On Monday, we drove over to China Mall to see if we could find a small Christmas tree for the Steinmetz's since we would be leaving on Monday of the next week for Tamale. China Mall is an interesting store. Think of a Wal-Mart where everything is made in China and is cheap, generally both … Continue reading Christmas Tree Shopping in Ghana

Perhaps a bit of a unique title for our blog post this week, especially during a regularly scheduled transfer week. But it is appropriate because this past week we did something we have not done before. For those missionaries returning home, Elder and Sister Case from the Area Office, who are serving as self-reliance missionaries, … Continue reading Self-Reliance

On Sunday morning we arose early, leaving at 7:00 am and making the 2.5 hour trip to Techiman for the creation of the Techiman Ghana District. The four branches in Techiman were created in 2014 and have slowly been building strength in order to become a district. This was both an historic and much prayed … Continue reading Techiman District is Formed!

On Saturday morning, we left about 6:15 am and traveled to Bibiani for their fall district conference. Our visiting Area Authority was Elder Samuel Annan-Simons, who serves as the recorder in the Accra Ghana Temple. It was such a wonderful and refreshing two days. Even though we were tired from having traveled for 9 days … Continue reading Bibiani Revisited

This weekend we held the Tamale District Conference.  Elder Patrick Appianti, our Kumasi Coordinating Council Area Seventy and a man we have grown to love and admire presided at the conference.  The “More Change” part comes from the calling of a new District Presidency.  For the past three years, Gabriel Gakpo has served as the … Continue reading More Change

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