Posted on: February 16th, 2012 by Clarke No Comments

The bats in Wa are still awake and flying about. It’s another early morning with a long drive back to Kumasi ahead of us. Andras and I awake to the surprise feeling of feeling cold. We check the temperature: it’s 20 degrees Celsius! Uh-oh… Canada could be a readjustment.

Breakfast follows as the group helping Nico pack up the van. A quick and delicious breakfast later, we leave Wa with warm hugs and farewells to Brother Bosco.

Since today is literally a full day of driving, I figure it’s a good time to introduce our faithful travelling partner, Samuel. He’s been with us since our first stop in Kumasi, but it is sadly our last day with him.

Samuel Mawuli Bansah: our trusted friend, negotiator, translator, and sometimes navigator - this trip wouldn’t be half as good without Samuel. Samuel was born in Kumasi, the second oldest in a family of five children. Raised in Ghana’s second largest city, Samuel became interested in a local girl named Bridgett and she invited him to her church. On that day in April, Samuel attended St. Anthony’s Parish for the first time ever. That is where he heard Father Moses speak about a Canadian doctor of chiropractic who would be coming to Kumasi the next day. People were invited to come for care if they were interested. Samuel was indeed interested and showed up the next day, not only to receive care, but to learn as much as he could about this new subject. Samuel’s passion for chiropractic was instantly ignited and he spent the rest of the trip helping Dr. Robert in his trip around Ghana. Since then, he has expressed a sincere desire to become a chiropractor in Ghana and has obtained employment at Kumasi’s only chiropractic clinic. Every trip Chiropractic for the World takes in Ghana to loyally assisted by the ever-pleasant and polite Samuel. His assistance is invaluable and his friendship is dear. Oh, and Bridgett? They’re getting married later this year.

Samuel at Notre Dame School for Girls

Our arrival in Kumasi brings us back to Saint Dominic’s where a small crowd has heard of our return. As usual, a glance at the few dozen people adds up to only a few minutes of adjusting, but within moments of setting up, people are streaming in from the streets.  Before we know it, we’ve adjusted a couple hundred people before supper. Where are they all coming from?