Excursion to Afloa

Yesterday, Grant joined me on a short excursion to Afloa. We had to get some bread, eggs, milk, bottled water, and a few assorted vegetables. Afloa is directly on the border between Ghana and Togo. It is also a coastal city. The sites and smells were something else. Along the way and in Afloa, we saw several of the idols that are worshipped in this region of Ghana. They are ugly little things that actually look like cheap halloween decorations made out of wood and rock. However, these are not toys. They are the real thing and a major source of spiritual warfare in Ghana. But we know that the name of Jesus Christ is above all other names and greater is He who is in us than he who is in those idols - Hallelujah.   

We stopped by the large market in Afloa and this is where the sites and smells intensified. Whoa! It was especially rough on Grant who has a sensitive nose. But, the cultural aspect of the market and the process of getting groceries was very intriguing. 

Grant's favorite part of the short trip was the stop we made at the ocean. We walked across the huge beach down to the water and Grant went in about knee deep. He said the water was very warm. We are going to go for a day of swimming in about 1.5 weeks. That will be a nice break. By the way, we saw our first Yevu (white person) while we were in Afloa. 

Last night was Bible Study night for the men and for the women at the church. Velvet spoke to the women about being a praying wife - especially praying for their husbands. The women love Velvet and appreciated her so much. I spoke to the men about being Christian leaders and great men of God. I used Titus 1 as our text. 

Today we are scheduled to help with the choir and band practice. This is an area they are requesting much help. We are grateful that we can offer our years of experience in this area of ministry. 

We are being kept very busy. We have only had one down night. Pray for God to continue doing His work. Pray that we will have eyes to see and ears to hear. We rejoice in our good health. Pray that we would stay healthy.