Time Flies When You're Having Fun!

Today we cherished the time we spent with the kids at the orphanage, knowing time is running out. Tomorrow we are going to Cape Coast for the day and then on Tuesday morning we'll stop in to say good-bye before catching the bus to Accra to fly home, so we hardly have any time left with them at all.

It has been so fun for me to reconnect with many of the kids I knew last year plus hang out with new kids. I wish they were just a little closer to me so I could pop in for a visit once a week or so! This trip hasn't been long enough to tickle the toddlers, rock the babies, hang out with the teenagers and sing with the elementary-aged kids -- too many kids and too little time! I want to find homes for all of them -- it's so great to see Emmanuel thriving at the volunteer house now that he's part of a family, and I want to see that for all of the kids!

The photo above is Kwesi, a little guy lots of you loved last year when I posted his picture. He's a charmer. The lower photo is our group on the gold mine tour (Obuasi, the city where we are staying, is famous for its mine -- it's where most of the people here are employed). We're carrying battery packs and emergency oxygen tanks on those belts -- it was quite the workout (and quite the fashion statement!). Mr. Peter said we couldn't come to Obuasi and not tour the mine, and you don't contradict Mr. Peter!

So that's the news from Ghana -- I'll let you know when we get home and hopefully make a slideshow to share on the internet so you can see all the adorable kids I love!