From Ghana

Here is my first blog from Ghana.

We have arrived--our group of eleven--two female ministers, two retired educators, two retired engineers,one attorney, one working woman administrative assistant, one working school nurse, one Amvets caller, and one retired businessman and amateur gardener. We thank God for these flexible dedicated Presbyterians. Our luggage has not arrived so we are smiling as we share deodorant, shirts, and other necessities.

En route from the airport to the Akrofi-Christaller Institute of Theology, Mission and Culture where we are staying for three nights and days, we saw hundreds (maybe thousands!) of small shops selling produce, bricks, concrete, offering haircuts, etc., etc., etc. The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in Ghana. It is wonderful--men and women, even a few children helping the family efforts

Today we are studying with professors from the Institute about matters of faith, from an African prospective. It is a great introduction to our mission work here.

Query: How is the word and concept of "spirit" different with different language and cultures?