Thanksgiving

Because Thanksgiving is an American holiday, no one in Ghana even knows any thing about it. At this time we only have two Elders from the USA in Sunyani. We arranged to have them do splits so they could be together and then invited these American Elders to dinner. There of course was no turkey. The only turkey we've seen was in Accra months ago and it was incredibly small and carried the hefty price tag of 100 cedis.

So we cooked up the remaining chicken breasts we had in the freezer and mashed a ton of potatoes (with real butter we had found at Likers). We even had real stuffing, made from bread slices, cubed, then baked. Candied carrots, deviled eggs, gravy, and a huge fruit salad rounded out the menu followed with ice cream (Fanice) topped with peaches (sent by Teri) for dessert. Gary kept telling me we had too many potatoes but our hungry little Elders ate them up.

It was good for all of us obrunis to celebrate together. We get so close to these Elders they are like our own kids. It was somewhat smaller and simpler than the huge feasts and all the family at home, but it will be a Thanksgiving we shall never forget. We truly know now how very blessed we are and it makes us appreciate the things that are really important.