Woke up early and did some devotional reading and journaling and then met Reggie at 9am so we could check out of the guest house and head to Koforidua. We stopped first at the hotel to check in and then went to the “New Creation Baptist Church.” The Pastor said he wanted me there at 11am till 2, then again at 6pm. Turns out though that they just had a bible study at both those times. I wasn’t sure what to do to be honest. I think he wanted me to talk more and participate more but I had no idea really. The first session was on Discipleship. Actually for 1pm on a Thursday there were like 20 young adults there which was pretty surprising. But again, this is that young church that we had gone to when FBC was here. They all participated asking questions and making comments. There were even more young men than there were women. Anyway, afterwards the Pastor asked me to give a few words and I just encouraged them about being the future of the church the world’s next leaders blah blah blah. Lol. Anyway, then I went back to the hotel to get on the internet FINALLY and take a nap. This was the hotel we stayed at when I got sick so I really didn’t get a chance to enjoy it much. It’s actually pretty nice, with the exception that the beds are like sleeping on table tops, but hey, what can ya do? Reggie came to get me around 5 and we went to his Aunts to have a meal. She wasn’t there but she made kontomarie (I think that’s how you spell it) and green plaintains. I had a little, but I wasn’t that hungry. I think he thought I didn’t like it or something, because he told Angie that I didn’t eat much, but to be honest, there wasn’t a huge spread on the table…just plaintains and sauce. It’s hard because when Reggie’s around he’s so self-conscious all the time about everything and I can’t actually get comfortable without him thinking that I don’t like something or that I’m too hot or too cold so on and so forth. At his Aunt’s we spoke to the Chief of Kade about me re-arranging my trip. While I was in Koforidua, we thought it’d be easier to just head to Kade the next day and then back to Accra for my final stop instead of waiting around all weekend and then going to Kade Sunday night. After a little convincing, the chief said that it’d be okay. He’s actually out of town and merely wanted to be there when I came to visit but if I came early he wouldn’t be able to. But, it didn’t matter my mind was made up. We left and headed back to the church for the last session where they talked about the fear of God. These discussions had really been good and I’d love to see our youth and young adults just as engaged. I actually appreciated the format a bit. I met with the Pastor briefly about the church’s needs and what the kids could do if I bring them back next year at the church. He also handed me a packet that he did for me and a memo for Rev. Soaries about the church’s building project and their need for chairs. Back to the hotel after that. A long day awaits us tomorrow.
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