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(written Wednesday night) Well, second day of clinic. My face is still swelling(allergic reaction to sheets), so the day has started out like I thought it would. Yesterday, we ran out of batteries for our glaucoma pressure tester. When we tried to change the battery, we had ordered the wrong battery. So, for the next three days, we have no glaucoma testing. Dentistry is doing good. They saw 15

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James, Wed Evening, 11PM, Village of Hope It's getting quite after day two of the clinic. The team was meet this morning with about 300 people waiting and registering to seeing the doctors. While they were waiting, Lawrence spoke to the crowd from the porch of the clinic, with translation by the local preacher, Isaac. The team of Americans and Ghanaians is working together quiet well. Experienced

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Noon Monday, from James at VOH I have spent the last few weeks organizing Farragut's Medical Clinic at the Village of Hope, Fetteh, Ghana. Doing my best to get talented people, their equipment and their supplies, in a place to help those in need. Today is the first day of the clinic and I am privileged to witness its happenings. Start up is always a bit anxious as we assemble the equipment,

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Hello Farragut Church Ghana Mission Blog Readers, We just got back from our leave of absence to the Rainforest and the El Nina Slave Castle/El Nina City Tour. Quite an experience. It was awesome!!! I myself went on the city tour, which was fantastic. We had a great tour guide. And, most importantly, we didn't have to leave the bus the whole time!!! Oh, it was a relief when the guide said we

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The Ghana Travel Team arrived safely at the Village of Hope. Our flights were shorter than in the past as we flew direct from the USA to Ghana (instead of having to go through Europe as we have done in the past). However, the road construction through Accra removed some of the time savings, as we lumbered through the middle of the rebuilding of a road. All bags and trunks arrived with us. We hit

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This morning is a another scorcher.  We are all packed and awaiting our departure toward home.  We have to stop for lunch and by the market and Lord willing we will make the airport by 10 o'clock tonight ;)---looks like we will spend a good part of the day and night in the airports.  So is the life of the airports.  The kids are all trying to say their goodbyes and collect our address etc.  They

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I must brag on my daughter Kaleigh. She is a leader for the other kids on the trip. She worked hard, had much fun and was a pleasure to be around.She did this thrrough long hot sweaty days, a swollen red rash on her face the past few days and a stomach ache.  I also found the Gentry clan added much to the trip. Each and every one of them is a pleasure .Shawn and Sheena, Kerry(age 11) and Will(9),

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April 2, 2010 Eric and I just got in a little while ago.  Our group returned safely from El Mena and the Rain Forest.  Again it was a great day with a lot of walking.  I really love the fast walks up to Fetteh and all the little kids hollering at me(like I don't know that I'm a whiteman) and waving.  Lunch with the Gentry's, Brian and Isaac, one of the Village of Hope kids, was a nice way to

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Good morning, Let's try this again.  My blog attempt last night failed.  Yesterday ended another great mission at the Village of Hope.  Our last two days have been blessed with record numbers at the clinic.  God has been faithful in our safety and health and has once again proved himself to the Village of Hope as we were able to see so many and provide them with the ample medicines.  Yesterday

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From Jon, Alex, and Cameron... Lightening, trips to the future Senya House of Love property, and Singing with and hearing the VOH Children's Chorus...What a day...Oh,  yea, we saw patients today---a few hundred in the eye and medical clinic, the main reason we came. How was your day?  A little harried, hurried or was it horendous?  We all had a great day here with Alex in the eye clinic,

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March 31 Today was filled with lots of emotions. Laurie and I wore dresses that a teacher brought us as gifts. She was very pleased to see us in them. My missing CDs I have been needing so I could teach some new songs to the preschoolers showed up today. I went to the clinic to go through the trunks again. Julie assured me they couldn’t be in the trunks. Someone asked what I was looking for and

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Hey Beautiful Wife & The Munchkins: It is Wednesday morning here at 10:15 and I don't know when you will get this, but I wanted to communicate a couple of things to you. First of all, it will be much more convenient for me to call you tomorrow instead of today. So Thursday (tomorrow) sometime around the time I called you yesterday. Then I will call you from Philadelphia when we land there

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March 30 7:30pm Today has been a day that was different from any other. Laurie and I spent the day at the preschool. doing all we could and encouraging the teachers as best we could. We also let them decorate canvas bags we took for them. We had some iron on letters and hearts and butterflies and they seemed to really enjoy adding their name and extras. Of course they love getting candy (toffee

