First few days in England

Oh my word have we been enjoying our stay in the UK. Upon arriving in England we were welcomed for a five night stay in Hartlepool. There they treated us like Kings and Queens. Everything fun was planned and the children did not have one boring moment. We saw one of the oldest ships in England, the Trincomali. This ship was built for the British Navy in the 1700s. During that time, people would not enlist in the Navy, so the sailors would come into villages and capture men. Once on the ship, these men were forced to work for little pay, if any at all, and would be fed maggot infested food and rock hard bread. It was a very good example of how far we've come.

That afternoon, we sang the half time show for the Hartlepool Football Club. And then the next day went to see the Sunderland Football game against Manchester City. Before this game, we were invited on the pitch to take pictures with John Mensa. Mensa was one of the players on the Ghana World Cup Team. What a first impression at that 30,000 seat stadium. Sunderland even won with one goal during the last minute, in over time, on a penalty shot. The crowd went wild. It was so great to experience all of this with the children. During the Sunderland game I was sitting with Rebecca who did not say one word the whole game until that last minute when the goal was made. At that sight, she jumped a foot from her chair and screamed. Thank you Hartlepool for a great five days!!!!