The Fishing Fleet in Winneba
The Fishing Fleet in Winneba
On a trip to Winneba, a small fishing town on the coast west of Accra, we encountered these old but colorful fishing boats moored alongside the ocean, which is actually the Gulf of Guinea. The village was every bit as picturesque as this photo depicts.
Making Brooms from Palm Leaves
In the fishing village of Winneba this old African woman was resting at the side of one of the little huts and tearing apart these leaves from the palm trees. Before the brooms can be made the leaves have to be split into smaller strands. People use these small, hand-held brooms everywhere to do the backbreaking work of sweeping the streets, roads and parking lots.
The Rambo Barber Shop
This was a funny little barber shop located in a small fishing village, believe it or not. This is where Rambo gets his hair done. Can you see his picture there, machine gun and all? Wouldn’t you just feel so safe having your hair cut here?
The Miracle Diary
Brother Kumah came into our office to do some family history work. Before he left, he asked if he could bear his testimony about family history. He said he had interviewed an older member of his family in 1987 to get names and dates of ancestors. He was not a member of the church back then. He recorded this information in a diary and then, through the years, his diary became lost. When he joined the church in 1997 he was taught about doing saving ordinances for our dead. He had faith that his dead ancestors would help him find his lost diary. There was an old trunk out in his garden. He broke it open and what do you think he found inside? That’s right. He found the diary immersed in water that had collected over the years. He carefully separated the pages and dried them one at a time. Another amazing part of this story is that the ink was not a bit smeared and he was able to retrieve all of the information to have the temple work done for these family members.
Grasscutter for the Stew
These large rodents are sold alongside the road in the country and are called grasscutters. You may be driving by and see a man (I think it is a "guy thing") holding one of these by the tail. They want you to stop and buy it. We have never tasted one or talked to anyone who has, so we can't tell you what they taste like. On this particular occasion, this young man giggled in an embarrassed way when I told him I didn't want to buy his animal. I told him I would give him some money to hold it out for me so I could take his picture.
Buzzard Tree
On a recent visit to Cape Coast we were very interested in these buzzards (actually hooded vultures) that were congregated in this haunted-looking tree located next to a golf course. It reminded us of something out of a Warner Brothers' cartoon. Remember, "I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee?"
Paddling to No Where
On that same visit to Cape Coast to help people with their family history we had to stay overnight because it was too far to travel there and back in one day. This canoe bears the name of the hotel where we stayed. I really don't think it was seaworthy but for picture-taking only.
Saints from Ivory Coast at the Temple
During the week of August 9-14 four busloads of saints came from the Ivory Coast to do temple work in the Accra Ghana Temple. These wonderful saints did more temple ordinances while they were here than were done during the first week the temple was open. We are told that they even broke temple records for ordinances done in that amount of time. It was like a "youth conference" for the young people. They slept on foam pads in rooms all around the stake center located on the temple complex. Other activities were touring the MTC in Tema and attending an Area Presidency fireside. Here the young people are gathered in a group before going home.
Princess Asie Ocansey
A princess from Ada came to the temple complex and visited people in the administration building where our office is located. We got to meet her and have our picture taken with her. Her name is Princess Asie Ocansey and she is the daughter of an African King. She was educated in New York and was here to do some work for the people of her village. Her humanitarian work includes taking care of 560 orphans. She told us her grandfather had over 20 wives. Now there is a family history challenge!
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