more pictures of the Summer 2007 visit

Return Trip

In June 2007 I was blessed with being able to return to Ghana with my daughter, Marissa. We had several missions., the first of which was to fulfill the promise I had made to the CDB Mensah family who had so lovingly opened their home and hearts to my during my tenure in Bechem.

I had collected a large donation to help with the building of the cathedral on the St. Joseph Teacher's Training college campus. My dear friend and spiritual mentor, Father Matthew Addai was being Invested as a monsignore. Brian and I had shippped new computer equipment to Emmanual for his print shop and he wanted to show it off to me. Our family had decided to purchase a generator for the Seed Production Unit in Bechem so the pumping sttaion would work to water the 250 acres of cocoa trees, newly pollinated despite frequent "light off" events. I wanted to check on the continued work of the Teacher Resource Center and the children's library at the on campus demonstration school. We planned to visit the School for the Deaf & Blind and assess their needs. I wanted Marissa to mee my beautiful Soap Lady and meet the warm and hardworking people of SPU. The HIV?Aids Club was geeting ready for their presentation at the International HIV/AIDS Awareness Conference in Toronto; we wanted to help out.We had one week.....

I remain connected in so many ways

I can hardly believe so much time has passed, it is time for an update. This update will take several days as I have several years to fill in so please bare with me. So many of you have supported me along this journey and continue to do so.

I am proud to report that I along with Clement Mensah have formulated a Ghanaian NGO. Cocoa Adamfo Pa has been extablished to reignite the spark of cocoa farming while instilling the need for furthering one's education. I was gifted a large parcel of land by the local Omahene in gratitude for the work I did in the community of Bechem. It is my intention that this gift will continue to give back to that loving and hardworking community for years to come. It is a slow process to get things started, especially from so far away and with limited funds. Clement continue to find ways in Bechem. I continue to find ways here in the US.

The upcoming posts will be a retrospective of what has transpired thus far, placing one foot in front of the other with an eye on the future.