We arrived safely in Cape Three Points on Thursday afternoon. After dropping our bags we headed down to the local football pitch for some games with our new Ghanaian friends (e.g. sack races, egg/spoon races, and three legged races). On Friday we took time to explore the Trinity Yard School and in the afternoon began work on the construction of a library. The library will serve three communities as well as the students of the Trinity Yard School. Our goal this week will be to finish digging the foundation and then begin laying bricks. In addition, each day in the morning groups of students will be teaching in the local primary school and also working on preparing a community garden. This weekend we did find time to relax too. We have a beach on site so making time for a quick swim or body surfing session is easy! We also visited the Cape Three Points Lighthouse.

Family and friends of students, we will do our best to post additional updates, but please know that our access to e-mail is limited.

All the best from Ghana!

-- Mark, Yara, John, & the Jackson student crew