Hello everyone!
I'm sorry I'm late on my post again this week! This past weekend wasn't too crazy! I went to Makola market on Saturday and bought some more fabric! It's super bright pink with elephants on it. I'm debating whether I should get a skirt or a dress or something made out of it because my friends keep commenting on how bright it is! I guess if I don't get clothing made from it I will just get a bag or something like that made. We'll see how bold I decide to be :) I also went to the Art Center which has a lot of really cool gifts and crafts! It was super nice and the sellers were a little pushy but pretty friendly.
On Sunday I went to another wedding! This one was the wedding of the ISEP's assistant director's friend. So at least the person I went with knew the couple this time. My friend Victoria went too and it was pretty interesting. The whole thing took three hours, including an hour long sermon on tithing. I was kind of surprised that that was the theme of the sermon during a wedding, but I think they wanted to still get a regular Sunday service message out. There were also other parts of the wedding that stood out to us. For example, they prayed over the bride that she may have the grace to be submissive, and they gave the bread to the husband to serve his wife since "she's going to be serving him a lot more now". Those were just some cultural differences that I noticed. It was still a really nice wedding and I'm glad I got to go!
Well the main thing I wanted to talk about was Rejoice. I think you all remember when I first started getting close to her and was able to share the rosary with her. She is just such a beautiful young girl. Two nights ago she called me (I gave her my phone number and I think she borrows people's phones to call me) because she needed help with her homework. I went over to the night market and she had to draw a soccer field but wasn't sure what the lines looked like! It was so fun to be able to help her and hang out with her. I was really touched that she thought to call me when she needed help! She also gave me this beautiful note about how much she loves our friendship and sees God in it. It was basically the sweetest thing ever. I am just so so happy I have gotten to know her and I can't even explain how much she's taught me. She has a beautiful spirit, she's always cheery, she works hard at school and works hard at the night market. She takes care of her little sister and cousins and even cooks for her family. I have to admit, my friendship with Rejoice is probably one of my favorite parts of Ghana :))
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