Day 3 Ghana

Wow! What a day! We enjoyed not one but two Ghanaian worship services. When Pastor Markwei learned that Genesis was a church plant, he set us up to visit what they call a "branch" church a few miles away, and it was amazing!! Very loud, very rockin', with people dancing throughout the worship. But not weird uncomfortable to watch dancing, but incredible, rhythmic dancing that looked like a conga line, only much cooler. The woman were all dressed in bright, bright native garb, and the men either in native garb or coats and ties. The preaching was totally without notes (don't even say it), and went about an hour, it was very lively and very interactive. The tradition in the Pentacostal church is that when you feel the pastor is talking right at you, you walk to the offering container and put some bills in there while he keeps on preaching. Wild! I was asked to bring a greeting from Genesis, and I'm not sure half the people could understand my heavy accent (their words). While the service was wrapping up, Karen, Andy and I were escorted into a "green room" and given bottled beverages while the crowds thinned. I was told this was to protect us from people bothering us. Very different culture, but man is God doing some stuff in me. Pictures are very difficult for me to upload from here, but I'll try to add more later. Pray for us as we head north to Kete Krachi tomorrow, it will be a harrowing 10 hour drive, but we are excited to meet the kids rescued from the lake.