Memories and Malaria

 

Ghana and Togo have passed

Wow, how the months don’t last

The time is flying by

Before long we will have to say
goodbye

Ghana was difficult for me

Malaria was the only thing the eye
could see.

Along with the Courneys we went through
malarial strife

And now I have two blood sisters for
life

Speaking in schools, churches and rural
villages

Witnessing the effects of poverty and
how the devil pillages

Bertha and Posh cooked us so many
African dishes

Some included plantains, crabs, and
fishes

Pastor Isaac had a laugh like no other

We learned a lot from that Christian
brother

His wife was pregnant and about to pop

But she still made fufu with a mortar
and pestle, sitting upon a rock.

We crossed the boarder into Togo

But we had no idea where to go

So we set out on an adventure to find
where God would have us go

And He led us to a place where we could
sow

It was a boys orphanage we had no idea
was there

But God knew, and for this he had us
prepared

We shared love and life with them

And walked the boys two miles to school
in the am

The constant cool breeze blowing on my
face

Oh how I could feel the beauty of God’s
grace

Alone time with just me and Him before
was rare,

But during those days we were such a
pair.

Now those days are gone and will not
come back

It was time, whether we wanted or not,
to organize the pack

Here we come Nigeria, also known as
month eight

It’s time to live it up, before it’s
too late