On Monday morning, April 22nd, Elder Pack and I played a round of golf. After playing so much better two weeks previous, Monday was a struggle. But it was wonderful to be out on the golf course with Elder Pack. It is a break from the routine that we both cherish and enjoy doing a … Continue reading Abidjan
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The Power of Mindset
On Monday, March 18th, our virtual Mission Leadership Council focused primarily on one topic: The changing of the mission mindset away from transfer goals towards monthly goals. When we first arrived, we could see that missionaries were struggling with the use of goals to push the work forward, and especially goals that mattered. It wasn't … Continue reading The Power of Mindset
Ejisu Stake Creation
What a great week! Despite not having internet from Wednesday until Sunday (it is still a bit sketchy) due to the demise of four subsea cables, the week was wonderful. Somehow we managed to get through it. This past week we sent 8 missionaries home, received in 13 new ones from the MTC, held our … Continue reading Ejisu Stake Creation
Changes in Sunyani
Samuel Asare-Boahen Early Saturday morning (Feb 17th), we drove to Sunyani and arrived at 8:45 am in time for a meeting with the current District Presidency and Elder Kenneth Pambu, an Area Seventy from Sierra Leone. The occasion was the spring district conference of the Sunyani Ghana District. President Samuel Asare-Boahen, a medical doctor, was … Continue reading Changes in Sunyani
Odumase and More
The title of this weeks post comes from our visit to the Odumase Branch in the Sunyani District on Sunday. The "More" part is that it was also transfer week. As I consider the pictures for this week's post, it is hard to believe there are so few for such a busy week, but it is what … Continue reading Odumase and More
Air Quality
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
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
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
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
Light
Today’s episode will talk about 4 ways that we can increase the light that we have in our lives.
Kunz Corner 