Having fun in Ghana

The internet and power here are very sporadic so this may be a painful process today. We have been here almost 3 weeks! We have learned a lot and are getting accustomed to the culture here. Power seems to go off almost daily at some point. It seems often to correlate with 6AM or 6PM. The country sells their power to other countries to make money and cuts off their own people! The people of Ghana are very friendly. Not once have we ever felt unsafe or threatened. They are very poor here for the most part. We had stake conference today with 13 congregations coming for a meeting. There were maybe 20 cars in the parking lot. Families came in trotros....large vans packed like sardines that they hire like a taxi! Traffic is crazy here but Lynn is learning to maneuver quite well. He has been bumped in the back once but they just keep going. One morning someone was driving a bunch of cattle down the road. Cars just had to maneuver around just like when cars break down in the middle of the road. People carry everything on their head. It is amazing. Lynn saw someone carrying propane tanks, 50 gallon barrels and even a spare tire. When the traffic is stopped in traffic jams people are walking up and down the road and in between cars selling just about everything. You don't have to get out of your car to go shopping! There are market places along the roads too. Lynn lead some missionaries in morning exercises this last week. They were the newly arriving missionaries. He has managed to find someone playing ping pong and today played catch with a few children with oranges. :-) Most of the pictures we have taken have been in our early morning exercising out and about or from my car window. We have also tried a Ghanian meal of grilled Tilapia, banku (made from corn) and delicious fried plantains. The children are still beautiful and I love seeing how they are carried on their mother's or siblings backs.

Having fun in Ghana!