Good Times!

This is Elvis Antwi, a soon to be departing missionary from our Branch in Agona.

This is Brian, my little shadow when his mother brings him to the Mission home. Veronica is the cook for the Mission home and this is one of her twins, Brian. His sister is Briana. They are about two and a half years old.

Our missionaries Elder Bonku and Elder Motloung on the right, with Ransford, our newest member of the Agona Branch. Left of Ransford are two new members of the Asamang Branch, and Elder Halladay.... the younger! A distant cousin I am sure, from Brigham City Utah.

It's a long walk or taxi ride for some to get to Church and back, so refreshments are in order.

We have one primary class with 10-20 children on any given day.

Package is the brown envelope on the left. If parents send anything other than the flat rate white plastic USPS envelopes, customs nabs them. We have to open every package, and every package inside every package. Its Christmas morning for me every week! Sadly Customs also charges for everything in the packages that are opened, all because they come in the wrong type of package.

Sister Halladay keeping the primary children happy with her balloons.

And yes, we DID clean up after dinner.

Lets eat already. The turkey is getting cold!

Licking their own beaters, er fingers. Funny the men didn't get invited for this part of making thanksgiving pies. (It was a peanut butter pie TOO!)

Typical friendly and happy faces in Ghana.

A chopped Hummer! Not sure it makes sense to chop a Hummer......

Christmas time! The postal folks felt sorry for me with so many packages and so much weight. We average about 5-7 packages a week. I thought we had a lot this week with 20. Not even. We had 46 the week of Thanksgiving, that's four large bags at 50-80 lbs a bag. And 54 last week! We are going twice a week this week because my truck wont hold any more in one load.

I decided to get out and push a stranded car off the road and one of the road side ladies selling things decided to run out and help. She forgot to take her load off her head! Didn't matter she just pushed and balanced like it was old hat.

Our Christmas tree is up and we are listening to Christmas music! No snow yet.....