first week done

Wow, I cant believe that I have been here only 5 days and have taught 4 days, put together a classroom, lesson planed, put up bulletin boards, grade papers and catch up on friendships. I have yet to go grocery shopping, that will be today's job.

It has been very busy week at school. I love my class and I wouldn't change them for the world. My class is sweet, kind, and work really hard. We have had so much fun this week but have learned a lot.

I am definitely back in Ghana. Saturday morning Christy and I started rearranging the furniture in the house. We found a lot of random things. Christy then left for tutoring so I continued to clean and put my room back together. About 12 I was just starting to get ready for the day when the bell rang about a million times. So I am running around trying to find some real clothes to put on and I go to the gate there are about 8 of our soccer players and one from the other American school coming for a soccer ball. So now all of them are in our house waiting for me to find a soccer ball, which I have no idea where the ball is. I eventually found it with the help from Christy. These things happen all the time here where students just show up because they need something. Looking back on that I have realized that I am here to teach but its to provide love and support for these kids. Yes while it was an inconvenience for me yesterday I made hopefully a little difference by showing the kindness of finding a soccer ball for them on a Saturday.

To end the week we had my roommate Christy's birthday. We went miniature golfing which was a lot of fun. However, I am horrible at it golfing i golfed a 74 on a 18 hole course. It was so much fun at one hole Josiah and Minta hit the ball through one of the holes and they both got stuck in the tube. So they went to just go get two new golf balls but they wanted to get them out of the whole so 2 Ghanaians came out to look at it and eventually they got a big stick and got both of the golf balls it was awesome. Then we went out to eat and then back to the pink house for frozen strawberries and pineapple.

I am excited to go to church for the first time since i have been back. I am ready to see some good friends and just be in fellowship with my church family here. God is good and He has given me strength to make it through the week.

two suitcases and a baseball bag...

Life the last couple of weeks has been crazy with the wedding of my sister and packing and leaving to go back to Ghana. It was so nice to see so many friends and family the last couple of weeks and to see people that have made impacts in my life that I had only talked to but never really met. I have found that more and more I have known people without even meeting them face to face.

The trip back to Ghana was pretty adventurous. I get to the airport and I can't find my reservation on the little computer so I was in this long line. Let me remind you I have two large suitcases one that ways about half of what I do and a bat bag that is a little bigger with all my clothes in it. So I finally get to the front and I know I have lots of baggage fees. So finally she fines my reservation and I get all of my bags checked through security and get to my gate. So I get to my gate and I am delayed about 20 minutes because of weather. They get us on the plane and we go to the runway and they tell us all flights to D.C. were grounded because of the weather going through and that we would hopefully take off in a few minutes. Finally we take off and we land in D.C. at 10 o clock. My flight is already boarding for Ghana, when we arrive. So I get off my flight and walk really fast to my gate. When I get there they call final boarding and I make it just in time. I get on this flight and we get to the runway and we are delayed because of an emergency landing. Finally we take off and this flight was so bumpy.

Finally I get back to Ghana and it is now about 45 minutes later than when i was supposed to come in. So I finally get out of the airport at 3:30 and I get picked up by the directors wife and Laurie. They take me back to my house where I get a very warm welcome. Then they take me to the school to see my new wonderful classroom. (pictures to come) My classroom is amazing I love it. So immediately I get to work organizing. Laurie had invited me over for dinner that night so after working in my room for about 2 hours we go to Laurie's house. Fellowship and food are great things when you are just overwhelmed with everything you have to do. So just getting you would think I would be exhausted but not me I was totally jet legged.

I get to school extra early today Tuesday (the second day of school) excited to see and meet all my new students. Its exciting to see what an impact you make on some one and someplace when you walk in a place and you get bombarded with hellos and hugs. I didn't even care that I was unorganized and havoc was everywhere in my classroom with books and posters laying everywhere.

Today was a good day with my class even though i was pretty tired and very out of my organized element. My class is awesome and they seem pretty independent. This was good today because as they were working on projects to get to know each other I was able to pass out their books put up some bulletin boards and organizing which they helped with also. My class has already debated between Christianity and Islam. It is amazing what these kids know and what they discuss. I am most excited about Bible this year! I have 14 as of right now and could get more. It was a little relief knowing that I didn't have 21 right off the bat.

Pray that God teaches me especially in the next couple of weeks to balance my time at school and with my friends. Fellowship is something that keeps us going while here in Ghana. Thanks so much for all your prayers. They are what got me over here. God is good! enough said.