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Wednesday, March 31, 2010; 5:30am The house is quiet, the birds and the children's singing are competing to wake up the sun. James and I are sitting out on the porch trying to take it in. One house was just singing "revive us again"and it sounded so robust and grand with many strong voices chiming in. You can also see the fires under the kettles as each house is cooking their morning rice or

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Paige & The Rugrats: Sorry for that incomplete entry from yesterday. I was just blogging along when the Senya preacher came calling at the front door to talk about the work there. We ate lunch here at base camp and had a great conversation. Anyway, by the time I tried to get back to finish my entry, there was other work to be done. And so, to reiterate, this place is everything I

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Hey everyone, Second year for Alex, Cameron and I to be here and we are still impacted with a variety of feelings, starting with the hot humid air that blasts your face as you walk of the plane in Accra, Ghana. Whether you almost step on a chicken as it races across the road or you see a beaming bright smile from a 4 year old, sitting in abject poverty (don’t tell her, she does not know), there

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Monday March 29 6:00pm I love this place. The people are so precious. It was so good to see all the teachers again! The These teachers, house parents, and all those that minister to this village have such a demanding job. They all work so hard and show us how to put your faith in God. Today, I struggled as to what to do and where to be. Sunday afternoon, Laurie and I sat and listened to the

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Paige, Reilly & Reagan (and Kaeli, of course) Where to begin??? Just as inspiring here in Ghana as I remembered from two years ago. The one big advantage of it being my second trip here is the opportunity to rekindle some friendships that were first formed in March, 2008. The love and warmth of the Christians I discovered and that so inspired me my first time here remains. I have a found a

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So glad to hear that you have arrived safely with all luggage and in good health and spirits. I am working on the "comments" settings so that your families can leave comments for you to read. We are all well here and exciting about your work at the Village of Hope this week. Our prayers are with you this week. God Bless! Anna

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Monday 29, 2010Good morning, seems like I just went to bed and now--Doloris and I have already made a long and hot walk out past the wells—saw a nice rather large dead scorpion(10X the size of the one we had in our sinks at the men’s gathering in the mountains). The kids were singing in one of the homes really early—before the birds even woke up. It goes without saying it is great to be back at

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Sunday NightWe had a great day today. The singing at the Fetteh Church of Christ this morning was awesome. The last song of the morning, the leader came back and taught some of us a part and words. The song had several parts, Afterward he pointed back to me and said, That momma was singing! Then he came back and told me I needed to come stay at Fetteh and he would teach me how to sing! So, maybe

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Making progress on connecting to the internet with repeatability.Here's Jeans post from last night.VOH 100327Saturday 3/27/10Greetings from Ghana!! Dr. Mike, thank you for sending us off with prayer and thank you for asking for specifics! We arrived with all trunks and all luggage! Yea! And, yes, while we were waiting for the bus there was a wonderful gentle breeze. We thanked God and

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As the first post of this trip, we wish to let you know that we have arrived safety. We are learning the new way to access the internet, and it has a promise of being easier to use.James

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========================================================================================Saturday 1:30 a.m.Just a quick note as we wrap up the week here at the VOH. It has been one long and hard day.We did finally get the last patients through the medical clinic this afternoon with the help of everyone doing their part and a little organization. It goes without saying that everyone did their part,

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Friday, March 20, 200912:52 PMDear Kym,Ryan,and Kaleigh,I miss you and am looking forward to seeing you on Sunday. I am doing well the clinics are going well too. We saw about one hundred fifty people in the eye clinic yesterday. It has taken three people to replace Ryan, Alex, Austin, and Pepsi. Many people have asked about Ryan.See you on Sunday,Love,Dorian======================================

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March 19, 2009 4:10I have been working in the eye clinic. Its been amazing. I have figured out a lot of stuff about eyes. Its actually pretty fun when you get the hang of it. I got dehydrated today and i almost fainted. They made me drink like a thousand gallons of water. But im ok now. Sometime today im going to go pick out fabric for my African shirt : ) : ) with lots of bright colors!!Were

