On Saturday night we did something quite rare for us. We went to a choir concert that was sponsored by The Celestial Evangel Choir Ghana. It was to start at 5 pm, but actually got under way about 5:25 pm. It ended about 9:15 pm. There were quite a few choirs who sang, but the … Continue reading MAGNIFICAT II

Humjibre on an early Sunday morning is about 3 hours southeast of Kumasi. So we awoke very early and were on the road by 5:20 am. We stopped and picked up President Obeng, my first counselor in the mission presidency and then drove the 134 km (83 miles) to Sefwi Bekwai where the Humjibre saints … Continue reading Humjibre

Last week was transfer week, and by far and away our smallest transfer since beginning our mission. We only had 2 new missionaries arrive, Elder James and Elder Kashindi. With 23 new missionaries last transfer, we moved nearly 80 missionaries to new areas or new companions. This transfer, we moved about half of that. It … Continue reading Councils and Conferences

This week we were in Accra for the Mission Leaders Seminar which occurs twice a year. This time it was only two days instead of the three that it has been in the past. We missed having the extra day in Accra, but valued the more concise presentations and focused topics. We also enjoyed having … Continue reading Room with a View

In considering a title for this week's blog, I couldn't help but want to use a picture we snapped on our way home from the Obuasi District Conference and missionary interviews on Saturday night. It has to be the most spectacular sunset we have seen since arriving in Ghana. It is possible that there have … Continue reading Sunrise, Sunset

On Monday afternoon we left Kumasi and drove to Sunyani where we started interviews at 4:00 pm. We finished up around 7:30 pm after interviewing 10 missionaries. We missed taking a picture of Elder Boamah and Elder Uduma but here are the rest. Sister Ehigie, Sister Nkashama, Sister Komugisa, Sister Umoren Elder Smith and Elder … Continue reading To the North

Having lived in Houston, Texas for most of our lives, we have experienced several hurricanes.  We live far enough inland that the brunt of the storms never quite reach us, but we do experience high winds and plenty of rain.  Once a hurricane passes through our area, there is always a period following the storm where we … Continue reading The Cleansing

It has been a marvelous week in the Ghana Kumasi Mission. This was the week of our mission tour with Elder and Sister Klebingat. Elder Klebingat is the first counselor in the Area Presidency and is the member of the Area Presidency who came last year for our one day mission conference. This year we … Continue reading Mission Tour

Between August 25 - September 16, 2021 we received 23 missionaries. That was our largest transfer, but it pales in comparison to the week we just experienced where we received 23 missionaries in one day. Complicating the transfer even more was that thirteen of them were French speakers, with very little English language experience. Fortunately, … Continue reading Complexity

Perhaps the highlight of the week was our mission devotional. A couple of months ago, I contacted Tyler Griffin. He is an associate dean at BYU in ancient scriptures and part of the team with Taylor Halverson who do the weekly Come Follow Me Insights on YouTube as part of Book of Mormon Central. I … Continue reading Devotional