Glimpses of our Life in Ghana

I wrote this poem last dry season. We are headed into that season again. The heat is getting real and the dust is starting to fly when we drive our dirt roads. We washed and we cleaned Half the day through Then around 4 PM  Our water was all through Yesterday it was electric But which one is worse I would rather have water And not just to quench thirst The toilets need flushing The dirty dishes stack high We all need a shower Maybe a sachet we'll try There is dust on the windows And dust on the floor We have cleaned most all day And still there is more It's dry season in Ghana No doubt about that The weather has us sweating Our ambitions fall flat We all shake our heads Wonder why we didn't see Missionary life Isn't what its cracked up to be!! But in the morning just maybe The water will come And with a decent nights sleep  We will rise and greet the sun Because here in Ghana Is where we are meant to be And for this season We will serve faithfully.

Some days we get extra school work done while prepping okra to bake for supper. Kelsey finished a comfort top. It was a good project for her! Cindy had puppies again. This is the first time she had spotted ones so they are extra special. For Austin's birthday Kenny got him a marble roller. They have spent many hours making new paths and even got it to do a loop. Rich Love started coming along when her mom does laundry. Kelsey is very motivated to get extra school work done so she can play with her two mornings a week. She is such a sweetie! A beautiful sunset on the way to prayer meeting in Assomdree. And a cute boy with a cute puppy!   One Saturday we went to the dam fishing. I was sitting beside the dam and without thinking about what I was doing, laid my phone down beside me. Normally that would be fine but I was sitting on the sloping concrete next to the spill way. It is a pretty steep slope and my phone took a very speedy trip to the river below. The water is not quite waist