2016 NYAC VIM Ghana Dance Mission: The Journey of Dreams Begins

For me, the journey of my dreams begin...Lord, for traveling mercies we pray...Delta non-stop to Accra.. Here we come! Traveling with Rev. Joseph Ewoodzie, Rev. Sheila Beckford, Rev. Leslie Deroseau, Troy and Rev. Tisha Branch and me, Rosemarie Walker.

Landed at 7:33 AM Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Daniel and Emanuel met us at the airport. They will be our drivers.

Ghana feels like home! Tropical, fruit trees, very warm temperatures.

Stopped and freshened up at the Ghana Methodist Church Ghana Headquarters where we met some clergy and staff , the immediate past resident Bishop and current resident Bishop Titus Awotwe-Pratt.

Lunch by the seaside including fresh snapper, Joloff rice, yam chips...yummy!

We were humbled by the story of one great leader, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana, who envisioned a unified Africa with a fierce determination that all would be accepted fully as equal beings with dignity and pride of African origin.

Some challenges on our first night due to power outages. However, this was soon sorted out and we had a restful night.

Thursday morning dawned bright and fair. After a light breakfast, we paid tribute to our past as we. traveled to Assin Manso where captive Africans were made to bathe in readiness for auction in thdance ketplace.

After lunch, we prepared for our meeting and time for collaboration with the leadership of the Wesleyan Methodist Church and the youth and children dancers. We are encouraged by the movement of the Spirit in building up the Kingdom of God through Liturgical dance. The youth welcomed us with dance and drew us into the circle of their ministry. Their mission - to bring disciples to Christ , using dance as a means to new, wholesome, revived communion with God.

This place has rekindled our souls, begging us to be open to the divine movement of God. Our Spirit for social justice was rekindled, Our passion for joyful worship given new vibrancy. Touching the water in the river of the last bath, helped solidify our deep connection to these hallowed grounds. me of our past with the current syate. The youth at Wesley Methodist Church rekindled our souls with the joy they expressed in communicating Christ.

We are blessed indeed and pray to be a blessing to all we will encounter on this mission.