Summer seems to be sailing by. With fields of growing crops surrounding us, more moderate temperatures, and a break from school, it’s a happy time at the Esala home. Our two weeks of meetings in early June with LBT colleagues and Ghanian partners went very well. Thank you for your prayers. We came away with a deep appreciation for the wonderful people we get to work with here in Ghana.

Since we’ve been back at home in Nasuan, we’ve undergone transitions. Here are a few of the major ones.

• Nathan is now making fewer trips to Gbintiri each week since the translators now come to our place a couple times a week to work. This has reduced his travel fatigue considerably, and he’s able to attend to things at home and in town more easily.
• Sarah has been busy organzing the home front (the kids now have official chore charts) and preparing for school that she has started with Karissa and Annaka beginning in August.
• At this point, it looks like we will only be taking one major trip between now and our return trip for furlough next spring. After a couple years of intense travel schedules, this is very welcome and we pray will renew us for our time in the U.S. when lots of travel is inevitable.

Thank you for your on-going partnership that allows us to serve here in Ghana. May God minister to you and meet your needs as you carry out his purposes in your life.