October Update
Another busy month here in Ghana, I would like to highlight my favorite four events.
1. 1. Our church started five new churches this past Sunday, October 31st making a total of 7 churches our ministry has started since inception. 3 of these 7 churches are pastored by people who were members of our Together Forever Sunday school class. Brother Collins Adgyei, Brett’s first Sunday school translator is pastoring a church in Adwafo running over 100 every Sunday. He has been there full-time for about 2 months now. Bro. George Menyon was one of the new pastors starting a church on Sunday along with our most recent translator, Gyasi Boateng. It has been very encouraging to see the growth in these people and to have some small part in the amazing ministry going on here in Ghana.
These 5 churches that have been started are in areas that many of our church members live. They were taking busses and tro-tros to commute to church every Sunday. They will now have a church in their own village or town to attend. Because of this fact, we decided to have a going away party for all of our class members that we would be losing. Brett called it “The Last Supper!” If you would like to see pictures of this event click here.
2. 2. While out shopping one Friday night Jackson spotted a pumpkin on the side of the road near the store we were entering. We had never seen a pumpkin here in Ghana so we were very excited. We bought it for 8 GHC (6 USD) and carved it. I love how God shows us his love in such special ways. If you would like to see pictures of the pumpkin carving please press here.
1. 3. Brett’s birthday was the 25th of this month. I have been crazy sick since we found out we were expecting and I did not have time to go out and go shopping for things to make Brett’s birthday special. SOOOOOO …. We improvised. Jackson, Judson and I made confetti to throw at Brett when he came through the door from work. Then we led Brett out to the porch where we decorated “Happy Birthday” signs for him and prepared a simple picnic. We made a coupon book for him which included gifts from all of us. Judson’s gift was to sing Happy Birthday to daddy which he did very well! Jackson’s gift was a coupon stating he would buy daddy a bag full of candy from the candy store when we went back to America. My gift was a coupon for a romantic dinner and 1 night get-away when we go back to have baby #3. This is something he requested =). If you would like to see pictures of Brett’s birthday press here.
4. 4. On Monday our team had a “Harvest Day” get-together. It was loads of fun and we enjoyed dressing up. Judson was a fire fighter and Brett was an arsonist. Jackson was a policeman and I was a criminal. If you would like to see pictures of the night press here.
I read this quote online this morning and really enjoyed it so I will sign off with this.
“There is so
much good in the worst of us,
And so much bad in the best of us,
That it hardly becomes any of us
To talk about the rest of us."
~Edward Wallis Hoch