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

On November 21 2021, we made a post titled simply "Kwanwoma". It tells the story of our first visit to what was then only a Group which was part of the Daban ward. On July 26, 2022, just over a month ago, we made another post, this time titled the "100 Meter Box". I mentioned … Continue reading The Miracle of Kwanwoma

The picture for this post is a painting by Nicholas Strohm titled "Path to Normalcy". It is a photograph, but has been edited to look like an oil painting. It is an area near Yorkshire where he loves to run. You can see more of his art here. I found him while looking for a … Continue reading Normalcy

The topic of this week's blog actually has reference to instruction that the Assistants have been providing first at our Mission Leadership Council and then at each of our Zone Conferences. Overcoming Concerns of someone we are teaching is paramount in the conversion process. Teaching 19-25 year olds how to help someone overcome a concern … Continue reading Overcoming Concerns

The title to this weeks post might seem a bit strange to the reader. We didn't spend a week on the hills of Ghana (although there are plenty). The title stemmed from my most recent letter to the missionaries that I write each week and send them on Sunday night. To fully understand it you … Continue reading A Week on the Hills

Trying to figure out a title for this weeks post is not easy. While much of the week was just a normal transfer week, there were some tough days mixed in. First the "outs". We sent 9 of our stellar missionaries home on Tuesday morning. They were all leaders and great missionaries. We will miss … Continue reading Ins and Outs, Ups and Downs