Once the rainy season ends and the dry season begin, dust from Harmattan gathers in the skies and creates muted sunsets and translucent sunrises. A few weeks later however, and the fires begin. Most are set by people who want to clear the weeds next to the roads or on their farms. The result, mixed with unintentional bush … Continue reading Air Quality
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Behenase
On Sunday, we ended up at Behenase, which is a relatively new branch in the University Stake. It started as a Group as part of the Aputuogya Ward and then became a stand-alone branch. It started because of a one man church where the "pastor" discovered the church and loved it so much, he became a member … Continue reading Behenase
Stand as a Witness of God
This post covers the two week period of January 1 - 14, 2024. These two weeks cover the January zone conferences and the 74 interviews held during the two week period. LaDawn giving instruction in the Bantama / Bibiani Zone Conference The title of this post has reference to the instruction that LaDawn gave at all … Continue reading Stand as a Witness of God
Boukram’s Grandma
This post covers the week of December 25-31, 2023 On Sunday, we chose to attend the Bourkram Ward in the Dichemso Stake. This is the ward where Sister Moemai and Sister Mwedzi serve. It was a great meeting, much of it in English. LaDawn and I were both invited to share our testimonies. Elder and Sister Kirk who will … Continue reading Boukram’s Grandma
Christmas 2023
The week running up to Christmas brought a bit of relief from the torrid pace of the last two weeks although there was still a lot going on Monday and Tuesday. Monday morning I went to play golf with Elder Pack. We arrived at the course at 6 am and were back home before 10 am. Though it … Continue reading Christmas 2023
Transfers 22.0 – 22.5
The title of this post does not match the picture, but they are related 😊. The picture is of the sun setting this past week. Harmattan has finally arrived in Ghana. It came a bit later this year because we had rain deeper into the month of December. The rain keeps the very fine dust blown in from the … Continue reading Transfers 22.0 – 22.5
Domfete
We spent this last weekend (December 9th-10th) in Sunyani and Berekum. Domfete is a village outside of Berekum where a number of members live, including the Berekum Elders Quorum President. We received approval a couple of months ago to create the Domfete Branch out of the Berekum Branch. As of Sunday morning before the new … Continue reading Domfete
Light the World Tamale!
It has been a very busy two weeks, so much so that this post will cover both weeks, starting with November 20th and ending December 2nd. During that time, we held all 5 of our zone conferences, participated in the Bibiani District conference, celebrated Thanksgiving, welcomed another new missionary, and attended the West Africa Area … Continue reading Light the World Tamale!
Interviews III
It was a week filled with interviews. 50 to be exact. We have learned to take advantage of the first week of transfers by doing as many interviews as possible that are close to Kumasi. This past week was no exception. Monday evening we went to Asouyeboa, Tuesday we were in Dichemso, Wednesday was University … Continue reading Interviews III
The Family of Man
In 1971, the band Three Dog Night released a hit single titled, Family of Man. Back in those days, I was a fan and later even attended a concert at the Idaho State University Minidome in Pocatello, Idaho on March 28, 1977 (which also happened to be my parents 24th wedding anniversary!). I don't remember … Continue reading The Family of Man
Kunz Corner 