Ghana Team Journal

Quote of the day: Never do for a child what he can do for himself.

Journal By: Arla Lewis

After a fine breakfast we headed out to school after our three day weekend. Daniel was not permitted to attend as he overdid some work on Monday and needed a little R & R. Esther was very clear about the fact that he needed to rest. Others of us headed to school either by automobile or by walking.

Our students were waiting when we arrived. They greeted us warmly and we started in with lessons. It was very warm in the buildings so recess was nice especially since we had new jump ropes and the students are great jumpers. Gary even jumped into the preschool room and became a big hit with the children.

We left school at noon for our lunch and were greeted by the seamstress when we arrived at the guest house. Judy and Billie modeled their dresses and photographs were made with the seamstress. The finished products were gorgeous. We then left for the Arts and Crafts sale near Aburi. The mountains were lovely. In fact, the entire ride was very scenic. We each hunted our gifts for home and ended up with a carved walking stick, several sling-shots, greeting cards, bowls and wooden mementos.

We also visited the beautiful Botanical Gardens nearby. Returning home we had a flat tire and Ghana’s emergency service proved more than adequate as a new van was able to pick us up within 5 minutes.

A delicious spaghetti dinner was waiting for us when we arrived home. We visited with Amo and ended our day together with plans to walk to the river tomorrow after our afternoon at the library.