Sunday, February 28, 2010

TED's Great African Adventure

What an amazing time I had with Tracy and Ellen (college roommate) here last week. We kept very busy and they loved meeting the kids and exploring life in Ghana. We had lots of laughs and lots of adventures. It was an unforgettable week! Here's a couple of pictures:

The last night they were here we had a girl's night/sleepover in the library. We focused on pursuing Godly relationships and dating/marriage for the older girls. We just really wanted to encourage these girls (many of who come from broken homes/families) that they are made in the image of Christ and were fearfully and wonderfully made and deserve to be loved and cherished as such. We started the night with all the girls and had a movie with popcorn, soda, and brownies. Then we had a discussion, and after that just the oldest 5 girls stayed to sleep over. We had a very fun time with facials, painting nails, foot scrubs, talking, and taking pictures!

We made some more progress in the library...it's getting close to opening day! :) Yippee!

Reading to the kids in the village is so much fun! I just love these kids!

Eating waakye with the kids in the dining hall. This is my "best" (as they say) African food. It's beans and rice with a spicy stew and some noodles. Yum!
We had a great week and I miss them already, but I was so thankful they were able to come. :)

1 comment:

Emily Thompson said...

wow, looks like you guys had a blast. Wish I could have been there. So glad those two could come to see you. Hope this week is great!