Trotro and away

Over the dirt roads
And up the mountain
To Auntie Jean’s we go
The trotro known the ways
To get us there safely-we pray!
To spread God’s love all day

Yesterday I took my very first trotro ride and survive. What is a trotro you might be asking? Well, it is better that you don’t know what it is but you can look it up if you want it. Think of a fifteen passenger van but kind of looks like a VW bus but not as nice. Then picture it stopping at many stops to pick up people, cramming them in, trying to get the door closed, and driving away to the next place. It is quite an experience that everyone should have. On the trotro it took about an hour and half to get there but the view was spectacul as we winded our way up to the top and could see the city below. Aunti Jean is a New Zealander who is the pre-school teacher at school. She married a Ghanaian and has lived here for fifteen years. Several years ago she started an ngo(non-profit organization) called Children of the Light which enables children in the surrounding village to hear the New Good News and learn how to read. Two of the girls at school attend regularly so I went with them where we sat underneath the trees making crafts with the children. She has a container with tons of donated books and materials in it in which the children can use and take home each week. It was so freeing to be outside with a different type of children than what I see each day. They are all so precious but have different needs. At the end of the time we helped them with their spelling words since there will be a competition day soon where they have to recite their spelling words and bible verses. The three of us gave the short bible lesson on listening to God just like the wise man who built his house on rocks. We acted it out and of course sang the song, “Wise Man Built His House on the Rock.” A lot of the children do not speak a lot of English but they are all so precious. I definitely will be back to help and will probably help with the Christmas program since I will be sticking around these neck of the woods(brush.) I love seeing into other people’s lives because it helps me realize how we all have a part in brining God’s Word to the surface. Not all of us can create ngo’s out of nothing or start schools in remote places but God has given each one of us a purpose and a reason to live fully for Him. As long as we are at the center of God’s will, we are following Him no matter how great or small it may seem.