The last 2 days we went with the kids to their family village. For those keeping track, it's near the town of Bolga in northern Ghana. The 7 of us took the 6 am flight to Tamale (1.25 hour), met our driver and liason and drove about 2 hrs. to a foster home where Jeremiah was initially taken. It was there we learned that mama Ladi (foster home director) initially turned away Jeremiah b/c of his poor nourishment and her lack of ability to care for him. However, God must have spoken to her heart and she went and retrieved him. Following this Lamisi and Linda were reunited with him at her foster home, and they were transfered to Beacon House so that "Jeri" could be better cared for. It was amazing to hear all the steps and people God used to bring these children to us.
We then went to the family village where the kids had spent some time and met and exchanged gifts with them and the village chief. As in the pictures, this is rural Africa with mud huts, no plumbing or power subsistence. Likely the family had been living here in similiar conditions for generations. 104.F was the afternoon high, dry and windy. We stayed in a guest house in Tamale that evening, all 7 of us in one room, 1st night all together. All in all it went pretty well. The kids were fading so we dined in our room on soda, bananas, oranges, tuna and left over chicken.
Glad to be back in Accra. Had dinner at the home of a lovely missionary family, looking forward to coming home. Sad to be leaving the children. Will post more tomorrow. Matt
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I know you are glad to get back to the comforts of home but wow-what an adventure you all had!
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