Ghana Team Journal

Quote of the day: When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece. –

John Ruskin

Journal by: Janine

The morning started with the usual early breakfast at 7am. We read the journal entry and discussed plans of the day; Rick to the construction site and Janine back to the catholic kindergarten class. During breakfast Esther came by to check up on everything after a short hiatus. She made sure all is well for us. After we ate, we left the guesthouse in a car to pick up some supplies for the construction site. Then Janine was dropped off.

Her day was exciting after teaching a lesson, she played with the children at break. They held her hands and kissed her arms. She also threw a ball for the children. Back in call she helped the teachers hand out and mark the children’s work. They were always smiling and waving at her.

Rick on the other hand was put to some hard labour. He helped the other men dig out the foundation at the construction site. He drank an entire bottle of water! He let one of the workers use his work gloves. After a very long and hot morning, Amo picked up Rick and Janine. It was lunchtime!

After lunch and a quick rest, the team headed to the library to read and have fun with the children. Janine let some of the girls play with her hair. Ouch! While Rick took videos of them. All of the children went wild! Not too much reading went on today, but everyone had lots of fun. A taxi, later on, picked up Rick and Janine to go back to the Continental Hotel to use the internet. Around 6:45pm, the taxi returned to bring the team back for dinner.