you'd never see this in america

before glona classes started yesterday, all of the students at the school were called in for 'worship'. once they were all assembled in the classroom, one of the girls from our group, Stephanie (she's ghanaian but lives in the US and goes to JMU) led them in a song for the Black Stars. they sang and cheered and danced for a while until one of their teachers led them in more songs. the children were so excited to sing for their country's soccer team. they were then led in a prayer session for the black stars. they all had to close their eyes and pray. the intense looks of concentration and hope on their faces was incredible. you'd never EVER see that from any american children. the ghanaian soccer team has become a beacon of unity for the country, and a source of pride for them because ghana is leading the african nations, once again.

to finish, we sang the cutest song on the planet. the children here have trouble pronouncing "th", so they usually just say "t". the song is called 'one little thumb' but they all sing it as 'one little tumb'. it goes, one little thumb is moooooving, two little thumbs are mooooving, as we are praising god. then the song continues to include hands, feet, head, stomach and buttocks. they love this song.