Saturday, October 24, 2009

Our New World

Our apartment is the bottom floor of this old office complex. We have to unlock seven locks and lock five to get in and out of our apartment. Yes, we feel safe but it is quite the process. If the locks are not enough the nails sticking up on the wall and the metal bars on the windows and doors should discourage any intruders!

Compare our lovely home with a typical home in downtown Elmina, a fishing village just outside of Cape Coast.



Every day life in Ghana.



Our first Zone Conference with Elder Cardon of the Seventy. He is the President of the Area Authority for West Africa. This is five zones and more than half of the missionaries are from Africa.



Elder and Sister Saunders with some of the members of the Abakrampa Branch. We will be members of this branch while we are in Ghana. We attended last Sunday for our first time and were welcomed with opened arms. We may not speak the same language but we certainly feel the same spirit. They have a keyboard and were thrilled to learn that I could play. So I guess I have become the branch organist. I know my skill is very limited but even if I need to play with one hand they will be thrilled to have music at their meetings. We look forward to working closely with the members to help the branch grow and teach the gospel to investigators. Some of the younger members speak a little English and we can use an interpreter to teach and communicate. Maybe we will even learn a little Fante along the way!


8 comments:

  1. i love these pictures mom. you place actually looks ten times better than i imagined in my head. i really hope we get to skype soon so you can show me around! the people look like they adore you, which they should, and i'm sure you make an excellent organist!! that's so cool! the children are so beautiful, i just wanna hug them all! good luck with the Fante!!

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  2. Thanks so much for posting the pictures so that we can catch a glimpse of what it's like there. Please let me know if there's some way that we can serve the people of Ghana while you're there. Baby blankets, school supplies etc. Would love the opportunity to serve.

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  3. Love your blog, Margaret! It's so fun to see what's going on with you and dave and see where you are and what you're doing. We miss you!

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  4. Margaret, We are sorry to hear about your Mother. It was good that you were able to see her before you left. She now knows what a wonderful thing you are doing!
    love, Reed and Bobbi

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  5. What a blessing to be serving as you are. You may have left mom in her broken body, but now you get her as your guardian angel. Lucky!

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  6. Hi Margaret - I saw your mom's obituary in the Deseret News today. I'm so sorry. It's a terrible thing when your mom dies, no matter what the circumstances. She must have been an amazing woman to have raised such a wonderful daughter. I'm thinking of you and praying for you to feel God's comfort. I hope you find it comforting that now she knows that you and dave are serving in Ghana. She must be so proud of you! I hope you'll be able to feel her influence over the next few days. We love you.
    Marie and Rick

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  7. This is strange to see the this picture and can only put a name to a few - hope some of the people that we saw come into the church show up in future pictures!

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  8. I love your blog! You both look great with your name tags. Thanks for introducing Marci to me. She is great (you already know that) and I can't wait to get to know her better.

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