Hospital Dreaming

Before I post the backwards photos, I should say this is Diane posting a few photos from the "comfort" of my hospital bed stateside. I was diagnosed with malaria in Cape Coast and decided to head home. I went straight to the hospital on my doctor's orders where they found a bacterial infection as well. I'm continuing to be treated, feel fine and should be home, real home, tomorrow when the rest of the group flies in. So we all had the same length of time away from home, just in different spots.

In Ho we had beautiful clothes made. Sarah, Kara, Patt, Chris and Debbie modeled them for us.

In Accra we dined at the Poloma Restaurant, a favorite haunt for expats. Seth, Curt, and Steve were enjoying one of their last nights together. Ralph and Alice were relaxing as they waited for their taste of the west meal.

One of the previous post showed the slave fortress at Elmina with Seth enslaved to his cell phone. Here you can see Traci taking in the emotion and history of a place of her ancestors.

And finally we found a place to get a miracle if we had a problem. We decided to turn things over to Jesus instead of the miracle prophet on the sign.

After I left Ghana accompanied by Chris, whose help was imperative on the journey, the rest of the group had a change of plans and traveled one more hour west of Cape Coast to Takoradi. There they were hosted by the good and generous people of the EP church there. These fine folks have hosted us in the past and were flexible with their schedules to include the group. While I'm not sure everything they did, I know they shopped in the market to find food for 4 for $1, the wages of many Ghanaians. They returned to the home of the pastor to actually prepare the food they had purchased.

The remaining travelers are due home at 9:30 PM Monday night, God willing and connections are made in NY. I'm sure more posts will appear in the days to come as students continue reflecting about their experiences. Ghana is mysterious and known, hospitable and strange, people welcoming but environment off putting. It is a land of contradictions as all countries are. Look forward to meeting and greeting the travelers as they return. They will need your willing ears as they share their joys and adventures from this grand journey.