Rev. Yorshita in February of 1999 made a personal overture to African/Americans to come to the Ghana Temple and see for yourself and learn your African history. In America such things are rarely discussed however this issue should be discussed and we hold that African/Americans a can strengthen their faith by practicing Nichiren Buddhism and adding the element of African culture to their practice.
After one year of the temple opening in Ghana I return and interview Rev. Yorshi. Here he talks about closing the cultural gap, for example cooking in Ghana is outsite in a big pot, the weather is extremely hot year around and not designed for Priestly robes. Rev. Yorshite in this interview give us some insight into life in Ghana.
In February of 1999 I spoke with Markiko Yorshita the wife of Ghana Chief Pries. From the background I as an African/American was so proud to the see the Priest wife wearing traditional African clothes. This Priest wife added more in Ghana. Every weekend temple members would send their children to the temple and everyone would watch movies, play games and learn about the Buddhist practice. There were Karate, music, dance, Japanese classes and other lessons taught. Ghana Children loved their temple and the African women loved not only Rev. Yorshita but they loved his wife. The Ghana women taught her to cook Ghana food.. I dreamed someday of us having this kind of family temples in America.
Interview with Rev. Yoshita in February of 1999 After One Year of the Temple Opening in 1998 and on the Tremendous Progress after what the Temple has accomplished and the Priest Ideas about the Future of the Temple.
