temp is 84f

I can not say I miss the ice and snow and cold very much. Bishop safely back from Gambia, AND
I had wieners and beans for lunch  ... very nice  (small things amuse a small mind you know)

hot dogs, can you believe it!

I found hot dogs at the Cold Store (meat store) today, they are even Halal Chicken dogs, never know what is out there, bought fabric for an outfit and 2 clerical shirts too

for outfit - excuse the stickers

for shirts, seersucker with a tone on tone stamp

 and I looked up the symbols

top one

DWENNIMMEN - Rams Horn -  humility and strength

bottom one

GYE NYAME - except for God  - supremacy of God

hanging around

got background done for bible study on Sunday and it is ready to roll, made ginger chicken which is quite tasty, even on sliced bread

the day after...

tired or what... woke at 930am, that is very late, and I have as much energy that would fit in a thimble, so rested and went shopping for food in pm. It was worth the trip though.

adventure to Kumasi

Mother Superior Felicia has organized that mammograms be done in Kumasi for clergy wives, Seven women came and none had ever had a mammogram (their ages, I am guessing are between 30's - 50's yrs) This monitoring tool is not on any medical person's horizon, Felicia says the only time it is recommended is, if one think something is wrong, Now we are talking about professionals and  still regular mammograms are not part of 'take care for oneself' here yet, Since there were several who did not show up, she organized on our way in, to have Pap smears to be done as well, another screening not done and it was the first time for all today.

It is hard to believe that these two tests are just starting to have a place in health care here, probably not done as they cost and are not suggested as many do not have regular physicals,

Tests of this nature can be done cheaper at the hospital but the quality of the tests is questionable so we visited two independent clinics where Felicia knows the docs, cost a little more but a better assessment will be done

Mammograms done at a diagnostic clinic

WAITING

SECOND CLINIC FOR PAP SMEARS CALLED  

PEACELAND MATERNITY HOME - ON THE WAY IN

ITS ALL OVER AND WE ARE ON THE WAY HOME

I almost forgot,

the mammograms were ready and reports typed while at the second clinic, then we went back and pick uo the films and reports, the clinic does not keep these records, the patient is expected to keep them, I understand that if there is a family doctor he/she will make a note on the file and the patient continues to keep the film etc, SO today all mammograms were NEGATIVE !!!!!

The Pap smear results will be sent to Mother Felicia for distribution in about 3 weeks.

A WEEK OFF, sorta

Bishop has traveled to Gambia. Skill Centre on break
actually a priest is on 24/7 here, much more expected than in Toronto, days off and vacation ...what are they would be the question..an unknown quantity here unfortunately

MORE SKILL CENTRE CREATIONS

Sunday in Sunyani

preached x 2, The Precentor does a great job of translating at the second service, home to do laundry as there is great pressure with the water and then 2 hours of listening on Utube - Leonard Cohen and Susan Boyle ......  a great Sunday afternoon