Ghana Cape Coast Mission

A primary activity for the little ones to help paint the pig farm.   This is the bunk house where we keep the feed and the onsite security guy lives Adults also helped in the painting Nsuta Branch members  Our lovely neighbor Marian who gave us these beautiful gifts of fabric and Africa men's shirt A glorious primary activity at the pig farm

 

The missionaries teaching Elizabeth, Cecelia, and many youth and other adults that want to know more about Christ.  Shelly's doing a little baby sitting as the ladies listen to the message

The joy on the faces of the piggery students makes all the work worth it! Pig Stall Pig Transport   A pig squeal is deafening.  Even for those of us who have lost some hearing

The apartment of the Group Leader where the Huni Valley Group hold their church services and where the missionaries hid when the villagers were attacking. --------- Six months ago some of our missionaries in Huni Valley were having fun and taking selfies with the children in the village and giving the children some religious pamphlets.  The adult villagers chased the missionaries through town until the missionaries made it to the Group Leaders home and hid.  The missionaries were just trying to be friendly but the villagers thought these missionaries were trying to steal their children.  After the crowd dispersed the missionaries came out of the home and quickly traveled back to Tarkwa.  Shelly and I are composing a letter to the chief requesting a meeting to more properly introduce ourselves now that enough time has elapsed from the incident.   The African culture is both beautiful and strange.  Things that we consider odd are just very ordi...

  President Nelson has announced 153 temples since he became prophet in 2018.  These new temples will almost the double the number of temples we had before he became prophet.  The "hockey stick" growth effect is certainly taking place.   See a visual of temple growth throughout the world Temple Growth Vide Shelly and Clint standing in front of the Ghana Accra temple.   In 2050 it is estimated that 40% of the church population will live in Africa

  Most Taxis, Tros, Trucks, and KK's proclaim their faith in God by scriptures inscribed on the back of their vehicles. 

  A small village on the way to the mining city of Prestea The beginning of the church welfare farm.  We will put a roof on this and it will house our pens Fern Garden outside Nsuta

Jeff and LeAnne Case with our District President and his wife Veronica Confusion in the marriage class as members try and figure out what "Dating" is  

Huni Valley Group.  Sunday meeting happens in the home of the group president Kingsford Eshun. Six months ago some of our missionaries in Huni Valley were having fun and taking selfies with the children in the village and giving the children some religious pamphlets to read.  The adult villagers chased the missionaries through town until the missionaries made it to the Group Leaders home and hid.  The missionaries were just trying to be friendly but the villagers thought these missionaries were trying to steal their children.  After the crowd dispersed the missionaries came out of the home and quickly traveled back to Tarkwa.  Shelly and I are composing a letter to the chief requesting a meeting to more properly introduce ourselves now that enough time has elapsed from the incident.   The African culture is both beautiful and strange.  Things that we consider odd are just very ordinary in Ghana.  We do things that the African's...

  The land in Bansa where we will build the Pig Farm.  We will use mostly the resources on the land to build the farm.  A clump of Bamboo can be used for the roofing.  We will use the sand the mining tailings to build the cement blocks.   Our project manager and recent convert  Cobinah Abeadu Enyir On the land is a fish farm that we will use to raise Catfish and Tilapia to feed the pigs We will purchase 2 bores We will purchase 10 sows.  Each sow can produce up to 18 piglets

  The Tarkwa Branch Ghana In order from left to right:  Clint Waite, Richlove Se Amoako (child of record), Shelly Waite, Elder Onwuku, Godfrey Nana Kojo Wealth Owusu (Kojo), Cobbinah Abeudu Enyir, Rockson Asare, Elder Erickson

  Our young missionaries sacrifice their time, money and health to bring people unto Christ.  Elder Chamberlain is one of our many malaria victims (he is doing better now) The blessings are well worth the sacrifices. 

  Barbequed Lizards Missionaries favorite dish of FuFu

Samuel Nketsia, Florence & Austin Acquah  Mid Week activity for Brahabebom branch Shaibu Dranso, Elder Waite, Samuel Nketsia, Sister Waite Paul Antwi Brother and Sister Yankey Rose Mensah (mother) Rafael, Elizabeth, Mousy Mensah Grace Antwi

Weddings and Funerals (White is for weddings, Black and Red for funerals) Road side hazards that are not pulled away Vendors and Merchant Stands Moving bodies Moving livestock Dirt from a taxi headrest on one of our longer torso elders  Oversized loads