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Ghana or bust
So what DOES one do on a 30 hour bus trip anyways? Jason and I just arrived back from a mini-Ghana excursion. We had a bit of time to take a “break” and put on our adventurous travel backpacks and hit the road. SO we started with a 16 hour bus ride from Ouagadougou to Kumasi…
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“Tuck Tuck”
Funny how two words mean so much. “Knock knock,” “Hi, I’ve stopped for a visit,” “Give me a sticker,” “Would you like to buy some mangoes, bananas, cakes, chickens, papayas….” “Just in the area, thought I’d say hello,” “Anybody there?” In a culture devoid of front doors, this is the greeting one most…
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An Update from Africa
The CSPS: The clinic where I (Shannon) work, ?called the CSPS, has been busy over ?this last month. It started with a team of ?surgeons who came to restore sight to ?the near blind. Performed under local ?anesthesia only, I was astonished at ?how quickly the surgeries made a difference. A day later and many of them ?could already see again! ? After…
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December Stories
WHACK! “Sinja!” WHACK! “Sinja.” So for awhile, I had been wondering why it is that no one wears helmets while riding on the back of a motorbike. “It’s SO dangerous” I said, upon watching more than one motorbike almost wipe out with people, stuff, and goats on the back. I was told that actually, it’s…
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Christmas in Africa
From hot and sunny Africa, we want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Shannon and I had a nice time celebrating with the other missionaries on the station last night. We had a big meal all together – of curry! (Yeah, not your ordinary Christmas meal, but one of the missionaries…
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Under the mango tree
It’s Sunday afternoon, and Shannon and I are taking a bit of time to relax during the hotter part of the day. We’ve come to appreciate the “siest” time (between 12:30 and 3:00), where people break from work to nap or relax (or shower to stay cool for us missionaries!). A couple of Sundays…
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Final steps to our destination
Words from Jason I thought I would send you another message to post, before we head out to the rural area: First off, I’ve posted some more pictures of our trip so far on Facebook. To check them out (you don’t need a facebook account), use this link:http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=176701&l=704d4&id=593615598. This afternoon, we will probably be leaving…
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There…
Good day to you all. My name is Jeffrey Thomas and Jason and Shannon have entrusted me with updating their blog with their travels/adventures/mishaps as they are in Africa. This is quite the step of faith on their part (I owe them an act of revenge because of a prank they pulled). Their trust…
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And we’re….off!
Finally! Just about on our way. We leave Monday afternoon- after a wonderful week with Jason’s family here in Ontario. Lots of late night games and chatting, walks, fellowship, and just having fun. We were just reflecting today on some of the awesome stuff that God has done in all this preparation to go overseas. We have…
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Did you know…
We wanted to update a bit about Burkina Faso to help inform those praying for the nation as well as just for your curiosity-sake! Some random facts you may not have known about Burkina Faso: -Burkina Faso’s high population density and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens…