Anabels Schooling Update 1/8/26

Anabel's schooling

It hasn't been easy keeping up with events in Ghana. The past three weeks have gone

into trying to put things back together after our heart attack here in P9

headquarters and inevitably that has caused us to let everything else slide.

Survival comes first. That may not be a good thing, but it's inevitable in life.

Also, John in Ghana has been seriously ill himself. Generally, we have agreed among

ourselves not to talk too much of our own problems in these updates so that P9 can

be focused on the people we are trying to help but inevitably when we have personal

problems they are going to affect what we can do for others. It's hard to help

others when you're flat on your back sick in bed. And this has been the basic

situation both here and with John. We just haven't been free to help anyone else.

John has had digestive problems for most of his life. Certainly, as long as he's

been working with us here at P9. The doctors have told him he needs another,

serious operation for his hernia and an inflamed appendix. He is in considerable

pain and can't even stand straight but the operation isn't scheduled for another

month for insurance reasons. So, it looks like we will have that problem for awhile

yet.

He has heard a bit from the others, though it's hard for him to keep in touch with

them under the circumstances.

The most important problem is that Anabel's monthly fees are due again and she is

in danger of once again getting expelled from school. This kind of on again off

again attempt at an education is doing her no good at all but right now the funds

just are not there to take care of her.

We have lost track of little Donald. John is going to try to track him down but,

again, he is limited in what he can do until he is feeling better. Donald is,

perhaps, the most vulnerable of our children and he has certainly had a hard time

so far in his short life. As far as we know he is with his father's family but they

took him to a village at some distance from Accra and we haven't been able to keep

in touch with the people who have him.

John has also mentioned that Kumasi is in great need just now, but he hasn't given

any details. He is afraid to worry us too much after the heart attack problems.

We will try to fill in some of the blanks as we learn more. It is a hard time for

our little P9 community right now.