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I wish to share that the comments are flowing in to us now that I got over the operator error.Anyway, the comments are being read with great fanfare and joy.We are all writing and reading on one computer. It is stationed in front of "the blogging seat." As you see, there are a few that like to write. That is good.Today is going well. Routine has settled in, and we continue to roll on.Paul and

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Wednesday Blog:Wednesday, March 18, 20091:07 PMHey, people of Farrugut Church of Christ. I am Alex! Well, I had a good night sleep last night. I woke up at 10:00, which is good because I woke up at 7:00 yesterday. But, I feel good, except I have a heat rash. It feels awful! Today, I was in the clinic weighing people. I was also doing eye tests, but I had to stop so Austin could do it. I have seen

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009,4:16 PMWe started working today. Austin and I were gophers and we just worked when someone needed something, like lunch or a bag or some water. But, at least we had jobs. Mom, Beth, and Paul are walking to Fettah right now. It is kinda far away, it's something like 2-3 miles away. Not to bad, but still hot and tiring. I'm not going because we're going to the beach later

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Monday, March 16, 20099:42 PMI just got back from the computer lab. It doesn't have fast Internet, but at least it works. It was kinda frustrating because MY Internet wouldn't work, but MICHELLE'S Internet AND MR. EAST'S Internet worked PERFECTLY!! But I am okay.okay...byeAlex=====================================================================Monday, March 16, 20099:48 PMWe are getting ready to

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praise be to God, Lord of all. Maker of heaven and earth. Thank you for the blessing of being covered with your prayer. i had been praying about that all day yesterday. i was under spiritual attack yesterday, please pray for people individually for strength and energy. pray against whatever the devil has planned against us. i am lifting each one of you up in my prayers. stay strong and endure,

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Sunday, March 15, 20097:18 PMIt has been a great day. A day with no grumbling, despite things I would normally grumble about like missing my afternoon nap. J Instead of sleeping I participated in the clinic organization - putting things in piles makes me happy. I also walked around campus with some adorable children. We then walked to Fettah and the beach. We walked on streets I had not walked on

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Sunday, March 15, 2009so here is my version of the adventure thus far to germany... our plane to philly was delayed and delayed out of knoxville. it was suppose to leave at 3:45. we left at 5:00. we quite literally power walked like a bunch of grannies in wal-mart to get to out next gate which connected us to germany... rewind. in knoxville i had a window seat and happen to notice some

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It's 4AM your time, and we are in Frankfurt, will leave shortly for the last leg of the journey to Ghana. Our flight out of Knoxville was delayed, but with a dash to the next gate was successful.Our group now numbers 22, with two joining us in Philly. We're expecting one more joining us here in Frankfurt.James============================We were thankful we only had an hour delay after having

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This is the first post regarding the fifth trip to the Village of Hope conducted by the Farragut church. There are twenty-four souls setting out to conduct a medical clinic, work with educators, and share God’s word and love in West Africa. This trip has proven to be a life time experience for the travelers in the work that they do and the spiritual growth they experience. It is an example of

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I have enjoyed studying with you all over the past several months, but unfortunately will no longer be able to teach on Wednesday nights. I have commitments with the new children's ministry strategy that will not allow me to do two things at once. I have tried the overbooking before and I always end up stressed out. We are in search of a new facilitator and I have no fear that one will be

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I hope everyone had a fabulous holiday season and a time for refreshing with family and friends. We have finished our study on authentic relationships, ending with real greatness. I want to remind us to define greatness not my the worlds standards of fame and power and wealth and success but rather by some one's ability to make the world around them great. That person may never make the cover

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This week we discussed how we can show real confidence in others, not just a casual pat on the back that may have no basis in fact. Have you ever received a compliment that you knew was not true or that felt like someone was just puffing you up? Of course you have. Somewhere along the way we decided that positive statements were required in conversation. In efforts to be pleasant we have

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This week we will be discussing confidence in looking at the letter to Timothy. I love the two letters we have from Paul to Timothy. I love the personal look at their relationship. It reminds me a great deal about the lesson on mentoring. Paul is intentional in his words of support and encouragement to Timothy. He succeeds where many of us fail. Why is that? I want us to think about these

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Forgive the lateness of this post. I remembered last Friday but then it escaped me again. Can anyone identify with that? :) I truly enjoyed our class on support last week. We discussed many things but came to some fairly simple conclusions. You can better provide real support when you know what is actually needed. To know what is needed you need to walk alongside someone, real support can

