting full (I am cheap, I only have a free version and the photos take up lots of space) so I deleted many pics not realizing that when I take them off of the photo gallery it takes them off of the blog. Sad, sad! Oh well...This past week our SIM Ghana team traveled from their various cities and ministries and headed to Kumasi, the second largest city in Ghana. It is called the Garden City because it gets more rainfall and people can grow more food there.Every year we get together for our Spiritual Life Conference. Sometimes we don't see other team members in the year except for this. There were about 26-30 people who came. Some are on Home Assignment or whatever and were out of the country. We do it at a Catholic Retreat Center called Samaritan Villa. They provide meals, rooms that are adequate, a conference room and green grass!! It is off the road so very quiet. It is very simple and our team has really learned to love it.We all arrive on Monday and we leave Saturday morning. Damary and I got a ride with DooShik and GaeOk. It was soooo nice I didn't have to drive. And, anyways, I cannot remember the last time I drove from Tamale to Kumasi. Usually when I drive from Tamale I go to Accra and I take a short cut around Kumasi because the traffic is so bad. I don't know Kumasi at all but it is the Twi capital of Ghana so I loved being able to speak Twi!!!It took 6 hours from Tamale to Kumasi. I took a little nap in the beginning and when I opened my eyes I couldn't believe how green the scenery was! So Beautiful. We are just getting random rains so Tamale is still dry and brown. Then getting into the city I think I may have forgotten what traffic was like...but I was quickly reminded and again thankful that I didn't have to drive.
And then Saturday morning we all head back after a refreshing week.So, I am supposed to be refreshed for language learning right!!? Damary and I are planning to go to a village for a couple nights this week. Let's see how that goes (insert freak out face). Language Immersion Here I Come!Love you.