we're gonna like Ghana!

Dear Family,
All is going well here. We have almost unpacked everything, but are still finding new treasures of decor, contact lists, treatment protocols, etc. left by the Merrills. Our first Sunday(yesterday): We rode out to a remote branch - Kpong Branch, located near the dam forming Lake Volta which is advertised here as the "largest manmade lake(hence reservoir) in the world. It was about an hour and a half drive through the bush. Lots of poverty, but the people seem happy. The branch was funtioning very well. The branch president is a Ghanaian who is an MD and a PhD in public health, who worked in St. Louis for about 20 years after he left here because the president of the country then had him on a hit list. He has now come back to help his country. His specialty is what this country needs the most - public health. We had a good visit over lunch after the meetings were over.
I will try to post a few photos taken on the trip. The kids that live next to the Church in their yard. A soccer game with a typical couple of women with big stuff on their heads. Some of the Kpong Branch primary kids. Also included is a shot of the bat trees. The dark clumps hanging from the branches are about 10-15 fruit bats( they apparently eat fruits not insects) hanging together. Hope all is well there. It is here.
Love, Dad/Grandpa