tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post1537406474400425172..comments2024-03-26T00:28:34.885-07:00Comments on Just following Jesus in my real life...: Ghana, West Africa...elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06572872315082254364noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-89941581238065626142017-03-14T08:05:32.157-07:002017-03-14T08:05:32.157-07:00Amazing beauty in a land of such need! Thank you f...Amazing beauty in a land of such need! Thank you for sharing your photos and the truth of real life with us.<br />~Adrienne~Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401476871614514660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-38864795088055095402017-03-10T07:29:00.833-08:002017-03-10T07:29:00.833-08:00Wow, so many beautiful captures! Wow, so many beautiful captures! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17231084117577209872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-46640599347940183542017-03-09T17:56:17.740-08:002017-03-09T17:56:17.740-08:00These are wonderful, Elizabeth. What an amazing ex...These are wonderful, Elizabeth. What an amazing experience. Thank you for sharing.Inspired By Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09846209740481251443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-39234473874253904602017-03-09T08:31:28.567-08:002017-03-09T08:31:28.567-08:00Yes, it definitely is true! Thank you for coming ...Yes, it definitely is true! Thank you for coming by!elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06572872315082254364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-54171920635557351932017-03-09T08:31:07.965-08:002017-03-09T08:31:07.965-08:00I will share some more next week!I will share some more next week!elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06572872315082254364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-23982966140758574672017-03-09T08:30:43.527-08:002017-03-09T08:30:43.527-08:00The boats are very roughly handmade using axes. I...The boats are very roughly handmade using axes. I saw some men making one while I was there.elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06572872315082254364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-73657891915304146442017-03-09T08:29:58.291-08:002017-03-09T08:29:58.291-08:00I didn't think I would go either, now I've...I didn't think I would go either, now I've been twice!elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06572872315082254364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-52343358483561699042017-03-09T08:29:29.137-08:002017-03-09T08:29:29.137-08:00I'll share some more next week!I'll share some more next week!elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06572872315082254364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-73179102853752648972017-03-09T08:29:15.038-08:002017-03-09T08:29:15.038-08:00There are many amazing believers in Ghana, great h...There are many amazing believers in Ghana, great heroes of the faith, doing wonderful things!elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06572872315082254364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-7892524564059176402017-03-09T08:27:53.969-08:002017-03-09T08:27:53.969-08:00Lisa, it really is true, right in the middle of po...Lisa, it really is true, right in the middle of poverty and the evidence of man's brokenness you will find beauty and the evidence of our amazing Creator.elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06572872315082254364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-17952960109603417172017-03-09T08:26:50.436-08:002017-03-09T08:26:50.436-08:00Yes, it is an oxymoron. While slaves waiting to b...Yes, it is an oxymoron. While slaves waiting to be shipped out filled the dungeons, they were having church on the upper level of the castle! Isn't that horrific? You would fall in love with Ghana. One thing I've found that is interesting is that poverty looks the same, whether in West Africa or Central America. The way people build shelter out of whatever materials they can find, selling what they can along the street, it looks the same.elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06572872315082254364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-4723595010220019782017-03-09T08:23:16.648-08:002017-03-09T08:23:16.648-08:00Poverty and greed in the heart of man are not a go...Poverty and greed in the heart of man are not a good combination.elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06572872315082254364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-25455434913394585712017-03-09T02:21:03.366-08:002017-03-09T02:21:03.366-08:00We think we have come so far and yet our world is ...We think we have come so far and yet our world is actually full of issues like this, all of which are caused by poverty<br /><br />MollyxMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092277852521491869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-54290249305153715142017-03-08T08:57:46.635-08:002017-03-08T08:57:46.635-08:00slave castle seems like an oxymoron....it's so...slave castle seems like an oxymoron....it's sobering to think of the atrocities that have happened and continue to happen on this shore. You have captured it beautifully, and I look forward to more of your photos and stories. I dream of going to Ghana someday to meet Portia - a girl we sponsor. She's special to me because we share a birthday. Jill Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15919221814694982320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-78122971744600686412017-03-08T06:56:02.386-08:002017-03-08T06:56:02.386-08:00What an amazing experience! I can imagine how hear...What an amazing experience! I can imagine how heartbreaking it was to see beautiful signs of creation, yet be so aware of the imperfect mindsets and actions that result from the fall. Your quote, <i>you will often find heartache in the midst of beauty and beauty in the midst of heartache.</i> sums it up perfectly.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13327150853027786634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-42062860265517975402017-03-08T05:56:52.854-08:002017-03-08T05:56:52.854-08:00oh the places you'll go ... from the book by d...oh the places you'll go ... from the book by dr. seuss but my goodness the Lord has you in His perfect path to bring love to a hurting world. i didn't know about the castle children and their {lack of} worth in the eyes of some. tears.. our church began and continues to support a ministry and college in ghana. so many folks native to the area are being brought up strong in the Word so they can venture out into the country (some go beyond) share God's saving grace. selah..Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08480104863037122555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-5208385817697127762017-03-08T03:35:43.275-08:002017-03-08T03:35:43.275-08:00Love the idea of your sharing your photos with us ...Love the idea of your sharing your photos with us since I will most likely never travel abroad, this is wonderful to see this part of the world through your photography and sharings. :)Peabea Scribbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985942907237746797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-57320274299521418852017-03-08T01:59:47.955-08:002017-03-08T01:59:47.955-08:00Looks to be an interesting place to visit and very...Looks to be an interesting place to visit and very historic though I'm afraid not a place I would goBilly Blue Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053172567806569702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-32643042671127096042017-03-07T20:57:18.208-08:002017-03-07T20:57:18.208-08:00So moving. Nice boat pictures. It would be great t...So moving. Nice boat pictures. It would be great to go to a foreign land for a noble mission!Lotishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709397307725741320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-62866744660303875922017-03-07T20:36:33.364-08:002017-03-07T20:36:33.364-08:00Oh wow Elizabeth, thank you so much for sharing. I...Oh wow Elizabeth, thank you so much for sharing. I look forward to seeing more pictures from your journey.BARBIEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537827307867912139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105171804337429232.post-56258512708396511142017-03-07T15:47:58.515-08:002017-03-07T15:47:58.515-08:00"...heartache in the midst of beauty
and bea..."...heartache in the midst of beauty<br /> and beauty in the midst of heartache." So true!Buckeroomamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02408502555249594576noreply@blogger.com