Celebration Speakers
The 50th celebration was a 5 hour event with many different dignitaries and guests speaking. Following are some pictures of some the speakers.
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Celebration Setup
Most of the setup for the big event on Saturday was done the previous afternoon. However, a huge thunderstorm rolled through in the early morning hours and blew over the chairs, tents, and decorations. As a result, the program began quite late on Saturday morning as workers and volunteers scrambled to set every thing up again. Thank you everyone who pitched in!
50th Anniversary Celebration
We’ll be posting photos from the big celebration event on Saturday over the next couple days. We’ll start with photos of the singing and dancing that went on. Two different dance groups and a “mass” choir composed of members of all 3 Nalerigu Baptist churches performed.
IMB Missionaries Visit the Nayiri
The Nayiri is the paramount chief of the Mamprusi tribe. Nalerigu is the capitol of Mamprugu and at its center is the chief’s palace. This afternoon a large delegation of IMB missionaries (former and current), visited the Nayiri in his palace to greet him.
Photo Exhibit at OPD
A collection of old BMC photos as well as recent photos by William Haun were exhibited in the out patient department (OPD) on Friday. Several past BMC doctors and nurses that were featured in the photos have returned to celebrate the 50th anniversary. You can see many of the photos in the Media section of this website (on second slideshow screen under “From the BMC Scrapbook”).
Damba Dance
The Mamprusi tribe has an annual festival called Damba where they have a huge dance. This evening the town’s drummers & dancers came out and performed those dances on the hospital grounds. After several rounds of watching the “pros” dance, some of the “not-so-pro” foreigners joined in the fun.
Fun Games for the Female Staff
Today’s big event was a series of fun activities for the ladies at BMC. Held on the hospital football park, the women had spoon&egg races, sack races, tug of war, and more. A very large crowd turned out to watch the fun.
BMC Employees Clean Up Nalerigu
This morning at 9AM, dozens of hospital workers and their relatives met at Nalerigu’s main station for an act of community service. They swept and raked up all the trash in the town’s central area and cut the grass around the paramount chief’s palace. Drummers followed along and kept up a constant rhythm to help motivate the volunteers.
