Archive for July, 2008

Two more weeks have gone by already???

Sunday, July 27th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Another long overdue hello!!  Thank you for the emails and the posts--I am just now online for the first time in about a week and it has been so special to hear from home! I don't think I can possibly write ...

Nakpanduri and Church in the Bush

Sunday, July 13th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments »

Let me start by saying that I LOVED Nakpanduri--the red rock escarpment is beautiful and I had an absolute blast climbing around on the rocks.  As we drove there, the sky got black, but it never actually rained on us--hooray!  ...

Week in Review

Saturday, July 12th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Wow, I have been busy!  Sorry it's been several days since my last update, but there has been a lot going on over here!  So, here are some snapshots of my week: TUESDAY: I watched my very first C-section!  On Tuesdays ...

A Trip to Market and a Busy Monday!

Monday, July 7th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »

Unfortunately, church in the bush was deferred to next Sunday...  I woke up early and felt a bit sick (I didn't think Andy was THAT much of a prophet when he said, "You're here for six weeks?  Yeah, you'll get ...

Makeshift Fourth of July

Saturday, July 5th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

Well, today was our holiday...  I hadn't thought about this before, but in Africa the sun comes up between 5 and 6 every morning and sets before 7 every night because we're so close to the equator.  So, earlier than ...

Akwaaba to Ghana!

Friday, July 4th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Happy Fourth of July!  I learned my first Ghanaian word on the airplane: Welcome!  It is 7:30 pm on July 4th, and I have been in Nalerigu since about 11:15 am.  The past two  days have been pretty full, but great ...

Greetings!

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 Posted in Blogroll | No Comments »

Hello, special people!!! It's hard to believe, but after about two years of planning and praying, I leave for Ghana TOMORROW!!!  Packing is just about finished, and Mom and I plan to enjoy the sunshine and kayak later this afternoon.  Thank you to ...