Give me a chance to catch my breath, k?Ok, ready.Monday I went out for a good language day. The great thing was that I came home NOT angry. Praise the LORD!! Thanks for praying. On Tuesday, I went to visit Rafia. I told her I would travel to Accra to see the doctor. She asked me if the doctor gave me medicine to heal my wound. I said there is no medicine. She said when women get C-sections the doctor gives medicine to heal the wound. Hmmm...I did not know how to disagree with her and say I am sure the medicine is for something else. All very interesting.Wednesday at 5 am, Salome and I went to the bus station to head down to Accra. It was nice to travel with a friend! About 2/3 way down we stopped at a station in Kumasi. We got out to stretch, grab some snacks and go to the bathroom. When we got back to the bus we looked at where everyone else was looking...towards the only exit. At the exit was a HUGE TRUCK, like semi-trailer truck. It was broken down. Exactly in front of the exit. Exactly the time the bus parked in the station. HA!! These things always happen in Ghana...hence my blog name "'dis be ghana". People were getting all cranky and yelling at the driver. Like, he could do anything. People went out and looked at the truck and talked with the driver of it. These trucks are in terrible shape and usually the owners just bribe police so that they can keep these beasts on the road. Anyways, thankfully, the truck was able to reverse just enough for the bus to get thru and we were back on the road. At our last stop, about 2 hours from Accra, we got out. It was a short stop and the bus was honking for everyone to get back on. The man in the seat in front of us was not back. The bus attendant (yes, like flight attendant but on a bus...wooooo!!) and driver went looking for him. They tried calling him (they all take our number when we buy a ticket) and he didn't pick. So, they just decided to leave. Well, about 5 minutes down the road, the bus pulls over. Salome and I were watching a little video and I noticed we pulled over but did not think about it. UNTIL, a very angry man runs onto the bus yelling at the driver!! We decided live entertainment was better than our video since we had front row seats and WOW did the yelling go on. The bus attendant got into the middle to keep saying to the driver, "Driver, keep going. Focus on the road. Focus on the road." The people in seats even in the back were yelling at the man and the man was yelling back. Finally, people must have gotten tired and they quieted down. Such adventures on public transportation!
The Ethiopian families will be coming up to Tamale this week. Yvonne will have one family stay with her and Damary and I will host another family until we can find some sort of temporary accommodation. They will need to be orientated to life up here. We think that since they are African they know a lot but we are finding out they did not know what yam was or even green pepper. So, I think we really need to start with the basics. They did have a lot of orientation while they have been in Accra so it is not from the beginning but more of the practical stuff like how to get a taxi, buy food in the market, etc, etc.Got another big week ahead!!Thanks for praying!