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This week we will be discussing the support we seek from others and the success and failure of that experience. We will first look at the book of Job in the Old Testament,a man who lost more than most of us can imagine. How did his friends respond? What did they do well? (There are somethings they did well - :) ) Comforting others in times of need is challenging. What to say, what not to

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Thank you to all the girls who made it to class last night. I enjoyed this topic, even if it is difficult since it speaks to the desire in each of us to be better than those around us. When we are young we can perceive the world as revolving around us - talk to any three year old and they will prove it. :) However God calls us to move beyond being spiritual three year olds and begin to see

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I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends. It is my favorite holiday, since it the only time I see some members of my family. I pray that we are all returning with more energy and desire for community. This week we will be studying equality. Another difficult topic. We live in a world that likes to rank things. There are top ten everything. What are your

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I hope you all enjoyed the class on mentoring. We have so many great biblical models to follow, Elijah/Elisha, Moses/Joshua, Paul/Timothy, and Jesus/the 12. While I know many relationships happen "accidentally" where someone flows into our life at the right time, I want to also encourage intentional relationships. You may be in a place where you feel the need for a mentor. You may be thinking

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I am very excited about this week's topic - real mentors. We all remember writing the sad little essays on our heroes while in school. I always found that a challenging assignment. The societal heroes in the media - sports, movies, tv, etc - do nothing for me. Why acting skills equate with political and social expertise escapes me. We do not hear many stories on real heroes, except Mother

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Thanks to the girls who came last night to participate in the discussion on change. It seemed like everyone was well engaged and I hope you all are enjoying this experience as much as I am. I am so pleased that you have put thought into the lessons before we come together, even if I stray off topic and away from the questions you so thoughtfully completed. The highlights from last night...We,

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As we begin to prepare for a study on change I am struck again by the principles that we often apply to individuals and their equally powerful application to a body of individuals.Tomorrow we will look at the change that occurs when we follow Christ. (First of all - was there any change? - Were you perfect before? Have you allowed the transforming power of the Spirit to work on you?) After

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Thanks to you all for your participation last night. We had a great discussion on conflict (along with a few tangential topics as well) I want to bring up again a few pointsThe verses in Matthew 18:15-17 that talk about going to your bother refer to addressing sin that leads from Christ. It is not necessarily referring to having it out with anyone who disagrees or irritates you. However we

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Welcome back to the regularly scheduled teaser post. For those detail oriented persons you will notice how early I am getting to this. Really an unprecedented hour for me, the complete opposite of a morning person. However here I am, getting things done early today! I find it strangely satisfying that we will be discussing conflict this week, during the election day drama. Regardless of the

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For those of you who are checking in for the teaser today, I have really got one for you..........We have no class tomorrow.Total teaser.Come and join us for the fall festival 5:30-7:30!

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We had a small class last night, due I suppose to fall break. I expect you all to be back next week! Even with the small number I really enjoyed the time with my sisters and their input, youngest to oldest. :)We tackled the challenging topic of loving the way God loves last night. We examined the story of Jacob and Esau reuniting. In it Jacob was able to see the face of God in his brother,

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For the folks who are checking in regularly for the teaser I apologize for the lateness. Long day. For those of you who come late - no apology, you didn't notice anyway. I am just glad you are here!This week we will be looking at making God's love come alive through us. I am intrigued that the author uses the story of Jacob and Esau re-uniting to teach us a lesson on love. An unexpected

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Thanks to everyone who came and participated last night. I know the teacher was a little chatty, but that is what happens when everyone is so encouraging, it only makes me talk more! Forgiveness is something that I work on, I have a long memory and do not easily forget the offenses done to me, real or imagined. While some may argue that forgetting is not part of forgiving (and there is some

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I am almost afraid to do this post. It is possible that when checking in that I might scare you away! If we thought that authentic intimacy and trust were difficult, I believe they can not hold much of a candle to our topic tomorrow, real forgiveness. As many of you have heard me say, the church is full of regular people. And regular people are imperfect and likely to hurt your feelings. If

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Thanks again to all of the ladies who joined us last evening. I thought the discussion was good, even in spite of the fact that I felt like was doing most of it. Trust is such a difficult and personal topic. We can be surrounded at times by the image that you can trust no one but your self. Trusting others is a risk, but one that is needed to develop the relationships that are vital for the

