Where Gnats Roam

Sunday, May 19th: Woke up at about 2:00 am to a quiet house. I quickly realized that both the fans and the AC were off and I was drenched in sweat. I stumbled into the living room and tried to turn on the AC to no avail. Power outage. I went back to my room, starfished faceup on my bed, and waited for morning. At about 4:00, the Sabbath day worship started. As is the case every Sunday, loudspeakers started blasting music and both the barking dogs and crowing roosters joined them. Somehow I fell asleep from 5-6:30 which was a huge blessing. I feel like this all happened just as I was starting to take our AC for granted, so I have been thoroughly humbled. The pump for our shower also runs on electricity, so I gave myself a wet wipe shower before heading downstairs for breakfast. Gladys has the day off, so Dr. Wanye pulled out some rolls and milo for us. I happily took a bite of my roll right as Gabby slapped my arm. She showed me the inside of her roll, and I saw movement. Ants. ...

Sunday, May 12th: Church again today was wonderful. I know I mentioned it last Sunday, but the energy I feel from the members is astounding. Their testimonies are powerful. Ghana is primarily Christian and there is no shortage of churches to attend. The walk to church is filled with the sounds of other churches: very loud music playing on speakers and lots of yelling into microphones. We left after sacrament meeting to finish packing up. We said goodbye to the others and it sorta hit me how much I’ll miss them. It’ll just be me, Gabby, and a guy named Christian for the next three weeks. I’m just grateful I won’t be completely alone. After a five hour drive, we arrived in Kumasi! Our driver, Francis, is veryyy liberal with his horn and hits the speed bumps pretty hard, but that didn’t stop me from sleeping pretty much the entire time. The doctor was there to meet us at the clinic when we arrived. His house is above it and our place is above that. It’s a gorgeous place and is...