It’s good to be home.

(By Erik)

I’m back after a week-long trip to the African nation of Ghana. It was my fourth time in Africa, but my first in Ghana. I was covering a Christian school in the extreme western part of the country (just miles from the Ivory Coast) and visiting various other ministries, including Ghana Bible College in Kumasi and the Village of Hope outside the capital, Accra.

I’ve got lots of stories and photos to share, but that will have to wait. Currently my body is trying to tell me that it’s 2 in the morning, even though the clock says 9:30 p.m.

The biggest lesson I learned on this trip was to trust God. (It’s a lesson I’ve had to learn time and again. This was a refresher course!) There was about a day at the beginning of the trip when I didn’t know if anyone would be at the airport in Accra to meet me, thanks to a delay at Will Rogers Airport courtesy of Northworst — I mean Northwest — Airlines. But everything worked out OK. I’m trying to do a better job of stepping out in faith. It’s tough for a guy who likes everything planned down to the letter — at least in the realm of international travel.