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5 years ago
Friday, August 10, 2007
Oh the places you will go...
As I think of that statement, made by an incredibly wise man (Dr. Seuss of course!!), I am blown away by the blessings that are falling in our laps. We have already had so many amazing opportunities and met some incredible people... one example of this... there is an Italian woman living here in Accra with her son & 2 adopted daughters, and their house has been turned into an orphanage and school. These kids are some of the most amazing children I have ever met, and are so grateful for the things Romana is doing for them. I have had a desire to work with an orphanage long before coming here, and knew that there was one in the area. Romana is an amazing woman, and it just so happened that upon arriving, our house was scheduled to have its electricity off, so I stayed there at the orphanage with her. She took us in & treated us as one of her own right away. I mentioned wanting to get in and work with the kids casually. Well, about a week later, after all of my roommates had arrived (all of whom I love, and I will tell you all about them as we go), I was talking to Amanda and discovered that she was also interested in working with the orphanage. Long story short, we talked to Romana and she said she would love for us to help out whenever we can, and it just so happened that the next day they were taking a field trip to a bead making factory, and she had room for the 2 of us to go!!!! Going with these kids and visiting this "factory" was such a blessing... we got to see the process to make the glass beads, sooo much hard work goes into each and every bead. Afterward, we went to another of the teachers at AIS's house and had a snack before the hour long drive back to the house. The kids were all so truly gratefull for the small snack, and played games with the 2 other girls that came as helpers. This is just one of the experiences I have had so far... I have failed to be diligent with updating this blog, but I have been taking lots of pictures!!! The most recent adventure was a trip to the HUGE market in downtown Accra (Mikolo Market), details to come (of that trip, or maybe another!) - Please feel free to leave me comments or shoot me an email, I would love to hear how you all are doing, and chat for a few minutes!!!!
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