Monday, December 15, 2014

Christmas Holidays in West Africa

There may not be snow in West Africa, but there is plenty of Christmas spirit among the Church employees and the senior missionary couples. One of the nicest occasions planned for the employees is a devotional and catered lunch on the first Monday of December. The senior missionaries are invited to attend.

  
The ceiling fans run at top speed and the louvered windows
are open to allow any possible breeze -- all year round.
An employee choir prepares several Christmas hymns and
traditional music for the special occasion.

  
It's fun to see the employees in a more relaxed environment.There's a nice camaraderie among the employees.

  
They love to have their picture taken.There's plenty of Ghanaian food -- they like it spicey!

A fun event the Self Reliance Center senior missionaries and volunteers have started is caroling on each floor of the area office.

Ghanaians are not familiar with Christmas caroling, but once they understand the idea, they love it. 

Senior missionaries are always looking for a reason to go out to dinner. Our "zone leaders," the Wildes, plan and provide many opportunities for us to be together, including during the holidays.

Elder LeGrand Curtis and his wife, Jane, joined us this time.
There are nice restaurants in some of the hotels in Accra.

Snow or no snow, we are determined to feel the Christmas spirit in this very warm part of the world. And we do!

Merry Christmas from the eight missionary couples (and a couple of the guards) who live at Alema Court.