Well, seven of the last nine days, I have mostly spent my time hanging out with friends in London and generally relaxing. Jennyfaire invaded my room this past week, and we had a great time catching up.
Now I am packing and running here and there purchasing culturally acceptable clothes (long skirts) and various supplies. It seems that everything is in order now, finances, prayer team, flights, travel insurance, meds, Bibles ... There was a little drama with the Bibles. A couple weeks back, my friend's father offered to purchase some for me (and gave me tips on how to acquire some in Ghana that are written in the language of the people) and the same day, they were shipped from the Bible League in Burlington. When they didn't arrive on Thursday, I called the Bible League and discovered that my apartment number was not included in the address. What's worse is that the package had not been returned to the Bible League which basically meant that the package was lost somewhere in real reality and I had one day to find it. After a quick consultation with my trusty, mailman friend, I went to my local post office. Hallelujah! The package was there and had been for about two weeks. The post office sent me two notices of its presence there, but clearly, without my full address, the notices never reached me. Had I waited a few more hours to check at the post office, the package would not have been there.
In two days, I pop my first mefloquine pill (malaria prophylaxis), that means I'll be in Ghana in nine days. I'm quite excited. In the meantime, I look forward to the training in Toronto. I am going on this trip alone, but I'll be training with eight others who are preparing for short term missions in various countries. It ought to be a great opportunity for fellowship with like minds, encouragement, refinement, and growthful reflection.
I am currently suffering from flu-like symptoms which are not good travelling companions. Please pray with me that I recover fully within the week. Please thank God with me for this opportunity to serve in Ghana and for way plans are coming together.
Thanks for reading ~*
Postscript: I realize that "growthful" is not a word, but I can't think of the actual word I want. I heard this non-word two years ago and still have not thought of a synonym that is in the dictionary. I am open to suggestions.
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The day is drawing nearer, I see. It sux that you won't be in Canada when I will be.
By the way, what is culturally unacceptable dress, by the way?
If you run short of bibles, you can teach them about class warfare and hand out copies of the Communist Manifesto (or the Libertarian Communist Manifesto). haha
xan chan
Acceptable dress in the north of Ghana is for female to wear a skirt and blouse or a dress that covers her from shoulders to ankles. Sleeveless is acceptable for casual wear. Most of my skirts are knee length, so I had to buy long ones.
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