Nakpanduri Easter Egg Hunt

Yesterday after rounding at the hospital in the morning, we had some time to rest and then planned to ride to the village next to the escarpment where we visited on Palm Sunday. Denise and John are two missionaries who have been in Ghana since the 70s and in Nakpanduri since the 80s. They host an Easter egg hunt for missionary families in nearby regions. We had a potluck dinner overlooking northern Ghana. The site is at the escarpment, so the view was beautiful. The younger kids find their eggs in safer places like gardens, while the older kids get the challenge of doing some rockclimbing to find theirs. It was many of the same families whom we saw last weekend, plus another one. They come for different reasons and missions, but they are all united in Christ when together. Some come hours away from places with no electricity, while others have electricity. The kids really enjoyed the fun and fellowship, as did the parents. A new development had occurred--Sally, the baboon that we saw last weekend, had given her adopted baby goat back to the real mother goat. I guess she saw that was for the baby's good.

We arrived there late afternoon, stayed for dinner, and were able to see the sunset before Easter. When darkness fell, there were "city lights" from afar in the view. Actually, these were fires sprinkled throughout the region on the flat land below us, since it was time to burn the remains of the crops to prepare for the next agricultural season. It was kind of like a purification of the land or getting rid of the old before putting on the new. Very timely for Easter with the promises of salvation that it brings. It was a sweet time together.

Ayishetu, the child I have been following, who has miraculously improved since her unconscious state upon arrival, was doing great yesterday morning. She is still recuperating but is so much better. We did not have a translator for her mom's tribal tongue yesterday, so I knew we would wait for today or Monday in order to discuss the miracle that occurred with her child and the importance of Jesus Christ in our lives.