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June

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The first week of June we said good-bye to Joel and Marcie Burkholder and family. They served at the Palm Press three years and will be missed. It feels like our mission family has shrunk with a family of 7 leaving and a couple taking their place but we haven't had time to notice since we haven't had one weekend yet since Joels left, that it is just the missionaries. India is the only other child in our mission besides our children now. She is a ray of sunshine to our family and we are happy when we get to "borrow" her for a few hours! The children haven't had a chance to get lonely yet, though. Several former missionaries have come back to visit and they enjoyed catching up with friends. And of course a cousin and aunts coming to visit kept things lively. The boys found an eel at the beach hiding in an old tire. Eating plantain chips while souvenir shopping. Hauling plywood. Celebrated Birthdays And then they were leaving again! And then we finished prepping for ...
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May

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  The beginning of May we said good bye to our school teachers. We had a beautiful evening of singing and enjoying our mission family one last time before changes started happening.  The next morning we took them to the airport. We happened to be in the right area at the time and watched them take off. We visited the Science Museum in Accra. Without comparing it to US museums it was very interesting.  This was quite a find! And they had Dr. Pepper. Only at certain stores in Accra can you find such treasures! The next morning we picked up Kerek and Adriana Zimmerman at the airport. They took over the palm press after overlapping with Joel and Marcie Burkholder for the rest of May. And then rainy season began. And it hasn't stopped raining. We enjoy every glimpse of the blue skies we get. We usually avoid going away when it is raining but when it rains most days, some days you just need groceries. One morning Cape Coast was very flooded. One rainy morning the house was quie...
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