Ghana Updates

It is hard to believe but this is my last post to you from Ghana. I will be leaving this donated computer to be used at the seminary. Tomorrow night I will spend the night on board a plane load of noisy and sometimes unruly Africans. The flight will be about 10 hours and will involve a meal in the middle of the night. There is a huge cultural gap between American and African ideas of courteous and civil behavior on an airplane.

I just returned to my room for the evening. Gordon has a wedding rehearsal but has taken me to eat every night before returning home. Tonight we had peanut soup again but with goat meat in it this time. The goat meat is like beef in look but has a nice distinct taste of its own. I would eat it again. We had fufu with it.

It was a good day in the classroom as several students showed good progress. I am doing a few more writeups tonight but I also need to get all the pictures useable on my flash drive. I may even get some posted to the web.

It was a relatively uneventful day. Class continued as always. Students gave their presentations and I took notes, commented, and asked questions about the presentations. It is hard to believe there are only four days left.

Today was the Thanksgivng service for this man through whom God had done so many wonderful things in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana. The family members sat in the front pews on the lectern side. Most of the congregation was wearing blank and white. The hymn of the day was the very familiar Now Thank We all Our God.

It is 4:30 in the afternoon and I have returned after the funeral. It really was an experience. The day was filled with traditions that needed to be explained to me.

It was a very busy day, There were four presentations for me to analyze in class and note a grade. After four years I can see those who have made great progress and those who are struggling. They are all devout men but some are more prepared than others.

Akwaba. Greetings from cloudy, breezy and pleasant Ghana. You may be tired of hearing this but any day in Africa that you can start with water pressure and hot water is good.

Today was a state sponsored holiday in Ghana: Ramadan. Though the country is only about 10% Muslim the holiday was instituted many years ago as a political ploy. The holiday meant that many shops were closed and the traffic was very light. Although it is a Muslim day of fasting and prayer, many Muslims drink much alcohol on this day in Ghana. Even at the place we were at this afternoon, there were several Muslims.

Greetings in the name of Christ from the saints in Ghana. The day started off well. The shower was warm and there was water pressure. The scrambled egg with onions was warm but the toast was cold and dry as always. The ride to the seminary went smoothly and only took twenty minutes.

Hello from Ghana. It is already almost 7 or about 2 in Greendale.Tonight I hope to talk to Andrew on Skype. Then I hope to add my wife once I have learned how to do it. Technology is a gift of God even though many abuse it.

The trip to Ghana was uneventful. In New York there was much excitement about the approaching storm. In typical flight to Africa form it took 2.5 hours to load the plane so we left NYC 1.5 hours late.

Pastor thanks you for your love of the Gospel as he prepares to leave for Ghana.

What will Pastor face on the fourth trip to Ghana?

Pastor talks about preparations for his fourth visit to teach in Ghana.

Pastor's report on his third teaching trip to the seminary in Ghana.

Pastor answers some questions about his upcoming third trip to Ghana.

A review of the work we are doing in Ghana and the early church desire to share the Gospel.

Pastor Fabrizius details his second trip to Ghana.

Tomorrow morning I will be boarding the plane for two weeks of teaching in Ghana. While you are all gathered on Sunday morning, I will be at the altar at Trinty Lutheran Church in Tema.

A helpful reminder of the location of Ghana and the importance of this work we do with The CLEF.

Pastor talks about preparing for his second trip.

Pastor Fabrizius's report to The CLEF and all those who support this mission work.

Pastor's report on his first trip to Ghana.

A brief introduction to the history and location of Ghana.

An introduction to the first mission trip for The CLEF.