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hey everyone, this is jeffrey gunter, and this group has had a very exciting week so far, and we're only half done.

well, i am very lonely, because only 4 of our group (myself, will mortenson, shaun, and greg) have remained in accra today while the rest of the group has moved on to a village 3 hours away. we will join them early in the morning.

wow, there is so much to say here, God has done SO many amazing things this week and we look forward to many more. i have so many stories running through my head right now that there is no way i will remember all of them when i get home. we have seen God move in so many ways this week, and everyone, in and out of our group, has felt his presence with us. We thank you so much for all your prayers, and your comments have been very helpful to us as well. every one of us is feeling the effects of the trip, but i can say without a doubt that not a single person in this group has allowed that to get in the way of what they came here to do.

the four of us left in accra spent the day working on the construction of the pole barn children's building for Pastor Odai's church. i must say it is coming on quite nicely; however, our own building skills are not. for some reason every piece of wood one of us tries to cut with a saw suddenly turns to stone and refuses to cut...while the african workers could cut it blindfolded with a bread knife.

It is a completely different world here in africa. we could tell from the minute we got off the plane. it is a completely different experiance to watch videos and look at pictures of people who live off of 3 dollars a day, it is another to spend those days with them. everyone here is amazing. all anyone here does is help others, no one is out for himself. there is so much trust and love between the ghanaian people i only wish that everyone in america could experiance it.

also, there is the small issue of the language barrier. when the people around you finally decide to speak english, you are lucky to make two or three words out of what they are saying. it is a difficult thing to talk slowly, without an accent, and leave out american slang. it is also difficult to play soccer (futbol) with kids who have no problem hitting a 4 foot wide goal with a soccer ball from 20 yards away. in fact, it is hard to play soccer when every single person on the continent is better than you. this includes men walking by in business suits, young children who pick up a stray ball...anyone.

dad, mom, ty and carter i miss you guys so much, i wish you could be here to see all this. i will be home soon. bye!!!