Sunday, June 5, 2016

weddings and celebrations.

Time flies. It has been a month since we posted. We attended a preschool program that was complete with older African Dancers. We also went to a wedding reception. The bride and groom were beautiful in their kente material clothes. They don't wear white here. We also went to a rehabilitation center where our church has helped with buying some grinders for corn so they can earn some money. They were building a wall around their little building. The residents helped by carting sand for the cement walls in their little wash buckets....will post pictures along the way
We went on a hike in a little town called Mpreaso. It is overlooking the town of Nkawkaw!
Lynn doing "step aerobics" with new missionaries!
A busy day. 10 people were baptized at once :-)
we celebrated Lynn's 68th birthday and Sister Halladay's birthday at a nice restaurant
OK, this isn't always the case with the roads. This was a little scary. We saw a taxi drive over it so we did too. I got out to direct Lynn on the board and of course take pictures!
the rehabilitation center residents haelping haul sand with their wash buckets to build a wall; text-align: center;">
Our neighbors making fufu. The cook the casava root then pound it with the stick while the other person or "driver" scoops it back and forth
This is a 79 year old man and his grandfather who is supposed to be 129! He is definitely the oldest person I have ever met. He actually walked to church with the help of his cane!
We visited another school. These are younger preschool-kindergarten aged children
This is a popular recess activity rolling tires!
we visited an orphanage. They told us adoptions are currently halted because the government cannot guarantee the safety of the children once they are adopted out.
This is how they make bricks for building. The mix cement and sand and pound it down in this little machine and pop it out and set it out to dry
preschool graduation!
African drummers and dancer
Bride and groom