All 15 of us arrived safe and sound... 5 1/2 hours to New York; 10 more to Accra, the Ghanaian capital city on the coast. Upon disembarking the plane, the humidity embraced us like Chicago, Florida, or New Orleans, depending upon which team member you ask. First impressions included awe, warmth, welcome, humility, and... "indescribable". The ride from the airport through Accra allowed us to see impressive modern architecture, lush green landscaping, a multitude of (fearless!) street vendors, and the extreme of human need. More from individuals later...
Catholic Relief Services greeted us at the airport and hosted our first day with a visit to the Cultural Center in Accra, a "Welcome Water"(think: cocktail hour), and a beautiful dinner including paw-paw soup, kelewele (plantains), akrokro, Tribes special (rice & veggies), fried fish, beans, beef stew, aubergine :), prawn salad, minted zucchini patties, and more and more fried plantains. We finished the day chatting and laughing with our CRS hosts on the deck of Afia Village hotel, overlooking southward the Gulf of Guinea.
Early start tomorrow (4:30am) to the airport again and Tamale in the north to visit one of the CRS clinics.
Thank you for your prayers and support.
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I am glad that everyone got there safely and that things are going well. We miss you and hope your stay in Ghana goes well.
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Brian
I have been thinking about you all day and wondering what your first impressions are! What a wonderful journey and a gift you all have been given!
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Margaret
IS IT HOT and HUMID?? :)
Yesterday when we had the Partnership Summit here in Wa in which I was a participant, it was amazing to see what the Ghana-St Bede Partnership can do. The St Bede's team headed by Msgr Jim is to say the least great. The summit was wonderful. We look forward to growing to the heights with this partnership/collaboration.
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Wa Diocese
Ghana