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Ghana Mission
2003
Part 3 - A Day
at Vacation Bible School |
Note: click on the pictures below for
full-sized view.
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Like these children, we
didn't have far to walk to the school. They were always there to greet us.
We were also greeted by "little kids!"
Goats were to be found at many places in Ghana.
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Here, the entire school is seated,
waiting for a ceremony to start. Imagine sitting still for 2-1/2
hours! The local chief came to the
ceremony as well. In honor of his position within the community,
he had a front-row seat. |
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Many of the village 6-8th
graders attended Vacation Bible School. Look who's on Rita's
uniform -- John Wesley. Yet the school was for everyone in the
village, Methodist or not. Nearly every
student wore these uniforms --
proudly. They were always clean, and sometimes VERY repaired.
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School started at the church
with singing and with learning a Bible verse based on the theme
of "The Fruits of the Spirit." The particular "fruit," such
as "joy"
became the basis for all of the daily activities.
Each day, the church was swept clean by
the students using hand-made brooms such as this.
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| The children who were
picked to be part of VBS were older than one might expect, because they
were the ones whose English was considered proficient enough to qualify
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A teacher asked the children
how many books she could carry. Most of them guessed 5-10 (a few
less!). But she showed them that she could hold 66 books in one
hand -- the
Bible. The Bible became a hot commodity; the children literally
screamed when they received one on the last day. |
| Penny did not make a big hit at VBS
since the students had probably not heard of a
penguin. This was not a high-point for Penny. |
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Class games were also a very
important part of the school. One of the "fruits of the spirit"
turned out to be the spirit of competition!
One game assistant found a faithful friend in Abakah. He was there every day
to greet her. Do you recognize his hands?
(Look above.) |
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Two children accompany
a teacher. Being too young to qualify for class, they often stopped by to check on the events.
The children were curious and were fun to
be around! |
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