It was a week of zone conferences and interviews. University and Konongo on Tuesday. Dichemso on Wednesday and Bantama and Asouyeboa on Thursday. We also received one missionary back to a member district and sent one out from another. The missionaries performed a service project at each of the stake centers, cleaning and mopping the … Continue reading All In!

What a difference a week makes! Last Sunday we were in the far northwest corner of Ghana and this Sunday I was in the far southeast corner of Ghana. In between we had two zone conferences and 54 interviews. Total miles traversed by land and by air, about 550. I have to say the air … Continue reading Wa to Accra

This week we finally made it to the last corner of the mission, a place called Wa. Wa is the capital of Wa Municipal District and the Upper West Region of northern Ghana. The population is over 100,000 people and the Muslim population is significant. The town includes several well-known churches and mosques, including the Wa-Na Palace. It is also the … Continue reading Wa!

The title of this weeks blog post was a toss-up between two very different parts of the week. The first part was transfers and that went from Sunday evening until Saturday morning (and we still have a missionary to arrive on Friday and one in two weeks). We had so many things happen that were … Continue reading Sunyani Revisited

When we were kids, a-gogo referred to a funky style of music from the 1970's. It also referred to what was known as discos or discotheques and the energetic music and dancing found at those places. There are other meanings for the word, but they are not missionary appropriate so I will exclude them. It … Continue reading Agogo

What joy this week brought! On Friday evening, we were honored to have dinner with Doug and Nancy Dance. Actually, it is Elder and Sister Dance. They are here for a 5 month project reporting to the Area Presidency. Why was it so joyful to be with them? Rewind 50 years to high school. Doug, … Continue reading Reunion!

The title of this blog post is a representation of our final destination of the week. Bolgatanga is a city of almost 70,000 people and is known locally as simply Bolga. The name Bolgatanga is derived from the Frafra words bolga "rock" and tẽŋa "city."(Frafra is the tribal language of the region, but most people also speak English). Historically Bolgatanga … Continue reading Bolga!

What a great week we had! We started with our next round of zone conferences, this time the central theme was faith in Jesus Christ. The spirit that has accompanied this topic in each of the three conferences has been life changing, at least for us. How we love these faithful disciples of Jesus Christ … Continue reading Couples!

After a couple of very busy and chaotic weeks leading up to Christmas and then transfers the week after, this week was much more peaceful. We appreciate these calm valleys among the tempestuous mountains that often accompany the work of mission leaders. This week has been wonderful as our main focus has been on starting … Continue reading Interviews I

Some of you might know the story of Bastian, a young boy who lives a dreary life being tormented by school bullies. On one such occasion he escapes into a book shop where the old proprietor reveals an ancient story-book to him, which he is warned can be dangerous. Shortly after, he "borrows" the book … Continue reading The Never Ending Story