The girls said goodbye to their grandmother, Apogbire, on Tuesday morning as they boarded a bus to Accra. "pobire" doesn't know how old she is (John's mother). She was one of 5 wifes of John's father. She had 5 children including John, but the 2 oldest boys are deceased (one being Gifty's father). John is committed to his village and has not abandoned them but will help them by continuing his business efforts exporting shea butter. It is a 2 day trip to get to the capital where the three did finally secure their visas. The girls had to wash their clothes before they packed them in a backpack. The dresses they have on they manufactured out of a one yard piece of material. The dresses they have on in the "wash day" picture I took them from Walmart. They will arrive in Little Rock on Monday and will be met by my family waving American flags, carrying red, white, and blue balloons, and my daughter has some new clothes for them to wear. I will post pictures on our return to Fayetteville on Wednesday afternoon. Check back next week.
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