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I hope we are all ready for another great discussion on authentic relationships. This week we will be discussing trust. It is another word that we throw around at times without thinking too deeply about the definition. So in order to prepare for our talk tomorrow I want to ask:What is your definition of trust?What do you require from others in order for you to "trust" them?How is trust involved

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Hello Girls! Thanks to everyone who is checking in on the blog. I enjoyed class last night and I want to give my appreciation to everyone for going along with my rambling about women at the well In our separated existence, in our separate houses, in separate neighborhoods, I do miss the image of female community that has existed in times past. Lets work toward having that community again,

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Hello girls! I hope everyone has been giving some thought to real loyalty this week. How many have written that vow? (See previous post) The next lesson will have us addressing some difficult topics, especially for those of us who like to wear masks and participate in foyer friendship. Since you have the books I hope you will read the verses to prepare your thoughts (1Sam18:1-9, Pr 17:17, 18:

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Thanks to all that could make it last evening to our ladies class. For those of you who could not and are checking in to the blog - YEAH for you. I would love for this to be a consistent place to check for thoughts. We really can communicate more than twice a week! :) I thought our discussion went well and I want to apologize for not yet having the hang of the difference between the student and

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I hope you all enjoyed the lesson on real friendship last week and are ready for our next REAL topic - loyalty. When I opened the lesson this week I was thrilled to see that the example for real friendship that Ryan gave was our lesson for loyalty - Ruth and Naomi. One of the few times that female friendship is evident in scripture. We will spend time exploring this friendship and how loyalty

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Hello to all who have decided to check in on our ladies class on Wed nights. I thought this would be a different way to throw out ideas to think on during the week. Since I know that so many of you have extra time to devote to blog reading. However since it is different maybe that will be an inspiration and also something you can share with friends who are interested and can not make the class

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I'm still on the other side of the big pond. However, I will begin my journey home Saturday night. It has been a wonderful time here in Albania. I have had the opportunity to travel around much of the country. So I suppose you could say I have seen more than the typical new first year teacher. My students have been amazing. They have learned much and taught me much as well. I know that two of my

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One of my students could not come this morning so I am using the time to send another email which may be my last before I leave this weekend. Charles will continue to keep us informed if he can get away from his students long enough. He will be here another two weeks. He is happy since he got his lost bag on Sunday and his PIN.Anna - please forward this email on the other elders and to John

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Well, after the first week we know our students pretty well. I hope they are enjoying it as much as we are. Charles and Gwen are really excited about their students. Some of the students are a little concerned at first but really into it by now. Some are learning about God for the first time. Some do not believe yet, some are finding out that we did not come from monkeys as they have been

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Day 3 - 7:45 p.m.Tired and drained physically, but fulfilled spiritually - that's the way we feel now. Ecomonists, Radio Engineer, Banker, Accountant, Pizza Factory Worker, Teacher, High School Senior, High School Freshman, University Law Student, Health Worker, Financial Analysis, Travel Agent, --- Those are some of the students we have this year. Most believe in God but profess no religion

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Monday, July 7, 2008Farragut Brothers and Sisters,Well, the Tirana teaching campaign began today. Charles, Gwen, and I each have seven students with very different backgrounds, ages, and levels of understanding. That's what makes teaching the bible interesting and challenging. It is warm here again this summer, but the facility and accomodations are better than ever. They also have 50 more

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Saturday, July 5, 2008Greetings Brothers and Sisters,Gwen and I arrived in Tirana, Albania today (Saturday afternoon) after a short visit to Athens, Greece at the Acropolis where the apostle Paul made his speech describing our God. We also toured some of the other Greek islands and had a wonderful visit there. Artan and Reomia met us at the airport, and we checked in our hotel with no surprises.

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The tracks have been off the link as the CD's will be available Sunday.James E

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The initial version of the Ghana 2008 audio CD is available. There are 22 tracks grouped in the order of the week's events. They can be found at the site referenced in the earlier blog entries.Since I've renamed some of the tracks and added track numbers to the album, you may wish to download the whole set. The old versions have been removed.I will leave this online for a week or so, as I make

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I've made five more tracks available at the same address used in the last blog.http://cid-dfaab286228081f7.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Ghana%202008These provide variety."Knock Knock" is a second song from the preschool"We Love You" by the Traverse City House"Devos" is a soundscape, recorded from the middle of the compound capturing the ambient sounds of the early morning, including the sounds

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During our recent trip, I made several audio recordings. Some of the songs I sent back by email and I received positive feedback. I am attempting to make these recordings more generally available through this blog.I've made three files available.The first is a song recorded during Sunday morning worship at the Fetteh Church. It is "When We Walk" sung in the Fante language. The second is "Big Big"

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All our flights were on schedule. We arrived to shouts of glee from our children and spouses.We are indeed blessed.

