Yesterday as part of our preparation for going to Ghana both Thomas and I took off our wedding rings. We decided to do this because we didn’t want the trip to be about us being gay. Homosexuality is not well accepted in Africa. (Many rural Ghanains dont believe that And we certainly didn’t want the village to be side tracked by questions about our wives. This trip is isn’t about that homosexuality even exists.) Now it’s a bit of a conflict because I am going to build relationships more than just bring laptops to the village. But I know I don’t want to bring the current conflict in the Anglican Communion between the US and Africa to this village. That doesn’t belong on this trip.

So off came the wedding rings. It was bittersweet. It was so exciting to get them 5 years ago and are a symbol of our love and commitment. The rings are in our safe deposit box for safekeeping. But we go forth on a adventure.