Make Your Life Count Forever

You know you're in Africa when color is everywhere  and small children are carried in a sling on Mom's  back.  This cloth, used all over Africa,  is the original "hands free" device .    You know you're in Africa when the mother and baby goat are part of the checked luggage that rides on top of the bus.  Gary says he has never seen them held in with ropes , it may be a new traffic regulation.      You know you're in Africa when the local Record store is called Beautiful Jesus Music.  You know you're in Africa when the oncoming traffic has horns and knows how to use them.   You know you're in Africa when the goats eat the park bench. You know you're in Africa when  the ants make a hill taller than your car. And finally, you know you're in Africa when the clouds look like they've been created in Photo Shop. But they weren't...

I made this my prayer on our recent trip to the Cape Coast area and two evening meetings for a Women's Conference. Those who travel the roads and highways of Ghana either have a genuine faith in Christ or a persistent denial of their own potential mortality. IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE Like a kid in the candy store I'm on an iPhoto Sugar High:) I have no housework or shopping to do.   We don't go to Movies, or watch TV, so I have discovered all the effects buttons in iPhoto . I made these images from the photos of the little sayings on cars, trucks, and Roadside businesses.   Our first stop was Accra and there we had a Saturday Seminar for former students who are now pastoring churches or ministering as evangelists.  I met about 7 people who minister at the Liberian Refugee Camp.  It doesn't officially exist any longer, but of course that's just on paper.  The people are still there because they have nothing to return to in Liberia. ...

Do you see th e joy on these faces?   This photo comes from Rich Chaffin or Jim Gallagher ( sorry I don't know who took it).  It was taken on an Outreach to the northern region of Ghana.  The JPG caption reads, "Ladies Who Got Saved". One thing I do know:  they were not the only ones filled with joy that day. Rich, Jim, and the team were rejoicing and the angels in heaven as well. Do you remember the joy of your early moments and days of salvation?      Africa can be a difficult place to live.  Many African nations experience almost constant civil war and violence.  Other regions have limited resources and the people suffer hunger and illness. For women and children the challenges are multiplied.  Cultural traditions leave them vulnerable to abuse and unprotected by law.   Our friends in Ghana report that things are rapidly changing for the better here.     My hope and prayer i...