Our February Journey is Almost Upon Us!

 

In seven days, we leave for Ghana, West Africa.  The final week until departure is always crucial, intense… and exciting.  Those of us who are going can’t wait to walk the West African soil again.  We miss our sisters and brothers and look forward to the reunion: their smiling faces, warm hugs, exicting stories of their adventures since the last time we were there five months ago.  We will also hear stories of their incredible need…

In case you are wondering, there are places of poverty there that are incomprhensible to our American sensibilities.  Some think we know poverty in America - but it does not compare.

When we think about Ghana, those of us who have gone find it hard to speak as our eyes get misty.  Something has happened to us.  In the beginning, we were the Americans coming to help our poor African brothers and sisters.  As we, Americans went to help our African sisters and brothers, we found ourselves being changed: by their love, their beautiful smiles, their drive - determination - dreams and their creativity.  Here, we discovered that they were more than what is portrayed on television… so much more.

As we think about Ghana and the tears begin to swell, our passion increases and we find ourselves speaking fluently about a culture and a people of great potential!

 This trip, in addition to giving out the clothing and supplies we have collected through donations, we will be breaking ground and beginning construction on the school we will build in one of the remote village areas where the nearest city is over one hour away! 

In seven days we leave for the journey of a lifetime. 

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