Fan-Dango!

Dear Friends,

It is good to be able to get onine again and give you all an update.   As we noted in our last blog post, our internet connection has been unreiable and we have been experiencing almost daily power outages.    However, we are blessed to be able to make a visit to the internet cafe in town here and reconnect with you.

During the last few days we have been working hard to make our final connections with local vendors to have a steady stream of things to sell to use as a long-term fundraiser for His Majesty's. This has been keeping us pretty busy but we are happy to be able to meet people and set up a network.

Yesterday we were able to travel to Accra and visit Global Mama's and a local craft market. It's overwhelming to be a white person here. The vendors swarm us and try selling us everything. It's hard to think straight when we are at the markets no matter how much we try to plan ahead. Luckily we have the majority of that sorted out. Friday we are looking forward to meeting with Partner's Worldwide and spending some relaxing time at the beach before flying home.

The next few days we will be busy at the school. John has started wiring the new building with a local electrician and a fresh load of bricks has arrived at the job site as well. It's hard to juggle our time evenly between planning our new fundraising adventure, and being at the job site and working in the classroom with the kids but it is keeping  us busy.

Doreen and I have been able to plan lessons for the kids every morning this week. It's awesome to get to know all of the kids and see their reactions and excitment while learning and having fun. Even simple things like learning colours and shapes is very exciting.

Over the next few days we will be wrapping up our time here and preparing to go home. Please continue to pray for us as we reflect on the time spent here and all our new thoughts and experiences.

See you all soon!

-Jenn Prins

PS. A Fan Dango, from the title, is like a freezie. We discovered them this weekend and can't get enough! They are fan-tastic!