Ghana Field Journal — Missions With the Consfords
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Bonjour, We were up bright and early for the first day of school. When Joe told the kids it was time to get up to get ready for…
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Bonjour,
We were up bright and early for the first day of school. When Joe told the kids it was time to get up to get ready for school, Bonnie made a beeline to her backpack.
Bonnie cried when Joe dropped them off, but it sounds like the rest of the day went well. They all had stories to tell. Gilbert was trying to remember his DVD teacher's name. He said, "It's Mrs. Car Wheel. No, that's not right, Mrs. Wheel. Mrs. Wagon Wheel, no! It was some kind of wheel. Oh, I know, Mrs. Wheeler." Bonnie was just waking up from her nap when Joe picked them up. As soon as she saw Joe, she jumped into his arms. Danny knew several of the kids' names in his class (Benedict, Grace, Marble), but Gilbert and Bonnie didn't know anybody's name.
Joe got the school supply lists when he went to get the kids. He brought them home and then went back into town to get the school supplies. He had to walk around the market circle five times to find all of the exact things. Several of them were just little booklets of paper, but they all had different names. Gilbert's paper booklets have Obama's picture on them; Joe was teasing him about that.
I have not felt very well all day. I think the antibiotic is doing me in. I just have two days left, and I will be done with it.
Brother Davis and Brother Barrow ate supper with us tonight. Kristine made supper.
A demain,
Joe, Laura, Gilbert, Danny, and Bonnie