very congested city of about 2-3 million.
Today we got our first glimpses of Africa -- a continent with vast fields to harvest spiritually. My first impression is that at least some Africans are desperately poor. We landed in Accra, Ghana, and many attempts to "help" us with luggage, etc. were made by persistent men seeking some small financial reward. As Brett drove us to the Baptist Guest House, we saw a one-legged beggar approaching cars at a red light. Brett said he had been similarly approached perhaps 50 times that day. (Of course, homeless beggars can be encountered in downtown Nashville too, but not in such staggering numbers.) The poverty here seems more pervasive -- but I am drawing a conclusion based on being here about six hours. So, I should re-visit this topic later.
Tonight we sleep in Accra; tomorrow night in Tsiko, Togo. Then Saturday we arrive in Kara -- woo hoo!!! It was great to see little Caden tonight! Soon we get to see Corban also -- as well as April. Can't wait!
Good night.
2 comments:
Looking forward to reading about your experiences!
Betsy
Glad you got the blog up and running!
By the way, the population figure for Accra is a little high, probably more like 2-3 million...
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