School Supplies

 School supplies gathered at St. Michael in the fall of 2019, my goodness seems like yesterday. were finally delivered to. Anhwiam Anglican Primary School with over 600 students in a high needs part of town, Headmaster Rev. Fr. Job Aidoo Owusu, the enthusiasm of these kids was very obvious.

Headmasters own through the years

                                                    from the barrel to large bags for transport

               with the teachers and students

                                                                  

                                                    She is trying to figure out who or what I am

ART PROJECT COMPETED

In January 2020 we began an  Art Project to create art for my house. It was divided into three age groups and the first place student would get their school fees paid for one year. Well the project fell apart as I was evacuated at the end of March. This year  in consultation with a Head Teacher as we had 11 submissions it was decided that all submissions would be rewarded with a bag of school supplied, pen, pencils, writing books etc. As there were submissions from two schools we made the presentations at the school on Wednesday. I will show the actual art when it gets put up in my house.

 

Not a Scrooge ... really

 I have been busy getting an Art project to completion that was started in January 2020 but left dangling with my evacuation. I will show pics from it tomorrow. I had to do Christmas today.

So Christmas has come to my house, finally.

Christmas is a Holy Day without the fan fare in other parts of the world, very few decorations or light, Victor was telling me today that in Takoradi the scene is very different, parades, bands, dancers, dressed in finest clothes, street filled with folks from around the world,  (I saw pics today and it looked like a Christmas Caribana) so my house is now ready

Start at the front door

In the entrance is a Christmas Tree I made years and years ago and it now sits with the masks and sanitizer (who thought we would have such items as common place in our home)

Across the hall, the Holy Family and Shepherds sit, waiting for the best gift to the world                            (I received this Nativity set when ordained a priest at St. Stephens Downsview in 2002)

This is my fancy tree, Purple you say! (thank you Lois)

SUCTION MACHINES ARRIVED

 The two clinics that I visited a week or so ago have received their suction machines and expressed their grateful thanks. It may seem a small gesture but the newborns that will be healthier and their parents will be forever thankful.

the request

now on board

bits and pieces

 Yesterday attended the funeral for the Rev. Canon Joyce Barnett via zoom. Very caring liturgy. May she rest in peace.

Got a curtain rod for kitchen valence, bars on all windows and you eventually stop seeing them

Visiting choir of young people today: beautiful voices from enthusiastic teens

receiving a blessing from Bishop Kyem Ampomah\

Death Notice

Hannah at graduation from St. Nicholas Seminary in Cape Coast

The Rev. Hannah Dwomah passed away on November 30 after a short illness. Hannah was the first woman ordained in the Diocese of Sunyani leading the way for women. I met Hannah while at St. Stephens Downsview. We again connected in the Diocese of Sunyani when she had returned to Ghana and I was visiting. I had a habit of offering to raise the needed funds for a female student and                  Bishop T.A.Brient was the first to take me up on the offer. I was in Nkoranza for her first mass as celebrant. Unfortunately several years later she had health issues and was on sick leave until her retirement,   May she rest in peace and rise in glory.

                 Hannah giving a blessing

Jannah and myself several years ago

BACK DOOR RAILINGS

 The house I live in built in the fall of 2019 and finished in January 2020. Like all new houses there are things that will improve it, like the stairs at the back door are 6 or 7 stairs high and to me, it would only take a slip off the ceramic tile stairs to go flying. I thought that a railing of both sides would make them safer. Asked that the job be done and yesterday it was completed.  :)