Nana's (King's) sword clears customs!

We're pearched above our departure gates at Heathrow, London waiting our 4 1/2 hours before we take off for Iceland>Seattle>Boise! Between Ghana and here we feel worlds apart. We just spent 11 days in the most impovershed, undeveloped, overpopulated, fight for the day's living location that we have ever experienced ~ yet come away with gratitude for having done so. The people of Kasoa and surrounding villages were amazing in their interest in us and our work there amongst them. The entire Mission Ready Africa leadership team piled into their only means of private transportation to take us to the airport- yes 12 of us & four 50lb. luggage - oh and a goat! The 3 day Leadership conference was a great success ~ with Bob truly in his element. His delivery was clear, engaging and extremely productive. We had several dignitaries attend the final day's agenda. Miraculously, his stamina held up with preaching/speaking sometimes 2x/day for 11 straight days. He delivered his most powerful & inspirational talk Sunday at a Liberian Refugee village camp. Since I last wrote, we have treked the back streets to get to a worship center without any light, shared every event with a team member's daughter who was hospitalized with Malaria, participated in nightly revivals or crusades, met with the King (chief) and Queen from the outlying village for lunch at our hotel -to discuss development possibilities (anyone ready to establish a medical clinic?) & yes, the chief does make it out of the bush once in a great while!, & conversed with young vendors who flock your vehicle while stalled in conjestion & traversed over flooded roller coaster dirt roads to observe a 3 room secondary school with only wooden chairs and a chalk board. We've jammed 3 more people than possible into run down taxis, we've hugged the wait staff for they didn't want us to leave, & we've taken showers with drip-drop hand nozzle & no electricity. We are thankful for this amazing opportunity to visit the far side of the world, & can't wait to share more of our journey with all of you. Thank you for your continued prayers for our health & safety. Until the near side draws far...our love, Nana Bob and Madame Cori.