Sunday, September 24, 2017

A Sabbath Day in Ghana...

As we traveled to Praso today and on into the bush we came across how they number the villages.  We went through the #1 village and on through many more!  
We arrived at the village of Ntiamoah where the building (school house) is surrounded by cocoa trees!

Here is the school room where the group meets.
President Hillam is sitting by the District President, President Johnson and  Sister Johnson is leading the music.

Here is the Priesthood meeting!

Some of the wonderful members helping out with the new group in Ntiamoah.  This is such an exciting day for the village. 

Elder Bakula shared his testimony.  We are so grateful for his service.  He will be returning home this week. 
Primary for 23 children.  None of them are members yet!  We taught about reverence, faith, baptism and we sang.  They learned "I am a Child of God.'  So grateful for a translator. 


The children putting their chairs away! They learn young to carry everything on their heads.  These children are so beautiful!  We just loved them all.

Elder Durrant has a new office desk!

Elder and Sister Durrant are always so fun to drive with us on our adventures.  

The chickens love to join us and were fighting over breakfast.


This is how they wash their hands.  A great invention.


We left the village and headed over an exciting road to Kenkuase to see their building and village.  It was gorgeous and very much in the bush.



Here is our group in front of the Kenkuase building.  

Here are our brethern in front of the baptismal front which is in front of the building.  

Sister Sorenson and Durrant looking on.

This great young man was our translator in Primary and his farm surrounded the Kenkuase church and he was showing us the cocoa trees and picked a cocoa plant off the tree.  We tasted the little white insides.  A little slimy but is tasted like a sour cherry.  It was great.  We learned all about how they make cocoa.  Ghana produces tons of cocoa.  

This is the village of Kenkuase just before the storm was about to hit.  They have no electricity yet.  We met the branch president and some of the members.  The village was so warm and welcoming.  We love these people! 

The rain started coming down and so it made for an exciting trip back to Praso.  We loved the entire day and feel so blessed to serve with such wonderful people.  God knows these people and they know him.  Their faith is so strong!