I had to kick it into high gear with language this week because I knew I would be traveling down to Accra to meet up with Auntie Ruby and go on HOLIDAY!!!As I walked to visit and talk with people, I think these sheep were checking up on me. It is as if they were making sure I was going to learn or something. 
With the rains being more consistent, and thus the weather being cooler I found people are staying inside until more the middle of the day. At one compound that I visited, I went inside and said, “Good Moooorning" (in Dagbani, of course) and no one responded. I walked in farther and inside a little hut, I saw 2 older ladies laying down watching television. To me, it was so funny. Traditional and Technological meet. I wished I could have gotten a photo of that.On Sunday, there were 8 white people in the small church of Good News Shalom. Usually there are 2 or 3 depending on where Damary and I fellowship. This was 8 people not including me and Damary! 
There was a team with an organization from the USA called Adventures In Mission(AIM) and they have a program called The World Race. It is a short-term mission trip that lasts 11 months, serving in 11 countries. They have different routes for different teams to travel. In each country they plug into a ministry that has already been set up and prepared for them. Well, almost. They were in a city called Sunyani, which is about 8 hours from Tamale, for 6 weeks and then were supposed to go to Burkina Faso but because of security reasons it was cancelled and they were asked to go to Tamale. Tamale, they knew no one and had nothing to do. They called it Ask The Lord (ATL). The Lord led them to Pastor Andrew and then they met us and Pastor introduced them to a couple other pastors and let’s just say, their week got filled up fast!Damary and I had them over for dinner on Sunday. 
It was so fun having Americans at my table! There are little things, things I can’t even pick out but just know, that Americans do. We have many people stop and stay at our house and we love it, but there was something special about having my own culture with me. It was comfortable and homey. I don’t know how else to explain it. Damary made and Indian dish and I made an American dish. They were so thankful. They haven’t had much home cookin’ lately. We decided to show them where they can buy a cheeseburger and fries or a pizza on Wednesday. That was fun too. They were so excited. We went to Chuck’s, which has a really cool ambiance and good food. It was wonderful to sit around and talk and hear their stories. They have been in the program for 5 months. Some really good times and some really hard times. They will be heading on to Montenegro after Ghana.Monday was a holiday for Muslims. Their fasting finished. I was told it is almost like a Christmas for Muslims. They eat a lot, get new clothes and go around visiting people. They had been fasting for 30 days, called Ramadan. Damary and I stayed inside and did a much needed-to-be-completed job called painting. I have had the paint since November and finally we did it! We finished the spare bedroom.
With the rains being more consistent, and thus the weather being cooler I found people are staying inside until more the middle of the day. At one compound that I visited, I went inside and said, “Good Moooorning" (in Dagbani, of course) and no one responded. I walked in farther and inside a little hut, I saw 2 older ladies laying down watching television. To me, it was so funny. Traditional and Technological meet. I wished I could have gotten a photo of that.On Sunday, there were 8 white people in the small church of Good News Shalom. Usually there are 2 or 3 depending on where Damary and I fellowship. This was 8 people not including me and Damary! There was a team with an organization from the USA called Adventures In Mission(AIM) and they have a program called The World Race. It is a short-term mission trip that lasts 11 months, serving in 11 countries. They have different routes for different teams to travel. In each country they plug into a ministry that has already been set up and prepared for them. Well, almost. They were in a city called Sunyani, which is about 8 hours from Tamale, for 6 weeks and then were supposed to go to Burkina Faso but because of security reasons it was cancelled and they were asked to go to Tamale. Tamale, they knew no one and had nothing to do. They called it Ask The Lord (ATL). The Lord led them to Pastor Andrew and then they met us and Pastor introduced them to a couple other pastors and let’s just say, their week got filled up fast!Damary and I had them over for dinner on Sunday. It was so fun having Americans at my table! There are little things, things I can’t even pick out but just know, that Americans do. We have many people stop and stay at our house and we love it, but there was something special about having my own culture with me. It was comfortable and homey. I don’t know how else to explain it. Damary made and Indian dish and I made an American dish. They were so thankful. They haven’t had much home cookin’ lately. We decided to show them where they can buy a cheeseburger and fries or a pizza on Wednesday. That was fun too. They were so excited. We went to Chuck’s, which has a really cool ambiance and good food. It was wonderful to sit around and talk and hear their stories. They have been in the program for 5 months. Some really good times and some really hard times. They will be heading on to Montenegro after Ghana.Monday was a holiday for Muslims. Their fasting finished. I was told it is almost like a Christmas for Muslims. They eat a lot, get new clothes and go around visiting people. They had been fasting for 30 days, called Ramadan. Damary and I stayed inside and did a much needed-to-be-completed job called painting. I have had the paint since November and finally we did it! We finished the spare bedroom.
Then, Thursday afternoon (June29) Pastor Andrew and Damary took me to the little airport and I flew down to Accra. I met Auntie Ruby (AR)!! She is a whole other blog. Love this lady and we know how to holiday together! First off, let me say I haven’t had a holiday since I have been back. It was so nice to read and take a nap on Friday. The key to all of this is I don’t feel guilty about it. I can nap all I want!! Woo-Hoo!On Saturday, with my colleague Vivian, 
we went to a cultural market where vendors sell their goods, made locally like cloth, soap, lotions, breads, beads, wooden art, jewelry, etc, etc. Such fun! I love Ghana things. They even had food there like bagels and sausages with no preservatives. I met up with my friend Ian, who volunteered in Ghana for many years and speaks Twi fluently. 
He said I borrowed him 50 Ghana cedis 8 years ago and never paid me back. So, he told me to pick something out. “UM… can you pick out something harder for me to do!??” I think I had something picked out in 5 minutes. It was a cloth make up bag or things to hold your toiletries. Wasn’t that nice?Full, full, full...a very full week. Always something going on in my life! One reason why I love being a missionary! Now for a week of rest, a very full week of rest.
we went to a cultural market where vendors sell their goods, made locally like cloth, soap, lotions, breads, beads, wooden art, jewelry, etc, etc. Such fun! I love Ghana things. They even had food there like bagels and sausages with no preservatives. I met up with my friend Ian, who volunteered in Ghana for many years and speaks Twi fluently. He said I borrowed him 50 Ghana cedis 8 years ago and never paid me back. So, he told me to pick something out. “UM… can you pick out something harder for me to do!??” I think I had something picked out in 5 minutes. It was a cloth make up bag or things to hold your toiletries. Wasn’t that nice?Full, full, full...a very full week. Always something going on in my life! One reason why I love being a missionary! Now for a week of rest, a very full week of rest.