Ghanaian Dinner

This is being posted on Friday, June 28

The pictures above are the before and after pictures of Rafia. She is the granddaughter of the late Chief Imorow of Kushibo. She was recently bitten by a snake and had malaria and severe anemia. We heard about her a couple of days ago and went to the hospital to pray over her. Martin prayed a beautiful prayer asking God to heal her. The nurse said she was dying. The next day we heard that she was going to be denied a blood transfusion because her parents could not pay. The team all pitched in and God enabled us to bless the family by providing funds for her care. Today we went to see her again and saw that she had been miraculously healed. The nurse caring for her declared it a miracle!! We praise God for healing Rafia. The father is Muslim. He told us that whilst he felt he was not able to attend the new Church in Kushibo (Heritage Baptist Church), that he would allow his wives and children to attend!

We have just finished a wonderful Ghanaian meal with MomPeggy and Poppa Ozment and Rev Isacc and Grace Wuni. We had a taste of tizit (okra), black-eyed peas in peanut soup, fruit salad made with mango and pineapple and fufu. Fufu is eaten with the fingers. It is like a dumpling that you pick up between your thumb and fingers and scoop the sauce and meat into it. Usually the meat is goat, but we requested beef instead. I'm not sure the students would have touched any of it after receiving the goat as a gift. He is still tied up in the yard of Lansah. I think he is being fattened up. Enough said.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOUG AND MARTIN! We are celebrating with birthday cake, ice cream and cards. Of course we will sing to them, too.

We have had a great day attending the outdooring ceremony. The new baby's name is Chenti-wuni Jessica Napari.

We also went to the Cultural Center, which is a market. Then we rested for a couple of hours.

We are all well.