It was a very long drive from Kumasi to Tamale
Cheryl with one of the widows and her children
Saleem, Pastor Mohammed's son
Katie and Colton
Katie and Emma
The team spent a restful and relaxing week at Ankaase, which is near Kumasi. We enjoyed having a house mom who taught us how to cook Ghanaian food and we also enjoyed working with Julie at the Reading Town Library.On Wednesday, we went on an excursion to Kumasi. We shopped in the local market and toured the Chief's Palace.
We traveled back to Tamale on Thursday.
On Friday, we welcomed 5 new team members from Visiting Orphans, then spent the day visiting orphan homes and shopping for food at a local supermarket.
Saturday was an incredible day for all of us as we loaded into the big yellow van and headed back out into the remote villages to visit the widows who received goats a couple of weeks ago. On these visits, we took the time to sit down and get to know them and their children. We also had the opportunity to share the story of Jesus with each of them. More than once, the widows' response to the message was, "We know for certain that Christianity is the Truth." Our prayer is that these women and their children will soon come to know the Lord. The ministers of Shalom Baptist Church will continue to follow up with them to see if they have any needs or questions. We thank God for Pastor Steven Napari, Pastor Mohammed and Pastor Issah for their dedication to the Lord.
Today is our last Sunday in Tamale and we had the opportunity to go and worship with our good friends at Shalom Baptist Church in Tarikpaa. It was a great morning as the Visiting Orphans team formally received their Dagomba names. Also, Cheryl had the honor of praying the dedication prayer over a new baby at a baby dedication ceremony. The team danced their hearts out and even sang a song for everyone!
We have only 3 more days in the Northern Region and already we are starting to be sad. This place gets under your skin and in your heart.
Thank you all for your continued prayers. We will be flying to Accra on Thursday.
3 comments:
JUST BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
Elizabeth and I loved seeing Saleem in his little suit! So precious!
Praying for strength and energy through this last leg of the journey!
A big THANKS goes out to you and all the team members for so freely giving yourself to such a needy cause. May God be at your side throughout your travels. I will remember you in my prayers.
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