Hola blog readers! This morning we woke up early and got all nice a pretty for church. We went to a local congregation, where the children from the Joshkrisdan Home of Refuge also joined us. We were pretty late because, as usual, Michael was running on Ghanaian time and didn't come pick us up until about a half hour after the service had started. We arrived and the kids did an awesome performance, singing two different songs. After them, the Millbrook team was called up and we sang "As I went down to the river to pray," followed by two different Ghanaian songs which we've nearly perfected. After a few more songs, John gave the congregation a beautiful sermon about the Kingdom of God. Although a portion of the group does not consider themselves to be religious, we all enjoy how interactive and joyful the church service is. We all got up and danced our way around the church while the children sang. After the service, we got on the bus and headed back to the Sealane Hotel to change into our bathings suits and rest for about an hour. Once we were all ready, we made our way to a beach club where we met the kids. We we were all pretty excited to see the Atlantic Ocean from the opposite side, as well as enjoy the surf and sand with the kids. Kayla immediately jumped on one of the horses that was being walked around the beach and, lacking any money, payed the boy with bananas and crackers. So far she's won the award for paying for things without any money. All of us jumped into the ocean with the kids, and had to keep a careful eye on them because most of the don't know how to swim. Some of us went pretty far out with the older kids, and they were all holding onto us for support even though the water was up to their knees. After exhausting ourselves from swimming, we all enjoyed some fresh sausages as well as American soda. Spending time on the beach was a great way to spend a relaxing Sunday and spread some of our last quality time with the kids.
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To change the dinner menu up a little bit, we went to a Ghanaian fast food place for pizza. It was nice to go out with the team and eat something more familiar to us all! We talked about the trip and how we have felt about the past couple of weeks. After finishing off 3 large pizzas, we went to the counter expecting ice cream. Unfortunately, the ice cream selection was limited from the 45 scoopable flavors on the menu to 3 individually wrapped bars. We then took it upon ourselves to find some real ice cream. After talking to a restaurant employee about the Tema area's ice cream joints, we found that there was one. So Julia and Emma G. directed the bus driver, and (after realizing we had left Jill at the restaurant and rushing back to get her) instead of finding an ice cream store, we found a dance competition party/ supermarket/ nightclub. The majority of the group went and bought tubs of ice cream, but Gib and Kayla were drawn onto the dance floor and entered a dance off. Emma G. and Julia quickly challenged them and the pairs competed in traditional African dance. Despite a lack of talent, the 200something people loved us and one guy ran up giving us money. We won 4 tickets up to the nightclub, but had to politely decline. We then ate our ice cream and went back to the hotel for a good nights sleep.
We;re fine.
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