Thanksgiving

Happy (late) Thanksgiving! This year, we were so grateful to be able to spend the day with some wonderful missionary friends from America. We had a great time eating fabulous food (we even had chocolate desserts and pumpkin pie!!!!) playing games and relating to people from our own culture. It truly was a blessing!

We are very Thankful to the Lord for SO many blessings, and you, our wonderful friends and family, are at the top of the list. :) Thank you so much for coming alongside us on this journey. We often feel isolated and lonely here, and Your prayers, encouragement, emails, and support have made all the difference in the world. We love you all and are so blessed to have such a wonderful support group!

It's hard to believe that we have just three short weeks left here in Akatsi! We are so very excited to be back with you all, to feel cold again, have CHRISTMAS and delicious food, and to do many other things. However, we are not looking forward to parting with the girls. We know that we will miss them dearly and we have been trying to step back these last few months and to let Mama Helen and Mercy take charge. The girls no longer come to us first thing when they get home from school, but to Mama, which is exactly what we wanted. We've tried to prepare them in every way possible. It will be a painful parting for us all, but we know that the girls will be well cared for. It's just so hard to be resolute when they look at you everyday with their beautiful brown eyes and say, "Auntie, Uncle, no go!"

Please pray for us, but mostly for them. Please pray that they will be able to look to Helen and Mercy as their family when we go. Pray that they will have fond memories of us, but that they will not miss us or feel abandoned.

All of that aside, things are going well here at the Yellow House! The girls are healthy and happy, for which we are very thankful. Also, We currently have power AND water here!!!! I've never been more thankful for either :)

Thanks for reading!
We hope that you have all had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well!
See you soon :)
Love
Kate and Landon

Davi Mercy and I in matching dresses :)

My new Ghanaian dress!

Small Sarah and I

Regina and Gloria

 

Davi Mercy and Dina

Eating Akple and stew (or fish cereal as Landon calls it)

Godsway

Small Sarah and Regina

Lucky and Regina having a picnic :)

Lucky in her beautiful new dress!

Dina :)