This week when we went to see the people at Maase, the children at the school were so happy to see us. They followed us to the edge of the schoolyard. When I came back up the path, I took some photos. They would scream and jump up and down when they would see the photo. They aren't grandchildren, but they help with being without ours. Their faces say it all.
In Ghana, Mary's lamb doesn't follow her to school. It is more likely a goat.
This is the view from our front porch. Often the mountains are in the clouds in the morning. 
We saw these guys moving a billboard through the crowded streets of Accra. I can now see it was tied down, but at the time it looked like they were just holding it there. I was waiting for it to take off like a kite.
On our way home from Accra this week, we got into a very bad storm. There were trees down in the road and water running down through these little mud-hut villages.
The other day I started looking at our food. It is truly international. The juice on the left is from South Africa, the Snickers from Ireland, the grapefruit juice from Bulgaria, the water from Ghana, the lemon juice from England, the jam from the Netherlands, the milk and butter from France, the ketchup from Egypt, the other juice from Austria, the honey from United Arab Emerites and the curry sauce from Singapore. And that is just the beginning.
This is a photo of a "bowl tree". I took it one day when we were out in Tafo. The LDS District President told me they dry the fruit and then cut them and use them for bowls. I thought it was very interesting. The next week when we came back, the tree was cut down and the lumber stacked next to the road. I was very sad.
Elder Max insisted on taking this photo. It is not as bad as it seems. I only have one plug in the kitchen and was using it for something else. I needed to get my bread mixed, so I used the dining room floor. I knew it was clean because I had mopped it with bleach that very morning. At least this photo proves I really do make my own bread.
These are the friendly neighborhood goats that always seem to be in the road when we are going to our house. There are some interesting ones that are white on the front half and black on the back. I'll have to try to take a photo of some of those.
I always smile when I go past this sign. I'm sure it gives aspiring artists some hope. I didn't realize I was in the photo until later, but it makes for an interesting shot. There are creative signs everywhere. It is never boring to drive somewhere.
If you notice closely, this woman has eggs on top of her stack. Elder Max says it doesn't really count because she is holding on, but I think she is doing a great job.
This is our back yard as it was a few weeks ago. We have gone out and cleaned up a lot of the trash. (Buried it.) The whole back is covered by about two feet of green now. We need to hire someone to come cut it back again. Elder Ross, from Samoa, wants us to plant grass and put in a volleyball net. I think he has the spot all planned out.
This was a rainstorm we got into coming back from church on Sunday. The wipers were going as fast as they could and we still couldn't see anything.
You can see the storm clouds ahead and the beautiful scenery we have as we drive along.
This lady had gone for water. Since it started to rain just after we passed her, I'm sure her pail got even more full. The things people carry here are just amazing. They must have very strong necks and shoulders.
This young lady is taking firewood back to her home. Most people cook outdoors and burn the wood for fuel.
This is the town of Suhum where we went to church on Sunday. It is fairly large and organized. The branch seems strong and the people were very happy to see us. We will be coming here about once a month, so we hope to get to know the church members even better.
These are just a few photos we've taken as we gotten to Koforidua. I was going to put on more, but my laptop battery is run down . Just short explanations here today. This is where we dump out garbage. It gets recycled quickly.
This is the town of Medina that we crawl through before we hit the mountains and come to our area.
This is Brother Twum-Baah who is showing us his cocoa trees and the cocoa beans. Chocolate anyone?
These little guys run all over our yard. So far we've only had to remove two of them from our house.
This is a typical store here. We go from one to another to buy our fruits, eggs and such. We've learned we can just roll down the window and they'll come to our car.
The Tafo branch had a baptism on Saturday. These are our four new great members.
This is the Primary room at the Tafo chapel (school.) The children don't have much here, but listen carefully to the lessons.
Elder Opoku was going home and some of the branch people were telling him good-bye. He has been a great asset to the mission. He leaves tomorrow to go home to Nigeria. He is on the front left side.
For the grandchildren who thought Grandpa might have to go without a birthday cake this year, we wanted to assure them all is well. I think the candle is a piece of chocolate, but that was fine with him. (He also found Snickers bars the other day in the store, so I think he will survive.)
We invited Princess Asie and her daughter, Fumi, to have dinner with us. It was good to see them both again. Princess even had the piano player do a special "Happy Birthday" number to celebrate. Our waiter told us he was the first counselor in a bishopric here in Accra. The church is well liked and respected here.
The birthday boy doesn't look as happy as he should considering the great meal he has just eaten.
This is just to let you know there are very nice places here in Accra. This is the Golden Tulip Hotel where we went to have dinner on Max's birthday. We ate outside by the pool. I took other photos, but this blogger account is not working well today. I'll try again later.
This is typical of the streets in Accra. It is always crowded and entertaining. We enjoy watching the hawkers selling their wares, but we don't buy.
Maybe you will all stop worrying about us when you realize this is where we will be living when the house is finished and furnished in a couple of days. It is very nice and sits up on a hill where we can see the beauty all around. You'll notice the angels on the gate. I'm not sure if they were already there before the church rented the house, but I suppose so.
So this is our house. (I took the photo through the hole in the wall, so it doesn't show all of it.) We will be living in the part you can see. The part on the right will just be closed off until someone really buys it and finishes the other two bedrooms. We will have a huge living room and dining room (great room), a big kitchen, two bedrooms, one bathroom, a laundry room and even a garage. That will be nice to get into a car that hasn't sat in the sun all day. You notice we said we have two bedrooms with very nice beds, so how about coming for a visit?