We made it…I thought we would never get here! Let me explain: We began traveling yesterday morning at 7am to RDU airport and from there we had a 1.5hr flight to JFK (New York).  We stayed in the JFK airport until 445 yesterday, boarded the final flight to Accra, Ghana….and then it sank in.  I would not only be on a plane for 10 HOURS STRAIGHT, but this was the longest flight I had ever taken AND it was entirely over water.  I slept VERY VERY little last night, if any, and we got off the plane this morning at 8am (we are 5 hours ahead of all of you). 

We have been going ever since! We walked for about 4 hours today in steaming weather, meeting new faces, letting old faces know that we are hear sharing the God news of Christ.  There have been plenty of fun videos captured (some different techniques to passing 10 hour flights, footage of a local playground, and a preschool of children singing songs to God).  I’ve been trying to make sure that you all will have plenty to see and learn from this trip. . .unfortunately, it will take a great deal of time for me to get to uploading videos, as the internet here is SLOW.  I will do my very best to get something up by tomorrow!!  As for what might be going through my head- I am already seeing how little I know and just how much I want to learn.  The ghanian culture is extremely fascinating!

One last note, tonight while a portion of our team was taking a cab back to our safehouse, Pastor Jimmie Suggs began talking with this cab driver about his faith.  This driver expressed that he was a muslim and Pastor Jimmie told him that we had comef rom America with a message from God for the people of Accra.  The man’s facial expressions and demeanor seemed to change a bit.  He asked Jimmie what good news he was talking about and there conversation began to turn so that Jimmie was able to share the gospel with this cab driver.  At the end of the conversation, the man said he had to go back to work and couldn’t stay to talk any longer, but that tomorrow he would meet us back at the safehouse, with his wife and children so that they as a family could hear the message of Christ!  How incredible was that opportunity!!!

Anyway, please keep this family in your prayers…and continue to pray four our team as we will continue combing the area, getting the word out, and presenting this message.  Please also be in prayer for a portion of our group which will be traveling to Komasi (sp?) tomorrow to make some contacts with new individuals who will be partnering with us in this church plant!  I love all of you! Thanks for your support!

Some of the preschool children who sang to us today!

Some of the preschool children who sang to us today!