The Weekend

We had a pretty low-key weekend. Geoff was off working on Saturday, so the girls and I went to an American Football Camp at a nearby school, put on by NFL player, Ezekial Ansah. It rained all morning, so the field was pure mud. About 500 high school kids (give or take a few years on either end) showed up to play, with another 300 or so to watch. It was so much fun!

They had 40-yard races. We saw the last few.

Here we are with Ziggy (Ezekial Ansah). He was so gracious and encouraging to these boys. He is from Ghana, went to BYU, tried out for the basketball team twice and didn't make it, then went out for track, and the track coaches brought him over to the football program his last semester of school. His natural athleticism took him straight to the NFL where he plays for Detroit. He is a great role model for these Ghanaian boys. That is our guest house driver, Joe, with us too.

Sunday we went to church and spent the afternoon enjoying having Geoff around and relaxing. Another busy week is ahead, so it felt nice to lay low. Plus, it can take up to an hour to load pictures for each blog post, so it is a good day to catch up! Here we are with some of our new friends.

Ceci did some long church meeting phone art.

 

Here is a family-style dinner at our guest house. Food is usually rice and some kind of meat/fish dish. While good, it is getting a little old. However, I'm not cooking it or cleaning it up! The World Cup is always going too, which is fun.

Sunday night game night with Dan and Tony! Dan is Ziggy's football agent, and Tony, a former NFL player, ran the camp. Both are fantastically good people who we loved sharing meals with and getting to know. They both leave today.