Greetings home team,
It's not family day in Ghana, but we know that it is back home, so I think we all naturally are thinking of our families and wondering what you are doing today. I just want to take a second to say thanks to everyone back home for all the messages of encouragement and phone calls - we have truly felt the many prayers that are being offered on our behalf.
Yesterday which was Sunday was a very meaningful day for all of us. We had a great service of praise and worship and we all truly felt the Spirit moving powerfully there, which was awesome.
In the afternoon a small group of use spend some time strolling through the neighborhoods taking time to meet some of the local residents. We have done this earlier in the week, and we are still amazed at how friendly and open the people here are to meeting us and saying hello. I'm so thankful that English is the language of instruction in the schools here, because that allows us to exchange simple greetings and "how are yous" with almost everyone.
Especially enjoyable is the enthusiasm of the children. We would stop often, and that would mean that within minutes the children would come out of the nearby houses to meet us - sometimes more than 20 at a time. It's wonderful to kneel down to their level shake hands and see their beautiful smiles.
So again, I thank you for the support so far and ask that you will continue in prayer for the team. We hope to see you all again in just a few days.
On behalf of the team - John Blaauwendraat
Enjoy your last week in Ghana. So glad you are having a great time along with the hard work you are doing. We had 'spring' weather here last week, a lot of the snow melted. But it was only temporary. An inch or so of snow fell last night and it is cold again. Jackson went home for the weekend. Last night Carel and Yvonne came over and we had a game of Scrabble. Of course Carel won, but it was a close race. Wednesday our Ghanian support care worker will come again to give Gord a shower and she is asking about you every week and I update her on what you are doing and show her the pictures. She is very excited to hear everything. You are all also in her prayers. She is a wonderful person and very very friendly. See you soon.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to hearing more about your experiences first hand when you return to Canada.
ReplyDeleteWe ARE enjoying 'Family day' here in Canada... I'm sure your families are already staring the countdown... only 5 more sleeps...
Blessings