We made it safe and sound and despite not being able to sleep it was not that bad. Chelsea was the only one who slept much.
Ghana is much more beautiful than I could have known. Poverty is seen everywhere though it is set among landscapes more beautiful than anything in the US. Despite being very poor everyone is very friendly, they all want to use their english with Americans. Everyone knows english but people mostly use one of the many native languages. We have learned a few words in Twi ( the main language but there are several more).
The hotel we are at in Winneba Lagoon Lodge is great, but it has no air. It is not so bad though because it is set on a lagoon that is from the Atlantic Ocean. We took the short walk to the ocean on Tuesday and it was amazing. I had never seen the Atlantic. We saw migrant fishermen villages and took some pictures with the children there. They were very interested in the white people. Mathais wants to start doing missions among these people soon. Though most of Ghana is Christian, this group is mostly unreached.
Today we went to visit our first orphanage. We did not stay long the day was just to get oriented. We will help out with work there in the morning and work with the kids in the afternoon. They have school in the morning. It is 5 first grade kids and one girl not in school yet. The orphanage wants to have more kids and can hold 50 but they do not currently have the funds. We hope that some of you at home may want to help this cause. It is very worthy. They have no electricty or a car to transport the children if there is an emergancy. The facilities are beautiful and very well kept though.
We have had some funny stories. My favorite is Katie getting asked for a kiss and a bit more from a boy on the side of the road. We don't feel sorry for her though because she did wave at him.
I am doing well. The food is great and it is hot but not too bad. The rest of the group feels the same way. We are all really ready to get to work tomorrow. We are a bit restless now that we have been here a few days.
Please be praying for us and send this link to people who may not know about it.
I love you all
Charla
3 comments:
So glad you made it safe and sound. We are praying for you and your work in Ghana. We will be watching your blog for updates.
In Christ,
Kim and Bruce Day
I'm so glad y'all made it safe and I'm so excited about what God has in store for each of you! Know that I'm praying for the group!
Amanda Hamilton
I'm so glad the food is good... I was concerned about ya'll all losing weight :)
I think about ya'll often and I'm praying for ya'll.
-Brooke
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