This morning we left the big city and flew up north to Tamale, the home of the Dagomba people.  They speak Dagbani.  Some of the tribes have closely related languages.  For the next few days we will be here recording Bible stories, choirs, and community health information in their native language.

Here in northern Ghana, many people  live in traditional, circular huts arranged to ring a courtyard with one entrance.  Thatched roofs   are much cooler than corrugated steel, and cheaper as well.

At lunch, Michael and Matthew tried some of Stella’s Fu Fu, the white doughy blobs in the bowl.  It is beaten cassava root.  After pinching off some Fu Fu in your fingers, it is to be dipped in the spicy red soup — in this case, cow intestine was the special of the day.

(From Michael and Matthew): Hello from Accra! We woke up this morning after getting a full night’s rest to another 5 star meal of pancakes, scrambled eggs, and homemade bread provided by the Korums. This was followed by another thorough inspection of our bags and ping pong with Levi Korum. Ebenezer was generous enough to give us a ride through the craziness of Accra while local Ghanaians tried to sell us anything and everything imaginable from the sides of the road. Finally, we await to depart from Accra to Tamale after an eye-opening experience of Ghanaian politics in sending off our bags.  We are so excited to reach the north and begin our work there, but for now, we wait.

Generally, I can make even the stubbornest of kids crack a bit of a smile… but this young boy just watch suspiciously as we strolled in the evening light of golden hour.

We are well fed, and ready for work.  Our guest house has all the creature comforts of home.  Well… maybe only 1/2 of that is actually true.  But we have everything we need and then some.

Ray’s truck has been fixed, so in the morning, before dawn, he will begin the day-long drive from Accra to Tamale.  Joshua is here with us, and a wonderful woman, Stella, from Pastor Monday’s tribe, is playing chauffeur until Ray arrives.

In the morning we will cook some breakfast ourselves and then head to the church to begin our day.

See you tomorrow!

-Pete & Beth & Michael & Matthew.