Alright, well country music wasn’t exactly a big part of my spring break, but it was a rather funny part! On the first tro-tro I took on Good Friday (from Christian Center to the mall) I was surprised when the tro-tro driver started singing along to the country music he was playing on the radio. This is the first time in all of my tro-tro rides I have ever heard anything sounding remotely like country music, let alone Josh Turner’s song “Your Man” (for your information I had to look up who sang the song since I had no idea!). The driver was tapping on the steering wheel and singing along and it just made me laugh and thank God for the random funny things he places in our lives!
God brought me safely on 3 tro-tro’s to City of Refuge just outside the small village of Doryumu. The tro-tro rides were only the beginning to an amazing Spring Break! When I arrived at the house everyone was making bracelets. So naturally I joined in and made a couple of bracelets. Stacy and Autumn (Stacy is the cofounder of City of Refuge along with her husband JohnBull, and Autumn is the principal of the school and has been working with the Omorefe’s for the past 2 years of so) make bracelets and other jewelry and use the money made to help support the various ministries CORM (City of Refuge Ministries) is involve in. While I was making the bracelets Justice and Edwin kept jumping on me and grabbing me around my neck. Immediately I knew that I would enjoy my time spent here, as there is nothing better than having young kids to hang out with all day!
Friday evening and Saturday were filled with basketball, volleyball, soccer, Uno, and a movie. Saturday was a joyous day at CORM. At around 3 in the afternoon there was yelling and dancing heard from the Omorofe household! The power had finally been hooked up after 4 months of no power!! Would I be willing to live with the very inconvenient problem of no power for 4 months just to live out God’s desire in my life? I hope so!
Easter Sunday started with a time of worship to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who rose from the grave over 2,000 years ago! It was great to be able to worship in the house with 40 or more people crowded into the living room! John preached from I John 3:16-18 and reminded us of the great love Christ has for us which we are to share with the people around us!
After church we had to prepare the Easter feast! What is more natural than killing and roasting a goat for Easter?! I was able to help prepare the feast by joining in on the plucking of the chickens! The feast also included some Nigerian fufu and Ghanaian fufu. I tried both, and I think I prefer the Nigerian version better!
After the Easter feast we hid Easter eggs and lollipops for the kids to find. The kids had a great time finding the candy everywhere and then eating almost all of it before they even went inside!
Throughout the weekdays I spent at Faith Roots International Academy (the school began this year and is on the same land as CORM) I helped by teaching PE classes and helping Autumn with some work in preparing for exam week. I also spent a few hours helping teach grades 5 and 6 some math. It was great to be able to interact with the students and encourage them to work hard in their classes.
I don’t think I can describe to you in words why I enjoyed this Spring Break so much, but I will try. I don’t think there is any better word to describe it than love. The entire time I spent at CORM I felt loved. The kids and the family are so kind and gracious to those they meet, it makes you want to stay there forever. I kept thinking to myself, “This would be a great place to spend the rest of my life serving Christ.” The family and especially the kids made me want to stay and hang out with them for much longer than just one week. I came into the week expecting to be worn out by the end of the week from interacting with kids all day long, but in reality I was so refreshed. I couldn’t help but feel the love of Christ flowing from them. I hope God will use my time spent there to encourage them just as much as they encouraged me. In the week spent at CORM I was reminded how important it is to love and give of yourself for others. Isn’t this the way Christ showed His love for us?
Before I share a few pictures from this past week I want to share a couple prayer requests: 1. Pray for AIS and the students as we head into the final month and half of school. Pray that the Seniors and those leaving would establish a solid foundation trusting in Christ as the King. 2. Pray for the school as the new building is coming along and the administration is busy hiring the new staff needed for next year. 3. Pray that God would continue to teach me about His love and that He would give me His eyes for the people around me.
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| Getting ready for church on Easter....we had 40 people in the living room! |
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| The Easter Goat! |
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| Candy and Cow Patties |
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| On your mark.....get set....... |
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| At Faith Roots International School with 120 students in one room. They are preparing to have their Bible Trivia competition. |
You can also join with me in praying for City of Refuge and the many ministries they are involved in: Pray for the school and the ministry it has to the village of Doryumu. Pray for the orphans (and the building of the new houses for them) that the Omorefe’s will Lord willing be rescuing out of child slavery in the upcoming months. Pray for the single mothers CORM is working with in Ghana. There are many other prayer requests for them! Check out their website at http://www.cityofrefugeoutreach.com/ for more information about them!
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