Garrisons in Ghana

  I think this family was carrying an entire meal for the neighborhood on their heads the other day!  I am wondering why we don't carry things on our head in the United States?  It is a very effective way to carry things....try it!   We are getting into kind of a rhythm here in Kumasi. We definitely have a routine going, and anyone that knows either of us, nows that we like our routines!  Here is how it goes....Basically we are at the office from 9 to 5 Monday thru Friday. We exercise, study and have breakfast before leaving.  Sometimes we go in earlier and some times we stay later, but those are our usual hours.   We usually start exercising at 6:30am.  I should say, that is when I start, Elder Garrison is up at 5:30 doing his own version of a HIIT (high intensity interval training) workout before we even start together! (overachiever) Mondays we usually go on a long walk, Tuesday and Thursdays we do a HIIT routine with our coach and le...

  After being here in Kumasi for nearly 3 months we have decided that the greatest treasure here are the people.  They are just so happy.  Their smiles light up their faces and exude such joy.  The above picture is of Joseph's sister.   Joseph is the man that we knew in Saint Thomas  that we wanted to find when we got here and we randomly went to the building where he went to church  our first week here in Kumasi!  This past week, we went to visit Joseph, and met his sister that lives with him in the same house.  In this picture she is washing used shoes that she gets from Great Britain, Korea or Dubai.  She washes them and then resells them.  You will see this all over here, where people sell used shoes and clothes.  I am not sure how this all works......I know that she buys the shoes by the huge bag, so doesn't know exactly what she is getting.  But she told me that she likes cleaning them and selling them, and that...

 I just couldn't resist taking this picture of two of our little boys at church last Sunday.  How adorable are they?  This is Francis and Pastor Raymond.  Raymond is actually carrying his mama's purse but I think it goes especially good with his outfit.  And how about that hat??? I would say they are wearing their very best for church! This is a picture of the Primary class  (Children's class)  that we taught last week.  Picture this:  all these kids in a room that was about 8 feet by  8 feet with no fan or air conditioning.  Not sure they even understood most of what we said, but they were reverent and respectful and boy can they sing "I am a Child of God " in English.  They love Jesus and are trying to follow Him.  I love the way they dress up for church and are so faithful in coming.  Either they need to learn more English or we need to learn more Twi though! Last week I posted a picture of a wheelchair contraption...