March 27, 2017 Good afternoon/evening from Ghana! So, it's crazy story time! On Tuesday we were going to our chapel for a meeting, District council to be exact. As we rolled up we saw our Elders Quorum President chilling next to his motor-trike. We went over to talk to him. He was talking to myContinue reading "Did you say Hedgehog?"
Ticket to Ride
March 20, 2017 Last Week Once a month we travel to Kumasi, like last week, to take care of leadership responsibilities. It takes 3 days; we leave on Wednesday, have meetings on Thursday, and come back on Friday. It's 7 hours one-way and very bumpy. There isn’t much I can do during the trip becauseContinue reading "Ticket to Ride"
It’s Tamale Hot
March 13, 2017 This week was really interesting, filled with a lot of cleaning and preparing because it was transfer week. We got a new missionary in the apartment with the other companionship. He's from Tonga and he's straight out of the MTC. So those first few days, not a lot happened. First Things First…WhatContinue reading "It’s Tamale Hot"
Grace and the Heat
March 6, 2017 Hope in Grace Things were interesting and crazy this past week. Everything is really grand here. The thing that I really can report on is the fact that I personally believe that we're having a baptism this week (my companion is not so convinced). There is a woman who has been taughtContinue reading "Grace and the Heat"
White Shirts & Ties and Bolga
Feb 27, 2017 Going To Visit Bolgatanga This week was really awesome. We ended up going to Bolgatanga to switch places with some other Elders for a short period of time (we call that going on exchanges). That place is super sweet. You can literally see the Spirit working in people who just come upContinue reading "White Shirts & Ties and Bolga"
Who Knew You Could Miss Cereal So Much
Feb 20, 2017 Wa is Opening This past week we went to and from Kumasi and it was really, really neat. It was about a seven hour journey on the nicest Charter bus I've ever been on before. Big news in the mission! Wa (a town in Northwestern Ghana) just had their first Sacrament meetingContinue reading "Who Knew You Could Miss Cereal So Much"
My New Area: Tamale
Jan 30, 2017 The Weather and Family Culture So Tamale. It feels like I've stepped into a completely different mission. It's dry heat, and that is super weird to me. Other than vacations, I've never really experienced dry heat. Yes, I'm still in Ghana; yes, I still feel the heat (and even more so here becauseContinue reading "My New Area: Tamale"
Early January
January, 2017 This week was pretty great! So let me start off by saying that indeed I am leaving this blessed land of Obuasi. I love, love, love it here so much and yet I must go. Guess where I'm going? Tamale. (TAH-mah-leh) It's not (tah-MAH-lee) My last Sunday was filled with mixed emotions. IContinue reading "Early January"
2017
January 2017 My Testimony Has Been Strengthened Last week was awesome! Two people were baptized on Saturday and confirmed on Sunday. One of them was in our area and the other was in my old area, so both were technically mine, if you count it that way. But it was truly awesome! I loved itContinue reading "2017"
Christmas in Ghana
** Editor's note: This is a bit late, but enjoy looking back at Christmas with Ben. Christ is the Reason I recently forgot that there are indeed plenty of people in the USA that don't believe in God. It's been so foreign to me to think about because everyone in Ghana believes in either GodContinue reading "Christmas in Ghana"
Just Gilbert 