Thank you for your prayers. I was able to complete all the necessary research activities by the end of last week. This trip was an especially busy time in Wa, but the Lord was faithful to bring everything to completion in time. The collaborating researcher and SARI (Savanna Agricultural Research Institute) technicians will complete the remaining work and hopefully send me the final data by January. Then I will be able to focus my efforts on analyzing, interpreting, and explaining what we observed. Thank you for your prayer support for me while I have been away. It has made all the difference. I have experienced more difficulties on this trip than I have in my previous 2 trips to Ghana and I know that had it not been for your prayers I would not have been able to finish in time.

I am currently in Tamale. Though on my way to Accra, I made a stop for a day or so in Tamale to tour the Agricultural college of the University for Development Studies (UDS) that is located near Tamale. I traveled to the campus this afternoon with a recent alumnus who is the former president of local chapter of the National Union of Baptist Students (NUBS). I also met a faculty member working in Animal Science who is a fellow Baptist. He was gracious enough to show me some of the various facilities they have on campus. He even let me use the internet connection in his office to post this blog entry! It was a wonderful opportunity to make some new friends and get a feel for the campus.

I have also visited the campus of the Northern Ghana Baptist Theological Seminary while I have been in Tamale. I spent the night in the dormitory and was even able to sit in on one of their classes this morning. It was a blessing to see pastors equipping themselves for more effective ministry. Two pastors are from towns in the Upper West Region. One of them has been particularly helpful in guiding me around and even preparing dinner for me. I will stay at the seminary again tonight and then catch my bus early tomorrow morning for Accra.

In Accra, I plan to spend Thursday visiting the main offices of the Ghana Baptist Convention (GBC). I hope to meet with Rev. Ofori, the Director of Missions and Evangelism for the GBC, to get a big picture view of mission work in Ghana and specifically in the north. I may also be able to meet with the head of BReADA (Baptist Relief And Development Agency) to find out the kinds development efforts the convention is supporting. I will spend Wednesday and Thursday nights with some friends that Dani and I met in Wa who now live in Accra. They will deliver me to the airport Friday morning and I’ll catch my flight from there to the States. I have begun my journey home, but I still have quite a way to go.

Please pray:
- That the Lord will make my interactions with various GBC leaders mutually beneficial.
- That the Lord will give me perspective on His work in Ghana.
- For traveling mercies as I take the bus to Accra and then fly back to Florida.