Caspar Guest House
Travel Blogs from Accra
Second Day of the conference
... always gratifying to hear.
Tomorrow is the third and last day of the conference. The men from Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe will be flying home tomorrow evening, and the Ghanaians will start for their homes Friday morning. We are still working on Mr. Mundeli's arrangements, but Joel, Clyde and I are scheduled to travel to Elmina Friday morning to spend the Sabbath and Sunday down there.
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Scoring the Goal
... Accra last year, and Stephen seems to have badly hurt his ankle and has been limping for several days.
Instead of going to Church, they hold Sunday church services here at the orphanage now. The boys set up a big canopy, Johnson leads everyone in the spiritual prayers, the older girls sing, and Mama Jane preaches. It was beautiful seeing everyone singing and dancing. Mama Jane gave quite the sermon about the commandments, sinning, idolatry and premarital sex. At one point ...
Who Would've Guessed This Was Ghana Happen?
... been torn
to shreds, even the tin roof pulled off and lying in a contorted pile on the ground.
We got back to the guest house and all sat together in the lobby area talking about what
we had seen during outreach. We didn't exactly feel like we were in danger at the hotel, but we
weren't sure what our future in Hohoe would be. After talking to the staff, Zoe and Carly
decided to go back to Accra, and me, Chris, and Laura decided that we ...
Finding my daughter in Africa!
... the US embassy, where Amber says she is going to register to vote in the November elections, which is totally cool. And also we drove by the Ghana Ministry of Defense and an army base, all of which you are not allowed to take pictures of. And then we arrived at the hotel-Amber was thrilled to have air conditioning and a shower and flush toilet and and a soft bed. We relaxed and talked for about an hour, then went to the ...
In Ghana, at Last
... where I was, but everything about the surroundings was so foreign. First there are the smells that assault your nostrils. Everything from the smog and car exhaust to the burning garbage to the things you can't identify, it's all shocking. But as Lindsay, who's been to Africa before, told me, this is Africa. I think in time I'll get used to it, but I just wasn't prepared. It's not all off-putting though, there are many interesting parts to Africa too. ...