Asunafo Bike Ride and Business Classes

On Tuesday, Emily and Joey went to Accra so Joey could see a doctor there. This left Spencer in need of a biking partner to go to Asunafo and teach the business class that afternoon. Figuring it would be a fun adventure I grabbed one of the rickety bikes and followed my darling along the road to Asunafo.

The ride is actually quite an adventurous one for someone like me who hasn't ridden a bike for years. It was especially exciting considering the 3 large dirt road hills, potholes and lack of working brakes. So basically the plan is to ride down, avoid all potholes and try not to skid out of control. You then get to the uphill part, peddle as far up as you can manage and then walk your bike the rest of the way up. We even got to make some friends on the way!

The Asunafo church is at the end of the 3rd uphill climb. Although you can't really tell that it's uphill in this picture - it's actually quite long and hard to get up (at least it was for me).

Having only driven past the church one of two times before, I was quite impressed with it. I was especially impressed with the basketball court outside considering I haven't seen a single basketball since we got here. Apparently the branch had one, but it is "spoiled" (ruined).

The beautiful church.

After waiting around for the key to finally get there, Spencer was able to set up for his classes.

I was put in charge of taking some up close and personal pictures of the class members.

The Asunafo class usually only had about 5 people attend on a regular basis, but they are all very attentive and feel like they are learning much.

I then got bored, so I started taking pictures of myself instead of the class members. This didn't turn out as well as I'd thought because it quite distracted Spencer and the class members - they just couldn't help but laugh at me and then I felt dumb... :)

The men were so smart! I loved listening to their ideas and comments.

I also love watching my wonderful husband teach these classes. He is so smart!

Anyway, here's a couple more pictures of the class and Spencer teaching it.


Just before we left. Love this man!

What a great day! I am so glad I had the chance to go and be there in Asunafo with Spencer. Emily and I usually have to stay home when they go because there are only two bikes - so it was fun to tag along for a day!