We are back home in Virginia from a very short trip to Ghana. We left on July 18 and arrived home on the 26th. We had the delightful privilege of staying with the Korum family and were also able to meet with other area missionaries living there in Accra.

We had some delays getting off to JFK from the Richmond airport on July 18th. Due to stormy weather in NY Delta had delayed and cancelled many flights. We were flying "standby" and after deciding to ride it out at the airport and wait, we actually made it! Our flight finally set off for JFK several hours later and thankfully were able to catch our afternoon flight from NY to Accra with no further complications, praise God!

While in Accra we knew we had a short time to try and get a few things done before our official move. Most people do not have that kind of luxury to be able to fly in on preliminary trips to select their housing and such. God provided for us each time and continues to be faithful to our requests. We were able to sign the lease for our house, find the large appliances like fridge, stove, etc. select a driver for our vehichle and God even provided a buying opportunity from another fellow missionary who is also from VA who was selling a car. After purchasing the vehicle Larry and Angelo decided to try and register the car. Normally this task can take hours to get done with the long lines but as God would have it there were no lines that afternoon and they were able to register the vehicle, buy car insurance and pray for the men working in that office..all in about 1/2 hour's time!

Yesterday we sent a Jeep off from MD on a freight that will arrive in September. The Jeep also has a testimony of it's own! Angelo and a couple of the men from the New Life for Youth Men's Ranch went to a car auction here in Richmond to see about a possible vehicle to ship. A 2000 Jeep Cherokee was up for bid and at the end of the bidding another gentleman won the bid at $3,300...well the bid was closed but then the auctioneer came back up and said the car was worth way more, at least $5,000...so he turned to Angelo and asked would you bid $3,400 for the Jeep..of course Angelo said YES and that was that! The bid was locked in for good at $3,400! God is good.

We have about 7 more days here in the U.S. and every minute is being used up running around and finishing off tasks, tying up loose ends. God continues to open doors for us; we see the favor of God every which way we turn. These last couple of months have been filled with lots of busy work and we thank everyone including our family and close friends for the love, prayers, and support you have shown.

More to come...