Expanding Horizons Inter Diocesan West Africa Link, Ghana By Elizabeth Quinn
Have you ever felt called to live outside your comfort zone? That’s exactly what happened to me. I am a Reader-in-Training on the Portsmouth Pathway. I became aware of God calling me to do my Church Placement in Ghana. I was aware right from the start that this was about placing myself in God’s hands. I enrolled on USPG’s ‘Expanding Horizons’ programme for people in ministry. My home parish is St. Peter and St. Paul’s, Hambledon. For my one month placement, I was in the Diocese of Wiawso, which is linked with my deanery, at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Awaso, in the Western-North region of Ghana. After flying to Accra, I travelled to the link diocese of Sekondi. Having spent a few days there as the guest of Bishop Alex Asmah, I was met by the Priest Warden from St Matthew’s. We took an early morning bus to travel north to Awaso. On the journey north the bus travelled through towns, villages and rural areas. At each stop, women with large bowls balanced on their heads would gather around the bus to offer refreshments for sale.
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