MANTRA TO LIVE BY!

PERFECTLY SAID.....SO LIVE IT!

THEY ARE ORPHANS TODAY!

Now, the father is gone, the mother and one other child. This is the true face of EBOLA. When we kneel and thank Heavenly Father for our children, don't forget to pray for those that kneel without either. There will be an upcoming generation that will carry this sorrow deep in their hearts!

THE HEARTBREAK OF EBOLA

This is a picture of a few months ago of a family in Sierra Leone and a baptismal day. THEN.....see above  picture!

SOME TREES ARE REALLY BIG!

Came upon this tree after a training meeting up north in the Volta Region. I can say that I didn't want to stay long and find out if anything was alive in there. Notice, I'm in the front for a quick escape. Thanks Elder Terry for bringing up the rear!

CHILDREN ARE OUR GIFTS

CANDY MAN

On this particular morning when entered into the parking lot on the Temple grounds, we stopped our day to share with the children that were waiting for their parents to come out of the session. Elder Terry had them in the palm of his hands, and when he pulled out the suckers they really smiled. I loved when he had them unwrap their candy and give him the trash. He gave a mini lesson to keep the Temple grounds clean because it is a holy place. As you can see the little one on the right wasn't totally sold with that white man.

WRITING YOUR OWN NAME

As I sit in the back of a literacy class and watch these courageous women, I'm truly in awe at their determination. This woman,  whose name was Cynthia, came to the board and painstakingly wrote her name. What must it feel like to see your name for the first time, and know that you were born and given that name? It's as if you exist in the world!

SERVING BESIDE

Tag to tag we serve!

AN ARMY OF SERVING OTHERS

These smiles are truly how we feel being missionaries here in Ghana. We love His name above our hearts!

THOSE SMILES ARE GOLDEN

I love how Elder Terry draws the little ones.

WORDS TO LIVE A MISSION BY

I love when words stop you and ring with such truth.

THESE WOMEN ARE MY SHEROES

This a literacy class of women that want to change their lives. The woman in the middle with the white dress is their teacher. They are so loved, and when you are motivated by love you will even do the hard till you can read and write! The one white face is a missionary returning home, and the other man is the Branch President. I call this women power.

FROM PILES OF BROKEN

What was once broken is now beautiful!

$2.50 PER HOUR

Sat with these women and watched their skilled hands string beads from broken glass. They had such a pleasant and happy light around them. I love that even though they are paid $2.50 for an 8 hour day of stringing bead after bead they took time to share part of their day with us. Smiles are priceless!

A JOB FROM BROKEN GLASS

It's hot and the air is heavy with humidity. It's makes his work even harder because he sits very close to a hot kiln that sends forth even hotter heat in his directions. All day he has his head down and thankful to have a job!

YOU MAY THINK THIS IS TRASH

An amazing place that takes old bottles and glass and makes....Can you guess?

ONLY 3 HOURS OLD

In a village off the beaten path in Winneba, I come into the door marked "LYING IN WARD". There in a remote village I find a woman who has just given birth not 3 hours before. She lays on blue plastic with sheets that are soiled. The midwife at the clinic told the story of how babies have past away in the middle of the night because of no electricity. She tells me of those nights that the watchman must hold the torch (flashlight) as she delivers. She whispers to me, "She is a lucky one".

LYING IN WARD

SOLAR POWER FOR CLINIC

These are the Chief Elders in the clinic of Winneba. They are gathered around a solar panel with 12 batteries that will furnish enough electricity for the clinic. Modern miracles meet those in the past. One of the Chief's in his speech thanking the church said, "Light is Life". The watchman will now be able to go back to his nightly duties. Truly light will give life to those in Winneba.

SHE IS DRIVING

Elder Terry wanted to take this picture fearing it might be his last as I start driving. Now, he has the seat I sit in for an entirely different point of view.

PICKING THE RIGHT ONE

Elder Terry picked out this casket as being the one he would want to be buried in. Of course it would be an eagle. A saying from Ross Perot Electronic Data Systems where Elder Terry worked long ago was "EAGLES DON'T FLOCK TOGETHER, THEY GATHER ONE AT A TIME". That is Elder Terry a one of a kind.

I'M FASTER

I'm going to go on the faster side, and take the land route.  I'm hoping Elder Terry won't need to buy it any time soon!

THE WAVES ONE DAY COULD BRING A CHANGE

Some oceans are made for swimming, and others just standing at a window and wondering!

READING FOR THE FIRST TIME

The beginnings of reading on a porch with a willing student and a very dedicated teacher. Sitting next to Jenny gave me a look into a bright new future that was going to be hers. Materials are scares, and I will be involved in the Literacy effort here in Ghana. Jenny was eagerly reading in the teacher's 2 books she has brought herself, and at the end of class the books went back into the teacher's purse. Jenny must wait till next Sunday to hold another book. The church will be lifting learning for Jenny!

FIRST ACCIDENT

No Allstate just exchange numbers. Not Elder Terry's fault. He wanted to have a clean record, but within days of being here that dream was shattered.