Our Ghanaian Adventure

Monday morning we left for Accra around 8:00 a.m. to do some shopping, have a tire with a screw in it and slow leak fixed, and go to senior missionary staff meeting which we attend once a month.  Not too long after we left, we got a text message with some pictures letting us know that Monroe Elizabeth Jenkins had been born to Katie and Parley in Virginia!  This takes the grandkid count to 41 now!!  Oh, how very blessed we are!! Sweet Monroe Elizabeth, and Monroe being snuggled by her "big" sister, Hadley  The biggest and smallest feet in the family! The biggest feet belong to Caleb, Sara's son.  The smallest feet belong to Monroe. We forgot to mention in last week's blog that Caleb, Sara's son, received his mission call and will be serving in the California Newport Beach Mission, Spanish speaking.  He is super excited and reports to the Missionary Training Center on October 7th. Caleb was ordained an Elder today by Katie's husband, Parley. Caleb, Sara, Kati...

 This week has been busy as usual doing what we do most other weeks.   Monday was a catch up and get ready to go again day. Tuesday was missionary district council with us going to Swedru this time.  On the way to Swedru are some HUGE trees that we have not seen anywhere else. Huge trees with interesting trunks on a couple of them. Swedru District council missionaries-- Elders Bethers, Crawley, Donahoo, Parsons, Hovey, Duke, Johnson, Rockwood, Otin, and Nakatuzayako With Gospel Literacy, we have been working with the Winneba Stake and supporting specifically the Gospel Literacy classes in Awutu Breku, Dabanyin, and Apam Branches.  When we were in Accra for transfers a couple of weeks ago, we met with Felicia Mensah who is responsible for implementation of Gospel Literacy in the Africa West Area.  She asked us to start working with the Swedru Stake in addition to the Winneba Stake.  So, after district council we met with the Swedru Stake Gospel Literacy spec...

We missed doing our blog last Sunday because it was filled with baptisms after church, going with the missionaries to teach, and our family Zoom call.  So, we will catch up by covering two weeks this time. One thing we failed to mention in our last blog is that our son, Stephen, arrived home from his nine month Army deployment in Poland.  We and his family are so glad he is finally home again. We went to district council in Odoben a week ago Tuesday.  We felt a wonderful spirit of camaraderie and unity among the missionaries.  Elder Kabanda, the district leader, was excellent in leading discussions, encouraging the others, sharing edifying instructions, and focusing on making certain the Spirit was present. Singing "Called to Serve" with the missionaries. The Odoben District When we got home from Odoben, we went with the missionaries to teach Nevis and Alexandria in preparation for their baptism on the Sunday.  The missionaries needed to review the baptism inter...