One month down

Hello friends and family,
I have been in Ghana for one month and am loving my life here. The missionary who I am taking over from, Sherri, left on Tuesday so I have had my first solo week. I thought this would be so daunting and perhaps as time goes on I will notice her absence more and more. Sherri is a wealth of knowledge and took me wherever she went.

Last Sunday I took over my role as Sunday School teacher. It was my debut as a Sunday School teacher but thankfully it was Easter so the theme was easy to work with. The church I do Sunday School at lasts for about 3 hours so I have to plan a 3 hour lesson for about 30 kids of all ages. Initially this was intimidating but the 2 times I have done it have gone well. I thank God for his strength that he gives me. The children are so polite as I sing in front of them (painful experience for all!!) and learn how to teach. As always, God has put me in this position so I trust He will help me.

Wednesday Sherri runs a morning school assembly which she has passed onto me. This is only half an hour but with a large amount of kids. By the grace of God, I managed to do this morning assembly. For the rest of this week I was lucky enough to help another mission organisation (HCJB) with their spiritual life conference (SLC). Their SLC was held at a beautiful beach, with a pool and delicious food. I was to babysit their children while they were in their meetings. It was such a pleasure and I had a lot of spare time. I sat on the beach and read a lot. Was a nice break.

During this time, I felt that God was teaching me to be obedient. I still am unsure what I will do during the week but now I have an obedient heart which God can use. I hope to keep exploring options. There are some street children groups that I have contacted as well as some individuals that I will talk to this week. Please pray that it will become obvious where I should serve in Ghana.