From Diane - July 23rd

Hey there to everyone at home. Today was a good day today. We sang at a church in La and then ate lunch on the roof of Pastor Daniel and Betty's house. It was fun to eat and overlook beautiful Africa. I even ate homemade beets today, a little taste of home.

I have also been learning some african praise songs and will be singing them for months to come. It is really funny to be singing in Twi and have people stare at us out of the bus as we are stuck in traffic going down the road.

Supper was with the National Board Chair and it was a lovely time. We have had a beautiful day of rest today.

Tomorrow is another day at the worksite and we are ready to go. I also go to get a fitting done for my wedding dress tomorrow afternoon and that is an exciting thing to do. To the Church of the Ascension, thank you for your continued prayer and support, I appreciate it more than you know. Africa has and continues to grow on me and is a place that I need to come back to (with Andrew). I love the smells, the birds, the lizards, the people, but could definitely do without the traffic (worse than Toronto believe it or not) and the cold showers !!!!! The ocean is incredible and is nice to wake up to each day.

The work that we are doing on the site is moving along nicely and they tell us that what we do this month will put them ahead by at least 2 years or more. Once we get the roof on they can then at least start to use the building and get the most use out of it.

Andrew - I miss you and have lots to tell you. The birds sing for me each day and I have enjoyed seeing the different kinds here.

Need to go and will write more later.
Love Diane.