Limbo...

Sarah here, reporting from LIMBO!  Jordan and I just arrived in Accra last night and are safe and sound at our ex-pat family's house (the couple that we stayed with at Thanksgiving last year - we are very spoiled here: air conditioning, a pool, home-cooked meals with people that feel like parents :).  We spent the last two weeks in Tamale with Kelsey reading books, spending lots of fun nights with all of her Tamale friends, and just getting some good quality time with our best friend before she leaves for home the end of August.  It was a blessing in disguise to be able to spend that kind of time with her before she goes home!  Now we get to look forward to quality time with Phyll, Kev and Jake when they fly in on FRIDAY MORNING! :)  We are enjoying hot showers and watching the olympics :)  I am also looking forward to getting to help out at the Operation Smile event going on in Accra tomorrow, where they will complete a total of 125 cleft palate surgeries by the end of the week!  Wow! 

To give an update on our situation: last week, our country director and safety/security officer, along with an investigator from Peace Corps Washington, went to Wa to meet with the police, opinion leaders, the chief and elders, and other important officials to gain an understanding of the attitude towards the incident in Wa, and gauge the safety of the area for us to return.  We found out two nights ago from our country director that the Peace Corps Ghana staff will not know until the end of August what Peace Corps Washington's response to this situation is after their investigation, so we are back to waiting.  It's been a little frustrating to be waiting for so long, but recognize (and have to continually tell ourselves) that right now we have no control over the situation and can only control our attitude towards it!  (Sometimes easier said than done for me!)  The biggest bummer of the whole situation now is that we will be unable to visit our site with Mom, Dad and Jake :(  We were looking forward to them getting to really live our Peace Corps life here for a week, hear us speaking the language, interact with our village members, go to farm, and fetch water to handwash their own clothes!  So we are sad and frustrated, but guess we can't change anything, so will just enjoy our trip to Mole National Park which we now have time for, and our additional time at the beach! 

Jordan here:  Well, Sarah explained just about everything.  Of course, so much, at this point, is still up in the air.  That's the most frustrating part.  Lots of rumors bounce around which most often generate anxiety.  So its easy to see that, although we're relaxing most of these days, we're still a bit stressed out.  However, we just have to remind ourselves that there is little about this that we can control and try to patiently wait for confirmation from an official source.  Hopefully that comes sooner than later.  Of course we wish we could be back at site to see our friends and our projects we've been working hard on.  But life could always be worse, and we have to remind ourselves that we are still lucky to be where we are, and we're safe.  That's what important.  Thanks for all your thoughts, prayers, and support.  We'll keep you updated!