When Does A New Missionary Receive His Badge?

It is a very proud moment when President Brubaker gives the new missionary his missionary badge.  They are so excited for this moment to come!  

Many Countries Represented In Our 3rd Group of Missionaries

Today we had 56 missionaries arrive at the MTC.

Sister Tibbitts meets with each missionary, greeting them with love and enthusiasm!  

Sister Fensombo is from Sierra Leone, and Sister Umokotete is from Nigeria.  They are companions!

We have missionaries from Côte D'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, DR Congo, Nigeria, Madagascar, Benin, Togo, Zimbabwe, United States, Canada,  Malawi, Uganda, Rwanda, and Ghana, 

The Ammaron District Learning French

President Brubaker and I visited The Ammaron District today.  The missionaries arrived one week ago. 

They are already speaking French!

Great and lasting friendships have already been formed.

Lots of concentration and hard work, diligence and patience is needed to learn a language.  

The Church was "Frozen" in Ghana for 18 months

This is a great video telling about the ban of the Church in 1989


https://www.lds.org/church/news/new-video-documents-ghanas-1989-ban-on-church-activities?lang=eng&cid

The road less Travelled

As we were driving yesterday we became aware that Google Maps has a few things to learn about Ghana. Shortest is not always fastest.A happy consequence is that we were able to see a wonderful outdoor market in Dodowa. Sister Tibbitts and Sister Brubaker even found a piece of fabric. Then back to the road again and again we were lured into believing Google maps. This time we found ourselves on a road that was paved, then less paved, then dirt and finally one with holes so big that if it were the rainy season they would have been small lakes. We made it home safe and sound and hopefully a bit wiser about choosing the “right path”.

School Children in Ghana

 Schools are free in Ghana. All students wear unirforms.   They all look neat and tidy, and the girls all have very short hair.    

Schools are organized on three levels: primary, junior ssecondary, and senior secondary.  

Approximateley 81 percent of the population age 15 or over is literate, but this rate is lower in rural areas.  

Most students learn in a Foreign Language (English).

The uniforms change from area to area.  I love seeing all the different styles and colors of uniforms.  

Missionaries have some wonderful traits .... They love going to the temple (Ghana Accra Temple) They Love Signing their names to President's letters, (Many African Elders and Sisters make an art project out of their signatures) .