February 19, 2017: Life Pursuits and Chieftancy

Life Pursuits and Chieftancy Allow me to lead you to just outside our compound door where we park our borrowed ‘political’ vehicle, then ‘moto’ you to one of the local Junior high schools for a computer class, moto you back to our compound to greet teacher Angelina on...

Yen’s story

Yen’s Story He is deceivingly old for his appearance. He stands at easily under 5 foot, a slender body as most people here. But what raises question as for his correct age, is the fact that he has scarification on his face, which is a discontinued birth ritual...

Highlights from a school day

Highlights of a school day in Upper East Region, Ghana Up late, 6:30 A.M. By now all elementary students are ambling to school. I too traverse the hill upon which we live, carrying my trombone and school bag. I drop by the seamstress who has my pants to be repaired....

Independence Day March 6 – choir performs

Hello readers! Whilst waiting for the plane to take us to Paris, I shall account my experience at the Ghanian version of our 4th of July. My choir of about 26 has prepared itself well. I have one of the students leading, another playing recorder which is a real...

These Jackson Kids have done well!

These students went to great effort in November and December of 2007 raise money for students in Ghana. A long tim in coming as things tend to move at their own pace in this part of the world, but this writer, one David Stone, is happy to announce that every student...