Elder Vinson Spoke At the Area Devotional Today

Seated by his wife, Sister Kaye Vinson, both addressed the 44th group of missionaries we have trained since coming to Africa.  They "recruited" some dear friends from Australia, Elder and Sister Webster, to come to Ghana and serve as the Africa West Area Presidency Executive Secretary and Companion.  They are seated to the right of Sister Robison.

Sister Vinson spoke about being a great companion and Elder Vinson taught the missionaries about becoming a living "epistle of Christ...written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God (embedded) in flesh tables of the heart. (2 Corinthians 3:3)

Utah Boy Scout Sends 170 Shirts for His Eagle Scout Project

Meet Reid Dallin Robison.  He is our oldest grandson and today we received the 170 white shirts he collected for African missionaries who come to the Ghana MTC for training, who might be lacking.

These shirts by the way, will be pressed, folded and stored in the MTC to assist the future needs of missionaries coming here.  How does one get that many shirts transported to Africa?  Networking! We contacted Stacey Hoffman, the principal over a Ghana Orphanage "Ghana Make A Difference" and she was most helpful in bringing the shirts with a group of students flying to Accra to perform service at the orphanage.

Here is a photo of Stacey and also of her team:

Stacey Hoffman is pictured here with Selasi and Doris.  Doris will be folding and organizing these shirts.

Left to right:  Elizabeth Asare, Chelsea Anderson, Holly Tanner, and Hailey Frogley (except for Elizabeth, the others are from the Boise, Idaho area and are in Ghana for several weeks to work at the Ghana Make A Difference Orphanage.

Into the hamper

Major folding project

Great help from Salsi, Doris and Ramsford

Shirts are sorted and stored by size

These are just four of the many happily sporting the new shirts

In the Ghana MTC, We Learn How Much We Are Really Brothers

The Floating Security Guard

One of our missionaries snapped this shot the other day of our security guard.  We hope he didn't fall asleep.

Meet the Districts in the October 15th Intake Group

Abinadi District:  Elders Gilbert, Crandall, Wright, Sister Myers, Elders Cicon & Kite

Alma District:  Elder Egombe, Sister Mayamba, Elder Ata, Elder Jayne, Sister Mpatabu, & Elder Clark

Elder Mulumba, Elder Muyaya, Sister Kalubi, Sister Ntumba, and Elder Mukengeshayi

Elder Dogbatse, Elder Mineer, Elder Iyekekpolor, Sister Adu-Tutu, Elder Mulbah, Elder Arvig, & Elder Opolot

Elder Mukendi, Elder Andriatsitoherina, & Elder Woyesa

It Takes Many Helping Hands to Run the MTC

Ten workers manage the cafeteria food for the missionaries
Left to Right:  Ishmael, Aba, Ani, Wendy, Comfort, Elizabeth, Esther, Evans, Joseph & Rebecca

At least fourteen teachers and often more instruct the missionaries
Front Row:  Sisters Nyonator, Owusu, Ikrah, and Otoo
Middle Row:  Borhters Boadi, Acquaye, Afful, Adu, and Zikpi
Back Row:  Brothers Taki, Amondo, Appianti, Okai, Zolo, and Sahoui

Meet our 44th Group

We have 27 missionaries during the next 11 days.  Of those 18 are new and join the 9 learning a language.  Most are from the DR Congo and will be serving in the DRC Lubumbashi Mission.  Two of the missionaries are from the US are are going to Liberia.  One is from Green River, Wyoming and the other is from Parowan, Utah.