Glimpses of our Life in Ghana

    Have you ever sat in wonder at the greatness of our God? Have you ever considered how blessed we are to have a God that we not only praise and can take our requests to, but that we can cling to in the hard times? I thought of this several weeks ago when we sang this song at a wedding.   To God be the glory, great things he hath done.   And great our rejoicing to Jesus the Son   Who yielded His life an atonement for sin   And opened the life gate that all  may go in.     Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!   Let the earth hear His voice   Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!   Let the people rejoice!   Oh, come to the Father through Jesus the Son,   And give Him the glory, great things He has done!   There was an organ, a choir, and the high (unfinished) ceiling, that all helped make the song swell and soar away. It was glorious and when I looked at the bride and groom, I could see how God had truly done great things in this young couples’ lives. But tears fille

May was quite an eventful month! Rainy season came with plenty of water! Overflowing muddy rivers turned the ocean brown... Lawns turned into lakes... Church had water creeping up towards it one Sunday and then flooded inside the next week... And wash ladies ran home in the rain with dish pans over their heads! Patricia and Della came one Sunday to celebrate his second birthday. Gloria and her friend came and braided Kelsey's hair. They brought their girls along and they kept Kelsey well entertained. One Sunday after church the children played the African version of hot potato.                                                  One week we joined Garys' for a trip north. They were going to see a missionary up there and we tagged along since it has been on our bucket list since we got here. Northern Ghana is so different from southern Ghana. We really enjoyed our trip! Northern Ghana does farming on a large scale compared to this area. They do a lot of rice and yam. Muslims are th