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More Pics from Ghana
Shannon put a bunch more pictures from our Ghana trip on Facebook – check out the photo album here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=66215&id=502659080&l=61d03.
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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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Pics from Jan/Feb
We’re back in Ouagadougou right now, preparing for a little vacation down to Ghana. So, we’ve been able to upload some more pictures to the web. Check them out here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=64394&id=502659080&l=2860e.
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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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New Pictures
Shannon and I are in Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso for a week right now. One of the missionary couples from Mahadaga, the village we’re stationed at, makes a trip here to the city each month to pick up supplies that are hard to find out in the village. Since we were part…
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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…