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Ah! Watermelon, pineapple, mango and banana... nothing like a big bowl of fresh fruit after a long hot day! I have become the biggest fruit eater of anyone while being here. Its all I eat for breakfast and then my afternoon snack and then dessert after dinner and sometimes in between just because. Oh how I wish I could take back trunks and trunks full of pineapple and mango when I go!


I just came in from teaching my little ones. We had a pretty good day. My four year olds are learning about farm animals this week. It does not make much sense with my kids for chickens and cows to be considered "farm animals" because they have never seen them on an actual farm but just wandering in the bush and in the villages. In the lesson plans that Rafiki gives me it says to talk about farms and the barns where the animals live so today we did. Well, at least we tried

"Where do the cows live?" I asked.
"In the bush!" they all replied.
"Where do the chickens live?"
"In the bush!" they all replied again.
I didn’t argue with them because they were right. Needless to say, the barn concept was not fully grasped.


This past Saturday Rob, Libbie, and I took a road trip to Aburi. Aburi is a wood carving village in the hills. It is the most beautiful place! It took us just about an hour to drive there. We were a little early so not everyone’s kiosks were open but it was still fun to bum around. We actually got a little lost trying to find the wood carvers. I really enjoy getting lost in Ghana. If I were driving it probably would not be as much fun but just riding along- it’s a blast. We ended up walking through the actual carvers themselves and not the sellers. That was amazing! Most of the carving is done with a machete. They have the smallest piece of wood that they are carving and they are chopping into it with this ginormous blade! I was afraid to take any pictures because I did not want to distract them and then have them cut off their fingers or something of the sort. I told myself before I left that I was not going to buy anything because I am 100% full in my suitcases already but then I saw a couple things that I just could not live without. I will make room for them somewhere.

On our way down the hill back home we stopped on a "lookout" to have a tail bed picnic. Nothing out of the ordinary. We had a cooler full of fruit, egg salad, crackers and jelly (that was for me!), and other picnic essentials. Like I said nothing out of the ordinary... except if you are Ghanian. They thought we were crazy! Whole tro tros of people would slow down and just stare at us. We gathered picnicing is just not in the Ghanaian culture. However, we still did and had a grand time doing it. That was probably the most fun of the entire trip.

Sunday was as grand as ever! We sat in a different pew this week so the "spot the obrunis" game had a little twist to it this week. I realize every blog I write I talk about church but I just can not get over the joy and spirit of this church. It is so amazing and beautiful. I cherish singing with them and worshiping with them. I leave with my heart so full and ready for the week. Without it I don’t think I would survive.

Well, I’m off now. I have to go and clean the school with the kids. A daily chore.

Until next time...
Sarah


Prayer Request:
-Ghana desperately needs rain. The electricity is the city is off more than on because of the drought.
-I am tired. It takes a lot of me to admit that to so many people but I am. Please pray for rest.
-Madam Comfort, there is still no word from the doctor about a discharge date.