You (and Percy) did it!!!

Um, Hello, WE HAVE A PASSPORT!! WOO HOO! I could not believe it came the day after I asked for prayers for it. Percy came to pick us up this afternoon and the first thing he says is, "I have a passport!" I repeated, "you have it?" twice and then I started cheering. First I got a little teary eyed but they are not crazy about tears here so I instead said, "Percy, I could pick you up, twirl you around and give you a big hug right now!!" He laughed at that one. What great news! Now I just need my I600 and then I can apply for the visa! Yea!

Today was Molly's last day. We went to the art market in Osu as she really wanted to check it out. It was not super busy but the merchants all talk to you at the same time and want you to visit their booth. I felt rude but you cannot possibly visit every booth and talk to everyone that talks to you when five are doing so simultaneously! I picked up a few things as did Molly so that was fun.

After that we went to lunch at Frankies which is a sit down place with very American food. I had heard that Anita loves Frankies so I thought we would go there to celebrate. Molly and I split a burger and fries. The place had many Americans and visitors and I actually found that I did not like that as much. I kind of missed being the only white person. It felt weird to be in a room with so many white people in Africa. Lunch was good and the place had airconditioning so that was nice.

After that we went and purchased some things to donate to a local orphanage that is a block away from Eban House. This house has about 25 kids and is actually the home that held our first kids in the program while Eban House was located. I recognized the place from pictures. It was nice to see the kids. They sang for us and were so sweet. One boy about six sat next to me the entire time and just touched me. It was obvious he is not used to white people and had to touch me. He then got interested in the moles on my arms and so I explained that sometimes white people have little moles. He decided to count the moles on my arms and apparantly there are over 115 although he did count some numerous times. He started raising my sleeve and such so we had to stop at the 115 and call it good.

Before we left I told the kids that I loved hugs and wanted to give a big hug to any kid that wanted one. A few came up immediately to claim their hug while others looked at me realizing that I am slightly crazy!! It was cute because by the end, pretty much everyone had requested their hugs!

I am bummed as Molly leaves in the morning. It was great having her and I will miss her so much!

I have a lot to get ready for as I am hosting a party for all the aunties from the Eban House tomorrow afternoon. Before I left America I bought about a dozen nail polishes and manicure/pedicure sets and goodies to go with it. I got green, purple, and silver along with the normal colors. We will be having a special lunch that I am buying for them and then painting our tootsies. It will be a great way to thank them for all they do for the kids and have done especially for Selina. I am excited to see how the party goes. I am hoping it will be a hit. I am prepared to paint toes for those that haven't done it before or can't reach them for one reason or another so this should be a hoot! I will also leave all the polishes and stuff behind for them to share or use there- whatever they want!

That is it for now as I want to go hang out with Tenille!!

Jennine