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This is James writing.We are at the airport, checked in and waiting for our flight. I just heard the flight from Amsterdam has arrived, so I take it that our plane is here to wing us northward over night.The drum and dance program given to us by the children from the homes was a special treat this morning. We heard that they practiced most of yesterday's school holiday to get ready. With the

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It has been a long day. We traveled three hours NW from Fetteh to the Kakum National Park where we took the Canopy Tour through the tops of the trees. The rain forest was indeed an example of the wonder of God's creation.On the other end of the spectrum, we visited the largest and oldest of 80 forts along the Ghanaian coast. They started out as trading posts, but through the years became point of

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Wednesday5:45pmGreetings this Wednesday afternoon from Jean. Today was a great day. I was really excited! Fred Asare (who runs this place) arranged for a driver (Benjamin) to take Adam McCall (who is on this trip with us) to a nearby city to buy supplies to build shelves for the preschool staff room. They were on their way, when the power went out here, and Fred called Benjamin and told him

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Tuesday night 7:40 pmHello from Jean. Today was an unusual day for this Preschool Director who is used to following tons and tons of rules and regulations. Well, here there is no DHS! The director is out of town, and the teacher in charge left and went to the clinic! Before she returned, another teacher left. So, that left 57 children with no teachers! Stephanie had them all until I came

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Tuesday’s BlogHi from Teresa!It’s about 1pm on Tuesday and I’ve just finished gobbling down Leticia’s delicious tuna and corned beef sandwiches. We were fairly busy in the clinic this morning and I was grateful to have time to rest a bit. Working with Mike,Guy, Michelle and everyone else has been awesome! My interpreter, Leticia, has been a joy to work with and get to know! I wish my words could

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MondayEric Bonner here. WOW! Just beyond words. I feel like I’m having an out-of-the-body experience. I’ll save all the superlatives for later, though. On this post, I’ll just give a brief review of what I have done so far, and what my schedule looks like in the days to come…..I preached at the Fetteh Church yesterday morning. On the walk back to our cottage, there was a group of young men

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We've had power problems. The national electrical grid has been less than 24/7. Its been more like 7/24 (say seven hours out of the last 24). We've been on the Village of Hope generator power since 7AM.Even with the generator, the computer lab was without power. The computer lab is the only place to use the internet. One of the wall outlets in the computer lab was fried, it was black and

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This is the first effort to Blog from Ghana this year. Its proving to require a little more patience than normal.------------------------Some comments from the travelers:Smoak here... I got yelled at by the soldiers for not having my visa but no prison time. Jordan and Adam are at the beach. Getting ready to here Eric preach at Fetteh, travelling thousands of miles to hear a Knoxville preacher

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Many at Farragut, have been busy with plans and preparations for the forthcoming medical and educational mission trip to the Village of Hope in Ghana, West Africa. One of the labor intensive activities in preparation for this trip is the repackaging of over $200,000 worth of medicines. This is done in order to conserve space and allow the attending physicians and their assistants to dispense

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"Daniel" and "Paul" made an appearance. Entertainment was provided by Delilah & the Samsonites Dr. Joe Johnson, president emeritus, encouraged our teachers.Celebraties such as, Audra Heatburn, showed up for "A Night at the Movies".

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Little cooler than the first of last week. Went to Lushija on Saturday where Tom Bonner praches. This was a planned meeting with some of the church leaders there and around Baret. Bill presented a lesson on leadership. Representatives from the Florance Bullivard Church of Christ in Florance Alabama were also there. They support the work in Baret and some of the small areas around Baret.

