2nd Week

Well I think I am going to have to rely on words and not pictures although I really do feel that the old cliche is true about what pictures can say compared to words themselves.

Anyhow this second week has proved to be yet another wonderful learning experience. We spend a fair amount of time traveling and so it has allowed me to reflect on what ive experienced that day or even to think about all the things I see out of the window. I have mostly spent a lot of my time thinking about people. I have asked myself over and over in this trip, "what is it that defines happiness?" There is so much in the world that is said to bring happiness, but I seem to find that no matter where in the world I've been, there are reoccurring things that bring happiness.

We had a clinic in a place called Larabanga this past week. We did a lot of research with this group our people. The predominant language of these people is Arabic and Kamara so it was a bit challenging to find sufficient interpreters to be part of the education and research, but fortunately we found a few young men who spoke English and Kamara and were able to help ous out a lot. Because we alla had to "share" the young boys, there were times when I was left to communicate with the patients with mere body language. It was interesting to say the least. It reminded me of when I was learning English... Aaah! But really, I realized that there is so much that we can communicate without words!

We are not in Accra and will spend the rest of our time here. A few of us were able to visit and worship in the LDS temple that is here in Accra. It was such a anest experience. The continuity of the church is very comforting.

I really do wish I could put pictures up, but I am thinking that might have to wait until I get back.

Oh life is so good, and I thank God for this experience. This distance thing is definitely harder than Ir thought, but I thank Scotty for his support in this learning experience.