More of the White's visit

                                            We all enjoyed watching this monkey!












                             We also had a big turtle to observe.




                           All the guys sporting their African shirts.





We went to Cape Coast (90 miles from Accra) and one of the things we did was tour a the Cape Coast Castle. We are at the entrance of the castle.





                          This was a sobering place. Hard to believe the inhumanity!



                                                      Going down into the dungeon.




            This was our guide. he did a good job explaining the events.




                                   The sign reads: Door of no Return




                        Unfortunately, Brady got sick and had to miss part of the activities.





          We felt so sorry for him. Gratefully, he was back to normal the next day.




  Great picture of Kelly and Beau, on the wall of the slave castle, overlooking the Gulf of Guinea.




                                                  Chris and Linda at the Slave Castle




This is the site where the first baptism for our Church took place in Ghana. This is in Cape Coast. Brother Oto Ampiah was  the 15th member baptized. this was in 1978. He was kind enough to be our guide to show us the places that have historical significance in the Church.




             This was the first meetinghouse in Ghana. It is now owned by another church.
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This is the prison where Brother Ampiah, his wife and 6 other members were held for 24 hours during the "Freeze." The freeze was when the government shut down the Church in 1989. It lasted for 18 months. During the freeze, all church doors were locked and the members were forbidden to hold church meetings. However, they were told that they could hold church in their homes. So that's what the Ampiah family was doing when someone complained that the singing was too loud.




This is a picture of the Ampiah family taken in their home. Brother and Sister Ampiah and their son and daughter., with Brandon, Kelly and Beau.




                                                         Another picture of their family.




This is a fun rope bridge built up in the trees in Kakum National Forest near Cape Coast.
It took about 45 minutes to walk the entire bridge. It zig-zagged around in somewhat of a rectangle
                                   







 

We ended up running into a family we know from church. They are here with a job with the America Embassy. We are standing in front of a HUGE tree native to the forest and that area.




                                Our guide is explaining many things inherent to the forest.






All too quickly was time for them to leave. We had a wonderful time and enjoyed every minute.