Efoa? That means "How are you" in Ewe, the primary language of the Volta Region. We're writing from the Vodafone internet cafe in Ho. A/C and internet speeds faster than we experience on American soil - wow! Let's go back a bit to catch you up on the rest of our experiences in Tamale, as well of the travel to Ho.
1) Sukaya village - that is where we laid our heads on Monday night after an afternoon of playing soccer and schoolyard games with the children. Alli spent some time going through photos learning the Konkomba (the language in that village) words for everyday objects. She only remembers two words because most of them were four syllables or more. Such a language makes for smart kids (who learn Dagbani and English as well).
2) Jeremy was the referee of a two and a half hour football (soccer) match!
3) In the words of Reverend Bankas (to be introduced soon) we "dashed" down to Kumasi on Wednesday. We had one night there staying with a dear brother who opened his family's home to us. Alli and Paul ventured out with Kwame, our host, to Bantama. He informed that that area is the liveliest in town. On a Friday night, traffic will be terrible until 2 am, on account of people dancing in the streets! Kwame also said that its called the "Florida of Ghana" because political races always come down to who wins that part of Kumasi.
4) Then we "dashed" down to Ho on Thursday to meet the dynamic Reverend Bankas at the Metro Mass bus station. He swept us away in the Life for the Living Medical Clinic's bright yellow van, donated since we were last here in 2008. Reverend is full of joy and hilarious idiosyncrasies that make him so easy to love. He makes us laugh a lot.
5) In Ho, we're staying with Mami Augusta, the matron of the clinic. She is trained as a medical assistant and will be serving as the prescribing provider at the medical outreaches this week. We've been blessed by her hospitality and great food!
6) On Saturday, we went to Amedzofe, a village wherein there exists a beautiful mountain and waterfall very close to each other. Breathtaking vistas and refreshing waters all in the same blessed town!
Today we went to Anyiboboe for the first medical outreach clinic. For the first time in Lilimed's history Reverend Bankas has organized to pair evangelism with the medical service, meeting both the spiritual and physical needs of the people.
