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Dear PROFESA Supporters,
I will like to take this opportunity to thank you and also to inform you about the new changes that have taken place in PROFESA.
To be honest, there has been many changes in the school, both the environment and the academics.  In the first place, we have got a new building which is more [...]

It’s hard to believe my stay in Ghana has come to an end already. The time always flies by so fast as Meshach and I run from one task to the next. The rest of the volunteer work crew will be here until late Thursday evening, but I head home tomorrow night as my “new [...]

ACCRA, Ghana – Opposition leader John Atta Mills was declared Ghana’s next president Saturday in the closest electoral race this West African nation has ever seen. The peaceful ballot secured Ghana’s place as a beacon of democracy on a volatile continent.
Ghana also is now one of the few countries in Africa to successfully transfer [...]

The wait is over and the result was finally announced nationally at 11am this morning. Ghana’s new president is NDC leader Atta Mills who narrowly defeated the current ruling party, called NPP. Its amazing how similar the Ghanaian political machine is the US version, mostly because of its two party system.
In 2000, the NDC, or [...]

We took a side trip to Kakum Rain Forest today to see the very old and very tall trees and traverse the rope bridges at 120 feet up.  There were seven bridges erected by Canadians and maintained and replaced by Ghanaians.  Our tour guides Ebon and Rex were very unhappy with being that high up; [...]

the shift key is not working on this computer so please forgive my mistakes.  right now, we are out of abeka and traveling westward along the cape coast highway for some much needed rest and relaxation.
today was an incredibly busy day as we were plucked from our hotel early by our tour guides, eben and [...]

Shawn and I attended a portion of the midnight service held at Meshach’s church on New Year’s Eve; there was a lot of singing and dancing with Meshach leading the service.  We were able to follow the service because it was held in two languages.  Everyone was dressed in very colorful and beautiful clothes.  Today, New [...]

Knocked off work a bit early today.  The highly contested presidential run-off elections were supposed to conclude today with a noon announcement, and we had heard from a few people that we may not want to be out and about at this time.  I was a bit alarmed by this because absolutely everything in Abeka [...]

What an incredible first day of building. Ed and Jack were rocking from the moment they got their fingers on that first greased hand saw. I couldn’t keep the wood coming fast enough as I ran from foreign exchange office to lumber yard and back to the school at least 4 times today. It was [...]

Ed and I are so in our element. It is 95 degrees and 80% humidity working on the third floor with a metal roof over us and we are so happy at what we are doing. This is the first day and we already put up 5 walls. It is going to be very hard [...]

Today’s day-long stop in Casablanca, Moroco was the greatest layover I’ve ever experienced.  Royal Air Maroc knows what its doing.  From the moment we arrived in Casablanca everything has been on the house as we were wisked via shuttle to the Atlas Hotel for a free lunch, dinner, and hotel room.  Now, after two hot [...]

Here we are, done counting down, tomorrow we leave for Ghana.  I just checked and we have reached and surpassed our goal!!!  As Ed said, I can’t believe we are actually going.  Thank you everyone for your support and donations.  Folks from all the different parts of my life have been calling and saying it [...]

Winning team in 2008

Its time to hoop it up for a great cause. Longitude is pleased to present its 3rd Annual 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament at the Jewish Community Center of Rhode Island, on Saturday January 17, 2009, .  This event is always a lot of fun, and this year we hope to make an even [...]

I received this e-mail from Meshach this morning.
Shawn,
Today Americans have shown their democratic power. This is a great transition, not just a transition, but with great opportunities. America is starting another journey to a higher level and I pray and hope you get there.
I wish you, your entire family and America long life and prosperity. [...]

Thanks to the generous donations this past spring and summer the PROFESA academy now has 6 brand new laptop computers that are being put to use on a daily basis.
The PROFESA Academy has recently accepted 7 new students who are now enrolled in these computer classes.  Students are working on creating letterhead, learning about internet [...]