This is a blog I wrote while I was in Ghana….Im still trying to get my videos uploaded and on this blogsite….be patient…

“Don’t be mistaken, Accra is a vibrant city, full of motion and life.  With hundreds of thousands of people living within miles of each other, there is always something exciting happening. There are very few moments without something to do. I have never seen a city with so many choices of entertainment.  And not the kind of entertainment that you imagine when I say the word.  It is not entertainment through facebook, myspace, or the web.  It’s not entertainment through television or radio or even through video games.  It is entertainment through basic life.  Ghanains find joy in the items that we see as boring.  You know, I have mentioned all of the things that have panged my heart, but I have said so little about how magnificent and beautiful these people are.  These are people who take all that they have and make use of it to the fullest.  They are proud of their culture and do all that they can to express it! They make their own clothing with colors that seem brighter than anything that I have seen at home.  They grow their own gardens and raise their own livestock and feed mostly off of what they themselves can harvest.  The sounds of their music send their feet in rhythmic action and they dance in elation with every opportunity that they have.  They will even invite complete strangers to dance in their wedding reception- We definitely wouldn’t do that in America!  I love that the children here can stay occupied for hours by just pushing a wheel down the street. I love that you can get a taxi with 6 people for the price of 1 taxi ride in America!  I love that you can get any food you want from a street vendor.  I love that children will run to you with smiles when they see you pull out a book to read to them.  I love that you can wave at any person and they will surely wave back at you!  I love that in Africa, time is not an issue and you can show up as late as you want and it won’t bother anyone.  I love that waking up in the morning means your ears are met with the chirps of exotic birds. And I love that the men and women are so passionate about their city and so welcoming to us! We think that they are without, because they don’t have direct access to all the items that we see as pleasurable, but once you have had a glimpse of their world, you see that they live abundantly with what they have been given!  It makes them a delight to be around! ”