Yesterday was a fairly busy day, although I never left the
hotel. Since I had good internet I was able to take care of a few things before
my first visitor of the day came by. We were able to talk for a couple of hours
about various things, including needs within the Church in Ghana locally and
around the country. It is not possible to satisfy every want, but we try as
best we can to wisely take care of the needs. It is always a balancing act
between needs and available resources.
Later on several more individuals came by to talk. We were
able to catch up on what has been happening in their lives, and then get down
to some of the issues they wanted to discuss and get advice on. Our somewhat
roving conversation lasted nearly two more hours, until well after dark. Then
it was time for them to go home, and time for me to find some dinner!
In between these visits I got several calls from Osas
Aghimien, our sole member from Nigeria who is coming over for the Leadership
workshop. He was planning on coming with his wife and their infant son, but
regrettably, when they reached the airport in Lagos there were problems and
they were unable to bring the baby onboard. With few options they decided that
Glory and the baby would return home and Osas would come on alone. I am very
sorry it worked out this way, but since it would take weeks to get the further
documentation they suddenly required, there was little choice. As of this
afternoon Glory has returned safely home. All the men from the US arrived
safely last night, and made it to the hotel without incident.
This morning a shuttle van arrived to bring them all down to
Elmina. From what I could tell, they were packed in pretty tight, and then
perhaps 30 minutes into a 4.5 hour drive, the a/c on the van failed. So by the
time they arrived here they were all pretty warm! Perhaps they can get that
fixed before the van comes to take them back on Monday!
Many of the members from Ghana have not arrived yet, but
they should be coming soon. The reception is set to begin in two hours, 7 pm
local time. We are very much looking forward to all that will be coming this
weekend!
Tommie B.
2019-01-18
Very sorry that mom and baby weren't able to come, especially since they are so isolated from other brethren. Looking forward to reading how things progress with meetings!
Mary
2019-01-18
Good to hear that the men from the US arrived safely, but it's sad Mrs. Aghimien and baby couldn't make it. We're praying all goes well and that you have a wonderful few days of fellowship and instruction.
Tess Washington
2019-01-19
Thank you for the update Mr. Clark! We did hear from Mr. Franks via this week's In Accord about the leadership training in Ghana. We'll pray for its success! Its good to hear about our only brethrens in Nigeria.