First Two Weeks in Ghana

It feels like we have been here for a month! Our team of 33 is bonding well and we have had many new and exciting experiences.  Here are a few snapshots into our weeks:

Our flight from Kumasi to Accra. By the time we were up in the air we were almost ready to descend!

We had an outreach outside of a big futbol game that was happening on campus. We played frisbee, volleyball, and basketball, and talked with those sitting around about the gospel. It was a ton of fun!

Here's our room. Pretty much a constant mess :) Lately the power has gone out every day, which we are getting used to.

We are getting used to everything, actually.  Our new normal consists of eating the same foods, sweating through our clothes, hand washing clothes and hoping for the best, and-until today for me-not using any technology besides a poor cell phone.  

Here's a stove in one of the girls' rooms. The guys actually used something like this this morning to cook us pancakes for breakfast! It was SUCH a treat! Fresh pineapple, watermelon, and chocolate spread were available as well.

Laundry time! Some of the guys have hired local women to wash their clothes for them. A mere price of $2.50 USD.

Our usual walk from our hall to where we get food and meet students on campus.

Bag water, bananas, and ground nuts.

This is where we stay: Hall 7.  The layout makes it easy to hear pretty much anyone anywhere in the building :) We have a neighbor who likes to get really loud after 11pm. Thankfully our ceiling fan is obnoxiously loud and my earplugs drown him out.

This week we went into a village called Jokabu to meet people and show the Jesus Film.  Here are some of the locals. 

Comfort is an 18 year old girl who invited us in out of the pouring rain. I got to talk through a picture booklet with her that explained the gospel. She is a Christian, so we talked about ways she can grow in her faith and I gave her some booklets we use in the U.S. to learn more about living a life dependent on the Holy Spirit. 

Her family collected a ton of water that day!

The kids were very excited to see so many Obrunis. (White men).