{"id":1036,"date":"2017-10-30T12:25:09","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T12:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leopardshark.com\/ghana\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2018-10-19T19:09:06","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T19:09:06","slug":"heading-home-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leopardshark.com\/ghana-trips\/2017\/10\/30\/heading-home-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Heading Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well… We are furiously packing bags, weighing them, nesting smaller suitcases and rubbermaid tubs into larger ones, and shrinking. We intend to return with 5 checked bags, rather than 8. We arrive in Chicago at 1:15pm (corrected from earlier time) on Halloween.<\/p>\n

Last night we celebrated the successful trip by taking the Mensah’s out for dinner, along with the newlyweds, who are honeymooning at the Mensah’s house before they head up to the north, where Selwyn is a pastor and Richess can continue her work with Operation Serve. Dinner was a local favorite… spicy grilled chicken. Ray ordered the “extra hot” and then added the “Super Peri” sauce. Michael and I enjoyed it as well, but with only a dab of Super Peri. <\/p>\n

Thankfully, our flight is not until 11:25pm this evening, since Africa seems to interact with gravity waves in a unique way, yielding a localized space-time warp that can make even a 11:25pm flight hard catch.<\/p>\n

We are sticky, tired, and ready to come home. The people of Ghana have once again welcomed us as brothers and sisters. We recorded more than 80 audio tracks, and overall, have more than 100G of pictures, video, and audio. Hopefully Matthew and Michael will be able to help sort through and edit… <\/p>\n

Hopefully, on the plane to Brussels, in between naps, I’ll have some time for a longer summary and final pictures of Ray and his family.<\/p>\n

Pictures below this time :-)<\/p>\n

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Ray preaching a bit at the wedding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The groom, Selwyn, and the bride, Richess<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Odoba, the office manager at OWM Africa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Beth and Eleanora<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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M&M make new friends<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Joseph Mensah (far right) and his two cousins drumming<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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