Be It Ever So Empty ...

We returned home last night after a ten-day trip to Ghana. Even though most of our stuff is gone and the house is pretty bare, it is still good to be home. In my case, it’s just for a few hours as I leave tonight for a six day trip. Please pray for Maureen and the boys while I’m away, safety in my travel, and that God will continue to work to reveal his will for our family.

We left last Thursday and drove over to Kumasi, Ghana. Our drive took us through some beautiful, hilly areas that we have not been through before. In Kumasi, we stayed with the Obengs and visited and said goodbye to several of Maureen’s friends from her days as a nurse there before we were married.

From Kumasi, we traveled down to Accra, Ghana’s capital and largest city. As we approached Accra, we were happy to see that the highway leading into the city had been widened to four lanes – but then got quite a fright when we realized that traffic was traveling in both directions on both sides of the median! We spent a few days hanging out and eating out with our teammates in Accra, just to have some focused time together before our departure.

From Accra, we went to Elmina and Coconut Grove resort for our annual West Africa Missionary Conference. This year we officially combined the retreat with missionaries from the Christian church (we’ve been visiting one another’s retreats for the past few years). It was a great and refreshing time of fellowship.

I’ve posted a few pictures below. Click here to see a larger version of the group photo from the retreat.