Graduation and Off to Ghana

Graduation was this past Saturday; it was bittersweet. I will not miss all of the papers, projects, and tests, but I will miss all of the amazing people I met during my college years. I tried my hardest not to cry, but I couldn't help myself when I was saying my final goodbyes. It was hard saying goodbye to the people who were close to me during a time of my life that has changed me forever. Who knows when I will see some of these people again... I can only hope it's sooner rather than later!


I am leaving for Accra, Ghana on Tuesday! Here is a tentative schedule:


Tues. May 10 - Depart O'hare headed to Accra, Ghana
Wed. May 11 - Arrival in Accra and settle in Baptist Guest house, Evening Orientation
Thu. May 12 - Bus Ride to Kumasi and settle in at Arena Guest House
Fri May 13 - Children ministry at Hope Nazarene Church
Sat May 14 - Children ministry at Hope Nazarene Church
Sun May 15 - Worship at Hope Nazarene with visitation in community
Mon May 16 to Wed May 18 - Ministry in Several churches in Kumasi - School visitations and delivery of books
Thu May 19 to Sun May 22 - Ministry out in Akumadan (2 hours drive from Kumasi) - New church plants where you will work with children and youth - possible Jesus Film Showing
Mon May 23 - Return to Kumasi and free day - excursion to cloth market and interesting spots
Tue May 24 - Return to Accra by Chartered bus
Wed May 25 - Fri May 27 Ministry in Accra Coastal Churches and school visitations
Sat May 28 - Travel to Cape Coast for a few days od R and R until Tues May 31
Tues May 31 - Leave Cape Coast and travel to Accra flight home about 10:00 PM
June 1 - Arrive back to O'hare for bus transportation back to Olivet

Ghana

I found out about an hour ago that I will be going to Ghana instead of Burkina Faso. So many places wanted us, but this was the only place United Airlines will fly us to. The following is an email from our mission trip leader:

Dear Team, As much as some of us were hoping for Malawi because the tasks at hand seemed a “good fit,” we are going to Ghana because United Airlines will only fly us there! But the Lord is bigger than the airlines, so we trust in this decision as something the Lord has planned for us.
At this time I have no details: where we will be going within Ghana, what work we will be doing, when we will leave and come back. As soon as I have more details, I will be in touch. More than likely, the only activities that we have planned that will be usable will be our cultural nights and our Sunday School lesson. We will probably need to do quite a lot of planning in the next few days. Be sure to check email, Blackboard, and Facebook frequently!
More to come----
Dr. B-R