BACK IN CANADA

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 I arrived back last Thursday. Great travel journey, yea KLM. This is my seat mate, returning to her husband in Toronto. She was very sweet to me, help put case in the overhead space and entertained me with her description of her Henna designs.

Since return, I have been running errands, got my nails done, I do have my priorities straight LOL. Got the car underside coated by Krown, got a rechargeable  free vacuum there too. Started the journey to get my cataracts dealt with for surgery on April 29, Good to get it done so my summer has clear sight lines. I still need to pass my DL test, drawing the clock will be a challenge, LOL. 

I hope the stories have been entertaining and educational as that is my intent. 

I plan to return to Ghana in November for the last time. I think I have challenged the medical odds game enough and will find ministry here in Hamilton with Health Care near by. Getting old is a challenge and a test at times. Have a great fun filled summer.

Coming back

 left the house at 6am Wednesday, it is now 830am Thursday sitting in Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam Holland. When landing I could see canal after canal which keeps this country dry. Flight from Accra uneventful, a very pleasant change from my flight in (my flight from hell). Just waiting at the gate now for the last leg of my journey.

the drive from Wiawso to Accra was usual, bumpy unpaved sections of the highway with at least a half a dozen speed bumps in every village until we met a back up. A oil tanker crashed, one could  smell the spilled gasoline, local folks were carrying gas cans and gathering up the spill (no idea how they did it), we sat and sat and sat. It was only 11 am but I did have concerns that I might be there all day.   

                                                 Waiting waiting waiting 

 Good travelling mercies prevailed and the wait was just 90 minutes. As we got going the back up on the other side of the crash must have been 15 miles long, mostly rigs with trailers, it want on and on and on. Arrived in Accra with plenty of spare time, so sat quite peacefully waiting to board.

                                            Amsterdam... waiting

soon, back in Hamilton

HOLY WEEK = A MARATHON TO BE SURE

 PALM SUNDAY

A walk through the streets and arriving at cathedral

Then Clergy Retreat Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at Bishopscourt. Its a sleep over but I live 5 minutes away and slept in my own bed.

Topic: BEING FAITHFUL TO GOD AND YOUR CALLING

I admitted that I did not want to get ordained, I mean who in their right mind  would want to work in the church, I did not want  to be a priest. The air was sucked out of the room with my comments. I gathered that no one xpoke or thought like that here.......oooopsy I made a social foopaw. Bishop then admitted he too did not want to be a priest and told his story, then a third admitted not wanting to be 

Wednesday CRISM MASS. oils blessed, vows reaffirmed

                                                        all lined up

WHEN

Maunday Thursday: foot washing and stripping the altar

Friday: WHEN I SURVEY THE WONDEROUS CROSS, ON WHICH .........

Saturday: new fireU the Light of Christ, blessing of the water and baptism. new beginnings

EASTER: HE IS RISEN INDEED

Easter Monday Kids Party

I tell everyone this party is the reason I come back to Ghana. 

Shove the pews aside: Kids in the cathedral: playing, being a kid

Core Hole, Checkers, Dominos,  Darts, Blonkus, and more.

                                                              BIG KIDS TOO

 

 A little weary, now packing to return to Canada, leave Wed, and back in Toronto the afternoon o the 9th It has been a good and fruitful time.