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Another busy time in Tirana, Albania. I have seven students covering a range of material from the WEI basic course to the advanced course, second book. I have my first practicing Muslim with some interesting discussions.The church here in Tirana held their new building dedication on last Saturday night with over 200 people present. A large meal followed on top of the building. It is very,

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We are very blessed to have Keith as our new Worship Minister at Farragut. His experience and enthusiasm, along with his spirit of humility, make him a great addition to this congregation. Read the biographical information below and check out the link to Keith's blogsite to get to know him better.From http://www.acappell.org/lancaster.htm:"It all began as a dream and a prayer...The Acappella

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ANTHONY LANCASTER is assisting Keith in leading worship here at Farragut.Anthony, 19, is from Goodlettsville, Tenn. Anthony is already making a name for himself musically through his songwriting. He has arranged music for several local bands around Nashville and written songs for Acappella as well. He has also played with some local bands and worked as a studio musician. Anthony has played the

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Last Sunday was a historic day in the life of this church. It was announced that Keith Lancaster is our new worship minister. The Elders and Staff believe that an effective worship ministry is important to the future of the Farragut Church of Christ. We have already seen more congregation participation in worship from his leading the last two weeks. Ultimately, the effectiveness of this ministry

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We have word back from the Honduras crew. All lost luggage was received on Monday, and everyone is doing good; no illnesses or injuries. So far they have built 8 houses! Tomorrow will be their last day of building houses and plan to build two more. On Saturday the group will head to a boy's orphanage to conduct a VBS for the kids there. They are planning on going swimming with the kids after VBS.

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We had a great day with our families, friends, and neighbors on May 6th. What a great blessing Keith Lancaster and Acappella were on that day. Keith led our worship on Sunday Morning and Acappella sang to 800+ on Sunday evening. The kids had a great afternoon of fun after lunch.

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All but the Lains have left Africa and are making our way back to Knoxville. Some are in London and some are in Rome. Tomorrow, we will all come back together in London and leave for Knoxville via Chicago. We all have many stories to tell and unforgettable experiences to process. All are ready to see their loved ones at home. We are scheduled to arrive in Knoxville at about 10:30 P.M.

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March 22, 2007 Thursday, Katie SmoakEveryone is still very busy with their various projects.Kym and Kaleigh have been putting up bulletin boards left and right. The teachers are so very appreciative and receptive to their work.The clinic numbers continue to increase each day. There were over 400 people checked in this morning by the time the doctors began at 8:00 a.m. These people begin there

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Wednesday, March 21, 2007 Shawn GentryMedical BlogWednesday completed the 3rd day of our medical clinic. We have served about 750 patients from all age groups and many walks of life. Today was a challenge trying to serve almost 400 patients; with the last portion without lights, fans or electricity.The people are very grateful for the various forms of assistance (glasses, medicines, physical

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Wednesday, March 21, 2007Dear Church,It is hard to describe what it is like to be awakened to the sounds of children singing about Jesus and heaven. In Ghana, that is my 5:30 am wake-up call and it is a wonderful way to start a day. There are three certainties about every day in Ghana: it will be hot, a football (mango) will be kicked, and an irresistible smile will engage your heart to let you

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March 20, 2007 Blake ChasteenAfrica. Today was an unbelievable day... Just like every other day since we have arrived. When I say unbelievable, I mean it in the truest sense of th word. Not just amazing or mind-blowing, but honestly, it was unbelievable.Not everyone understands my story. I was not coming on this trip. 100%. My passport had not come in time, and despite every attempt and

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So sorry the blogs are not going out in a timely fashion. The electricity keeps going out. Then once the electricity is back the server is down.Here is blog No. 2March 19, 2007 ~ Rachel DentonGreetings, friends in Farragut, Tennessee, & beyond.We've survived our first real day of work in the Village of Hope. Not surprisingly, it was another day of blistering heat and sun. We sweat ed our way

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The Ghana team has arrived (except Kym, Kaleigh, & Ryan)! We arrived late Saturday evening. Our flight was on time and uneventful. All the trunks made the trip. Everyone’s luggage arrived except Joyce Phillips. Please pray that the Lains and Joyce’s luggage arrive this evening. Upon arrival at the Village we unloaded our bags and trunks; found our beds; had a short meeting and went to bed!

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WE HAVE ARRIVED IN LONDON AND ARE AWAITING OUR FLIGHT TO ACCRA. THE LAINS HAVE BEEN DETAINED DUE TO WEATHER. PRAY THAT THEY ARRIVE SAFELY.

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