Monday, November 4, 2019 – I am waking up this morning with much excitement and joy in my heart and soul. My journey here in Jukwa has been for me a mind-blowing spiritual journey. Some of the things that I have witnessed and is continuously witnessing has been nothing short of being miraculous divine interventions. In the natural, many times we question what the naked eye cannot see and will not step out on our faith.
After using the tuition to pay for the teacher salaries, feeding and maintenance on the van to transport the kids, literally there is nothing left. The donations that we are receiving from the Friends of Divine Kids Academy (FDKA) has exceeded anything that we could have imagined. So far, we have received in total approximately $1,800 US dollars. With those funds, we have been able to purchase a full set of books for all of the teachers, and English books for all students in grades one through six. After purchasing the books, we have enough funds left over to pay for the carpenters, masons, iron rods and nails to complete a classroom that was started three years ago.
Kwame left last night to go to Accra to meet a family who is visiting Ghana on tour. So, today Bro. George and are heading to Cape Coast to purchase the iron rods. The smiles of joy and happiness on the face of Bro. George cannot be smacked off [loll]. Our wait on the tro-tro is very short. We are now on the road heading to Cape Coast.
We are arriving at the K. Ofori Limited Building Supply Company in Cape Coast to purchase the iron rods. I am standing back watching the transaction taking place from the beginning to the end. Bro. George is sitting at the desk of the clerk and is giving him the figures on the number of rods, sizes, etc. After completing this process, he is directed to meet with the cashier to make the payment for the rods and nails which is 3,600 cedis, a total of $652.00 US dollars. Now we are back outside waiting for the workers to load the rods on to the delivery truck. He is negotiating with the driver and he is able to agree on a cost to deliver the rods, which is 200 cedi, which is $36.22 in US dollars.
The truck is loaded and I am now hoping up into the truck with Bro. George. During our ride, I am reflecting on the power of positive thinking and stepping out on faith. I heard a speech given by Rev. Jesse Jackson many years ago when he was running for the US presidency. He stated, “if the mind can perceive it, and the heart can believe it, then I can achieve”. I am paraphrasing that statement to say, “if collectively our minds can perceive it, and collectively our hearts can believe it, then collectively we can achieve it”. I had no idea that when I left the US that I would be in a position to use my God given talents and gifts to be a change agent with the collective efforts of FDKA to assist in building a firm foundation for a quality education for the kids in DKA.
Now mind you, we had several strong men loading the truck in Cape Coast. I ask Bro. George, “how will we get the rods off of the truck when we get to the school?” He responds, “Ah, the male teachers will unload the truck”. “Oh, okay” is my response.
We are now pulling into the gateway of DKA. It is always so astonishing to watch how our Ghanaian brothers interact and work together. No sooner than the driver park and turn off the engine, even before I could get out of the truck, the male teachers were already outside approaching the truck to unload the rods.
I am watching these strong men unload this truck in less than 15 minutes, and during the entire time, they are smiling and joking with each other. Hard work is no stranger to these young men. All of them are very thin, but as the saying goes, “they are strong as oxen’s”.
Well, I am back in the house, relaxing and working on my Blog for last week. It has been a blessed day and now it’s time for a nap.
During my nap time, Kwame arrives back home. As I am waking up, he is knocking on my door saying, “Queen, can I come in”. “Oh sure”, I respond. Kwame sits down and proceed to tell me about the African-American family that he met at the airport and will taking them on a tour. He goes on to say that he had told them about me and they would like for me to join them while they are visiting Ghana. Naturally, as the saying go, “I am game” or that’s “cool”.
It’s now sleep time. Stay tuned for the next episode…